Chapter 4: The Industrial Age

who was the philanthropist who built more than 2000 libraries worldwide?

Andrew Carnegie

railroad work song

"John Henry"

What were the working conditions in factories in 1900s?

There were many hardships. Overheating, fainting, injuries, and others were many difficult conditions.

inventor that inmost famous for the lightbulb

Thomas Edison

why did the U.S. Attorney General Richard Olney order an injunction?

To stop the Pullman Strike

How were railroad barons created?

by consolidating many small companies.

unions representing workers in talks with management.

collective bargaining

a stockholder's share of a company's profits

dividend

What is the name of a court order to stop a labor union from striking?

injunction

Term used to mean combining two or more companies into one.

merger

complete control of an industry

monopoly

Andrew Carnegie's steel company became powerful through a process called horizontal integration.

no, Andrew Carnegie's steel company didn't become powerful through the process called horizontal integration.

Rebates were often given to factory workers instead of a regular pay.

no, rebates do not get paid to factory workers instead of regular pay.

partial owners of a company

shareholders

what connected the U.S. to Europe in 1866?

telegraph line

A trust is a group of companies managed by a single boar of trustees.

yes, a trust is a group of companies managed by a single boar of trustees.

The railroads allowed American industry to expand into the western part of the country.

yes, the railroads allowed American industry to expand into the western part of the country.

The telephone and the telegraph greatly improved communication over a distance and further unified the nation.

yes, the telephone and telegraph greatly improved the communication over a distance and further unified the nation.