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How did Henry Bessemer revolutionize the steel industry?. He created a way to make a stronger steel more quickly and cheaply. How did factory specialization & the assembly line affect workers?. Workers repeated the same task over and over. It was boring, tiring, and likely to become injured.
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He created a way to make a stronger steel more quickly and cheaply
How did factory specialization & the assembly line affect workers?
Workers repeated the same task over and over. It was boring, tiring, and likely to become injured.
What is:a corporate expansion strategy that involves joining together as many firms (companies) from the same industry as possible
What is:a corporate expansion strategy that involves controlling each step in the production and distribution of a product
What impact did the assembly line have on car manufacturing?
cars were cheaper & easier to make because production costs decreased
Why did working conditions decline during the Industrial Revolution?
Business was more worried about high profits & efficiency than keeping workers safe
What term describes a time when America looked golden, but underneath she was tarnished with lots of problems.
What has been formed when a company completely dominates a particular industry?
What is a set of companies that is managed by a small group of people?
Why are monopolies and trusts bad for workers and consumers?
any financial asset-including money, machines, and buildings-used in production
the government keeps its “hands off” business. There are few rules & regulations.
6 days a week10 hours a day$1 a dayunsafe, dangerous conditons
free land to RRscheap natural resourcesfew rules & regulationsaccepted bribeshigh tariffs on foreign goods
What did the Pullman Strike, Haymarket Affair, and Homestead Strike have in common?
all turned violentlosses for labor unionstroops/police called in
What can labor unions do when negotiations with owners fail?
Why was it difficult for labor unions to improve conditions for workers?
a problem that causes people to immigrate to another place(reason for leaving)
an attraction that draws immigrants to another place(reason for coming)