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Industrial Rev Revie
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Laissez-Faire | French term meaning that the government would be “hands off” when it comes to business, which means the government would interfere with business as little as possible. |
| Assembly Line | New method of production perfected by Henry Ford which would use a conveyer belt system and interchangeable parts. Led to the mass production of goods |
| Social Darwinism | uses the belief of “Survival of the Fittest”, states that strong businesses are justified putting their competitors out of business |
| Urbanization | Refers to the “rise of the cities” due to their increased population. Led to cities increasing in size & physical construction |
| Economy | refers to the way that money, trade, and markets (buying and selling of goods) impacts a nation |
| Capitalism | Refers to the economic system used in the United States where people are free to buy and sell goods as they please, as well as have the freedom to create their own businesses to compete against others. |
| Monopoly | A business tactic in which a single business eliminates all of its competition |
| Captain of Industry | A business leader who is praised for being innovative, giving to philanthropy, and helping to create jobs/increase the economy |
| Robber Baron | A business leader who is criticized due to creating unfair monopolies, having harmful business practices, and having too much influence in government policies |
| Supply & Demand | The economic theory that if you have a large quantity of a product that people want, it will lead to lower prices (or vice-versa) |
| Entrepeneur | Refers to someone who starts/creates their own business |
| Bessemer Process | this production method allowed for steel to be created quickly and cheaply |
| Predatory Pricing | Rockefeller’s method of charging extremely low prices for his goods in an effort to eliminate his competition |
| JP Morgan | Industrialist who created General Electric, but was almost most known for having a monopoly on the banks Alexander Graham Bell |
| Alexander Graham Bell | Credited with creating the Telephone which led to increased communication between people & businesses |
| John Rockefeller | First Industrialist to successfully create a monopoly (Standard Oil) |
| Henry Ford | Used the Assembly Line to create the Model T, led to the rise of Mass Production |
| Thomas Edison | Credited with the invention of the lightbulb |
| Andrew Carnegie | ndustrialist who had a monopoly on Steel production, later sold his company to JP Morgan |