Industrialism in U.S
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| Henry Bessemer | developed a process to make steel stronger and more affordable
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| Andrew Carnegie | made steel in Pittsburgh, PA. Became one of the richest men in the world.
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| John D. Rockefeller | His Standard oil Co. controlled 90% of the oil industry-monopoly
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| George Westinghouse | Westinghouse Electric Co. - 1896. Developed AC
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| William Randolph Hearst | Owned most of the newspapers in US by 1900-monopoly
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| Madame C.J. Walker | First African American woman to become a millionaire.
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| J.P. Morgan | Wealthiest and most powerful banker in the U.S. during the Industrial Age.
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| Natural Resources | from nature, not made by people. Ex. iron, coal, oil, timber, water
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| Human Resources | People who work to produce goods and services
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| Capital Resources | Tools, machines, (money) that companies use to produce goods and services
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| Monopoly | When one company has control of an industry.
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| Sweatshop | hot, cramped workshops
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| Triangle Shirtwaist Company | fire broke out and the workers were trapped inside. 150 people died.
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| Lewis Hine | led the movement against child labor
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| labor union | organized groups working to gain improved working conditions
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| Samuel Gompers | formed the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
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| strike | workers refuse to work to try to force businesses to meet their demands
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| Mary Harris Jones | helped lead the United Mine Workers. Known as "Mother Jones"
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| Labor Day | created by the labor unions to honor the workers in America.
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