Question | Answer |
What spurred the second period of industrial growth in the late 1800's? | Horseless Carriage |
How did the spread of the telephone provide new jobs for many women? | The early telephones needed an operator to connect the callers. And it was describes a fast.pace job. |
What is the Great Upheaval? | The increasing time of more and more strikes. |
What did wealthy industrialists believe that the rich had a responsibility to do with their money? | Control |
What is made up of organizers raising money by selling partial ownership of a company to stockholders? | Corporation |
What did Thomas Edison do to go into the invention business? | He created the Telegraph. |
What did the Sherman Antitrust Act outlaw? | It outlawed all monopolies and trusts that restrained trade. |
what spurred the development of the horseless carriage? | Oil |
Why was Mary Harris Jones called "the most dangerous woman in America"? | She claimed her place was “wherever there is a fight”. She led marches and strikes, and continued to fight til she was 100 years old. |
When does a trust become a monopoly? | When a trust gains exclusive control of an industry. |
What led many workers to organize labor unions? | The Knights of Labor |
Were women and children paid more than white males? | No they were paid half of what white males get. |
What was the raw material needed to process steel? | Iron Ore |
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