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industrialization
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Henry Bessemer | developed a prossess to make steel stronger and more affordable. can make more steel |
| Andrew Carnegie | 1870- starts to make steel in pittsburgh, PA . goal is to make steel as affordable as possible . did this by controlling all steps in the steel making process. by 1900 , us provided more steel than any other country- monoply. became on of the riches men |
| John D. Rockefeller | buildt his first oil refinery in cleveland ,oh in 1863. by 1890 his standard oil co. controlled 90% of the of the oil industery - monoply . one of the richest men is the world |
| George Westinghouse | Westinghouse electric co. - 1896. Developed Ac (alternating current) for use in homes and business, in "war of the currents" with thomes edions company who used Dc (direct current) . Westinghouse had the better product so got more consumers and won |
| William Randolph Hearst | Developed newspaper business by useing BIG eyecatching headlines, illustrations, andcolor. owned most of the newspaper in US by1900 - monopoly |
| Madame C.J. Walker | 1906- bottled shampoo in her attic. sold products door to door . first afercan american to become a millionar. |
| J.P. Morgan | wealthiest and most powerful banker in U.S. during the industrial age. invested in railroads , mining , steel. |
| Natural Recorses | America had a lot it helped industry grow. these are resorses that are from nature, not made by people. ex iron, coal, oil, timber, water |
| Human resores | people who work to produce goods and sevices . immigrants really helped grow th workforce during the industrial age |
| Capital Recorces | tools, muchines, (money) that companies use to produce goods and serveses |
| Monopoly | when one comany has contorl of an industry. cuts down on competition so it hurts the constumer by limiting choices and driving up prices. |
| Sweatshop | hot, cramped workshops were many industrial workers ahd to do their jods before labor reform |
| Triangle Shirtwaist comany | a comany in new york city where workers compalined about the dangerous conditions . they asked owners to build fire escapes and to keep the doors unlocked . the owners refused. in march 1911 a fire broke out |
| Lewis hine | led the movement aginst child labor |
| labor union | oranized groups working to gain improved working condditions, better wages, more saftey, and an end to child labor |
| samuel gompers | one of the early union leaders. led unions to join togeather and form the american federation of labor (AFL) |
| strike | workers refuse to work to try to force businness to meet their demands |
| mary harris jones | helped lead the united min workers on the appalachian mountains. she was known as "mother jones" |
| labor day | created by the labor unions to honor the workers in america. first held in september 1882. congress made it an official holiday in 1884 |
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