Us History Industrialization
what was the goal of the interstate commerce
to lower excessive railroad rates
What was the main purpose of this 1886 poster?
to organize a protest against acts of police brutality against workers
And what industrial accident did 146 female workers die in a fire that could have been presented by adequate safety measures
triangle shirtwaist fire
Why did business form trusts, pools, and holding companies?
To increase profits while eliminating competitors.
Why did many wealthy American Insustrialists of the late 19th century use the theory of social dwarfism
To justify monopolistic actions
What new type of business organization permitted a small group of capitalists to control the stock of a large number of individual corporations without actually becoming one company? The term later came to refer generally to any huge economic concentration.
Trusts
What conditions cause the growth of labor unions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Unsafe working conditions, long work hours, low wages and child labor
From 1865 to 1900, how did the growth of industry affect American society in significant ways?
Urbanization
According to the theory of laissez faire, his does the economy function best?
When the government doesn't interfere
during the late 1800s, what was the major governmental reaction to the activities of labor unions in the United States
court issued injections to stop workers from striking
What did did 19th-century philosophy of social dwarfism say about success in our society
economic success comes to those who are hardest working or competition
How does a "vertically integrated" system of production control manufacturing?
A single company that controls the entire industrial process, from raw materials to final market
Which African American leader supported the use of technical training to obtain economic independence to raise the standard of living for African Americans?
Booker T. Washington
In the late 19th century, why did owners of big businesses generally embrace SocialDwarfism?
Economic success demonstrates fitness too
What factor most allowed manufacturers to build their factories away from rivers.
Electricity
What factors contributed to the immense industrial boom known as the Industrial Revolution?
Government support for businesses, increasing urban population, and abundance of natural resources
Who organized the Industrial Workers of the World and what distinguished them from other unions of the time?
IWW Wobbly, they were radical unionists and accepted african americans got their ranks
during the 1870s and 1880s, how did the railroad industry affect its infrastructure?
It increased the amount of railroad tracks
How did the government adoption of laissez-faire policies influence big businesses
It lead to military regulated business enviroment
In the decades after the Civil War, what was the major result of the shift from single proprietorship to corporate organization?
It raised sums of money
During the late 1800s what economic system would the defenders of Social Dwarfism most likely have supported?
Laissez faire capitalism
What was the significance of the Haymarket Square indigent in 1886?
Lead to federal intervention or labor unions
which made abuse to the passage of the interstate commerce act in 1887 address?
Lower excessive Railroad rates
Why was the oil industry important in the late 19th century?
Lubricant for machinery, replacement for cool energy source
Which factor most limited the growth of labor unions during the late 1800s
Most employers were very hostile towards workers efforts to organize
How did John D Rockefeller make his principal fortune?
Oil and Petrolium
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the population of the US?
Population increase, immigration increase
what was the central factor the further industrialization in the United States between 1865 and 1900
Railroad expansion
In what industry did Andrew Carnegie make his principal fortune?
Steel
Social Dwarfism was based on what aspect of Charles Darwin's theory of biological evolution?
Survival of the fittest
Why were John D Rockefeller, Andre Carnegie, and J. Postponing Morgan sometimes called robber barons?
They used ruthless business tactics against their competitors
According to the map, what region of the country was iron and steel a leading industry?
The Mid Atlantic and Mid West
What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the 1800s?
The bessemer process/New methods
List the central influences, benefits, and detriments of the railroads between 1860 and 1900
The federal government gave s subsidies economic development nations biggest investors six times more traps and benefits
Where practice is symbolized by the feud figures in the back row of this cartoon
The formation of trusts
Investors Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse made the use of electricity safer and less expensive. What was the most important effect of their innovations?
The use of electricity was widespread in households and business, changing life forever
During the period from 1865 to 1900, so we're disputes between labor and management often settled
The use of violence by both sides
After the civil war, what was one common way business leaders tried to eliminate competition?
They all tried forming monopolies and trusts
What do the Bessemer-Kelly process and the open-hearth process have in common?
They are both methods of producing steel
what is the economic doctrine of laissez-faire
a The marketplace should have no regulations. Natural selection governs whether a business is a success or a failure
Why prior to 1880 were there so to restrictions on immigration to the United States
because industry owners wanted cheaper labor
How were the Homestead strike of 1892 and the Pullman strike of 1894 similar?
both started when management ordered payment cuts for some workers
In the late 1800s what was the common condition of industrial workers in the United States
low wages, long hours, and unsafe working conditions
During the late 1800s, what was the labor unions greatest success in the United States
organized skilled workers and to craft unions
why did the American Federation of labor become the first long lasting successful labor union in United States
they fought for the rights of skilled workers
how did the United States government aid the development of the west during the period from 1865 to 1900
they granted land to railroad companies
During the late 19th century what were Samuel Gompers, Terrence Powderly, and Eugene Debs trying to do?
they try to improve working conditions by organizing labor unions
Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers during the late 1800s?
workers used to break strikes
