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Industry and Urban Growth. He perfected a system to mass-produce cars and make them available at a lower price. Who is Henry Ford?. He was a poor Scottish immigrant, who turned his steel business into the largest steel company in the world. Who is Andrew Carnegie?.
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He perfected a system to mass-produce cars and make them available at a lower price. Who is Henry Ford?
He was a poor Scottish immigrant, who turned his steel business into the largest steel company in the world. Who is Andrew Carnegie?
It is a workshop where workers toil long hours under poor conditions for low pay. What is a sweatshop?
It is a person who opposes all forms of government. What is an anarchist?
It is a company that controls most or all business in a particular industry. What is a monopoly?
This invention was important to industrial growth after the Civil War because it could be made stronger and cheaper than iron. What is steel?
This entrepreneur made his fortune in the oil industry and formed the Standard Oil Trust in 1882. Who is John D. Rockefeller?
It is a center offering help to the urban poor. What is a settlement house?
It was the time period when immigration increased most dramatically after the Civil War. What 1898 to 1906?
It is a system in which privately owned businesses compete freely. What is the free enterprise sytem?
It is a person who sets up new businesses to make a profit. What is an entrepreneur?
It was the primary objective of the American Federation of Labor in the late 1800s. What are higher wages and better working conditions?
It is a building divided into tiny apartments. What is a tenement?
It was a main reason for a dramatic increase in immigration to the U.S. at the turn of the 20th century. What is the demand for factory workers?
It is a group of corporations run by a single board of directors. What is a trust?
He was an American inventor who is famous for inventing the light bulb, the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and hundreds of other useful devices. Who is Thomas Edison?
He would have loved the game Monopoly because he spent his business career eliminating the competition. Who is John D. Rockefeller?
A large percentage of immigrants who came to the U.S. during the late 19th and early 20th centuries settled in large cities for this reason. What is the growing industries were usually located in cities?
This group most favored immigration to the United States between 1880 and 1910. Who are factory owners?
They wrote about life as it really was. Who were the realists?
It was called an “invention factory” because it created hundreds of inventions, such as the light bulb and the phonograph. What is Thomas Edison’s research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey
They were 3 ways the government supported industrial growth after the Civil War. What are: • High tariffs on imports • Land grants to railroads • Subsidies to businesses
They were 3 major reasons for migration to cities from 1860 to 1890. What are: • New technologies such as electricity and steel • Farmers from rural areas looking for jobs • Attractions such as department stores, museums, and professional sports
They would have seen immigrants as a threat to steal jobs from people born in the United States. Who are Nativists?
It was the primary goal of state public education. What is to develop an educated work force?
