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Chapter 19 - the Growth of Industry

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Henry Ford   industrialist whose Model T revolutionized American society  
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Assembly line   method of production in which each worker performed a specialized task as the product moved down the line.  
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monopoly   where a single company has total control of an industry. Generally bad b/c it causes prices to go up as competition is eliminated.  
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Sherman Anti-trust Act   law passed to help the government control monopolies and trusts. The act did little to break up trusts and monopolies.  
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capitalism   main economic system of the United States. Private property, prices and wages determined by supply and demand, etc.  
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corporation   type of business in which people buy stock in a company to share in the risk and the profit.  
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law of supply and demand   high supply and low demand results in lower prices. Low supply and high demand results in higher prices.  
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urbanization   growth of cities and city life. Is a result of industrialization  
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Triangle Shirtwaist fire   event that led to improved working conditions, and building and fire codes.  
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mass production   the manufacturing of large numbers of goods quickly and cheaply.  
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Homestead Steel Strike   Carnegie's striking steel workers were replaced by non-union workers. 13 people die in altercations. Government sent in troops to keep order and weaken the union  
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Pullman Strike of 1894   Workers went on strike to protest wage cuts. Plant closed, but another union refused to work on Pullman cars. Courts ordered workers back to work and federal troops forced workers back to work and many were jailed.  
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collective bargaining   when unions represent workers in discussions with management  
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robber baron   term for industrialists of the late 1800s and early 1900s meant to describe them as ruthless and immoral businessmen  
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captain of industry   term for industrialists of the late 1800s and early 1900s meant to focus on their good deeds such as donating to worthy causes (philanthropy)  
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