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Industrialism in U.S
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Henry Bessemer | Developed a process to make steel stronger and more affordable. |
| Andrew Carnegie | Starts to make steel in Pittsburgh, PA. (monopoly) became one of the riches 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 (Alternating Current). |
| William Randolph Hearst | Owned most of the newspapers in US 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, and 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 | A 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 | 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. She was known as "Mother Jones". |
| Labor Day | Created by the labor unions to honor the workers in America. |