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History Test #3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What factor led to the railroad boom? | Bessemer Process |
| What type of electricity did Edison power plant transmit? | DC-Direct light house |
| Definition of a entrepreneur? | People who start new businesses took risk in search or profits |
| What are wildcatters? | People who searched for oil in Ohio and Pennsylvania |
| Definition of specialization? | Having workers perform a single step in the production process. |
| What was George Pullmans contribution to the railroad industry | He made long distance cars. |
| Definition of vertical integration | Owning every step in the manufacturing process. |
| Definition of Horizontal integration? | Owning one step in the manufacturing process. |
| Sherman Antitrust Act: | Made it illegal to form a trust or monopoly. |
| Which invention most affected the development of the west? | Railroads |
| Definition of Philanthropy? | Giving away wealth to charity |
| Nickname for the telephone? | Talking telegraph |
| Which business technique did John D Rockefeller use to Monopolize the oil industry? | Horizontal Integration |
| Which business technique did Andrew Carnegie use to monopolize the steel industry | Vertical Integration |
| which Economic system has little to no government control | Free enterprise system |
| Describe the three main effects of mechanized farming | Less workers where needed, made more money, Improved Techniques |
| What was the main goal of monopoly/trust | to eliminate competition. |
| Definition of collective Bargaining | Union leadership represents the wishes of the entire union membership. |
| How did technological breakthrough help bring about the Second Industrial Revolution | It help fuel production including mass-produced consumers goods and weapons |
| Explain how heavy industry mechanized farming and technological innovations transformed the American economy from a farming society to an increasingly urban industrial society? | It changed to a urban industrial society because factories became the main source of income for America They made everything quicker and easier. |
| Explain the effects of industrialization in the U.S in the late 1800 regarding changes in work and workplace. De sure to include 5 different examples | safe to unsafe, homes to factories, hand tools to machinery, paid by piece to paid by hour, child labor |
| Explain 5 demands of early unions in the United states. | The Unions wanted safer working conditions, better working hours, and better pay, Also they wanted to stop child labor and they also wanted better ventilations in work places. |
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