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industrialism in U.S
Term | Definition |
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Henry Bessemer | developed a process to make steel stronger. |
Andrew carnegie | 1870 starts to make steel in Pittsburgh, PA. Became one of the richest men in the world. |
John D. Rockefeller | stand oil co. controlled 90% of the oil industry monopoly. |
George Westinghouse | Westinghouse Electric co. Developed AC |
William Randolph Hearst | Developed newspaper business. Owned most of the news papers in the U.S. by 1900 |
Madame C.J. walker | First African American woman to become a millionaire. |
J.P. Morgan | wealthiest and most powerful banker in U.S. during the industrial age. |
Natural Resources | from nature , not made by people Ex.: iron, coal, oil, timber,water |
Human Resources | people who work to produce goods and services. |
Capital resources | Tools machines, (money) that companies use to produce goods and services |
Monopoly | when one company has control of an industry. |
Sweatshop | hot cramped workshops |
Triangle shirtwaist company | fire broke out and the workers were trapped inside. 150 people died mostly young woman |
Lewis Hine | led the movement against child labor |
labor union | organized groups working to gain improved working conditions. |
Samuel Gompers | form the American federation of labor (AFL) |
strike | workers refuse to work to try to force businesses to meet their demands. |
Mary Harris Jones | helped lead the united mine workers. known as Mother Jones |
Labor day | created by the labor unions to honor the workers |