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Industrialism in U.S
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Henry Bessemer | developed a process to make steel stronger and more affordable |
| Andrew Carnegie | made steel in Pittsburgh, PA. Became one of the richest men in the world. |
| John D. Rockefeller | His Standard oil Co. controlled 90% of the oil industry-monopoly |
| George Westinghouse | Westinghouse Electric Co. - 1896. Developed AC |
| William Randolph Hearst | Owned most of the newspapers in US by 1900-monopoly |
| Madame C.J. Walker | First African American woman to become a millionaire. |
| J.P. Morgan | Wealthiest and most powerful banker in the 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. |
| Lewis Hine | led the movement against child labor |
| labor union | organized groups working to gain improved working conditions |
| Samuel Gompers | formed 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 in America. |
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