'Railroad industry' diaporamas de présentation

The Second Industrial Revolution

The Second Industrial Revolution. The rise of the United States as an economic power. The Rise of Industry. Following the Civil War, the United States had been primarily a rural (farming-based) country, by the 1920s it becomes one of the worlds leading industrial centers.

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Industry, Urbanization, Immigration and the Gilded Age

Industry, Urbanization, Immigration and the Gilded Age. APUSH McElhaney Helpful Links http://cvip.fresno.com/~jsh33/gild.html. Maier Chapters Chapter 18 Big Business and Industry Chapter 19 Industrial Society Chapter 20 Politics and State 1876-1900 Chapter 22 Progressives. Brinkley

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U. S. Studies II Chapter 6 Review Game

U. S. Studies II Chapter 6 Review Game. Opened the way for worldwide communications with invention of the telephone. Alexander G. Bell. A1. Perfected the incandescent light bulb, created an electrical power system, and organized power plants. Thomas A. Edison. A2.

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The Rise of Big Business & Industry

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Industrialization

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CHAPTER 6: A NEW INDUSTRIAL AGE

CHAPTER 6: A NEW INDUSTRIAL AGE. LATE 19 TH CENTURY AMERICA EXPERIENCED AN INDUSTRIAL BOOM. SECTION 1: THE EXPANSION OF INDUSTRY. After the Civil War (1865) the U.S. was still largely agriculture By 1920, the U.S. was the leading industrial power in the world

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Beginning of the Cold War at Home

Beginning of the Cold War at Home. Fear of Communism Builds in America. What world events would have caused Americans to fear the rise of Communism at home?. Fear of Communism Builds in America.

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United States History

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Growth of the Railroad Industry

Growth of the Railroad Industry. Western Expansion Unit. New Technology. Bessemer Process Reduced the impurities of steel Made the production of steel cheaper and faster Standard Gauge Common distance b/w the rails of a railroad track

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Final Report November 2008

Study of Competition in the Railroad Industry and Analysis of Proposals that Might Enhance Competition. Final Report November 2008. Outline. Project background Railroad economics Trends in rates and market power Railroad productivity and costs Railroad revenue sufficiency

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The Red Scare

The Red Scare. Fears of Russian Communism (Socialism) coming to America Small Communist party in America. Post War Strikes. Because of high prices -- will cause the strikes of 1919 and 1920s But many blamed them on the communists. Why?. BIG RED SCARE 1919 - 1920.

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Rise of segregation

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Railroad Companies

Railroad Companies. These companies had a monopoly on the railways and controlled the price of shipping. Fixed prices: Farmers were charged a set fixed rate to ship crops. This ended up keeping farmers in debt to the railroad companies. Railroad Companies.

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Industrialization

Industrialization . By: Steven Holcomb and Dani Zakett. Before Industrialization. US was largely agricultural Majority of population lived in farms outside cities People were largely self sufficient- no need for large amount of trading

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Fighting for Profits

Fighting for Profits. Keana Bell Kayla Britt Faith Askew Luke Davis. Corporations. Until the mid-nineteenth century, most businesses were run by one person or family. In a corporation, a number of people share the ownership of a business.

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1 st INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF THE RAIL TARIFF REGULATORS

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Gilded Age Politics

Gilded Age Politics. Parties, Patronage and Public Interest. Why was party identity so strong in the Gilded Age?. Republicans & Democrats not far apart on many issues, but.. Regional loyalty South staunchly Democrat (anti-Republican) Ethnicity/Religion

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Fighting for Profits & Government Imposes Regulations

Fighting for Profits & Government Imposes Regulations. By: Melissa, Sabrina, Dashaun, and Hayley. The Corporation Rises. In order to expand markets, investors developed a group called corporations. Corporations were the perfect solutions to expand businesses such as railroads and mining.

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USH (5:2)

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Security Perspective - Rail

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