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24 Cards in this Set
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What is a sweatshop?
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a place where workers labored long hours in poor conditions for low pay
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What did the Railroad Strike of 1877 and the Pullman Strike have in common?
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They were both ended by the President using troops against strikers.
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What were the effects of the Haymarket affair on labor unions?
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1) public opposition to unions increases
2) hundreds of labor leaders arrested 3) membership drops |
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Why did the Pullman Company cut workers' wages?
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The nation was in a depression and the company needed to cut costs
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What could the Union Pacific and Central Pacific companies do with the free land the government gave them to assure the transcontinental railroad's success?
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they could sell it to pay for railroad construction.
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How did improvements in the sewing machine chanage the nation?
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Mass produced clothing available in standard sizes.
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How did John D. Rockefeller try to eliminate his competition?
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by gaining control of his competitors
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Why was steel so important to the railroad industry and the nation's economic growth?
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steel was better than iron when building railroad tracks
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How did railroads change the nation?
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1) encouraged settlement
2) speeded the decline of the Native American culture 3) places away from waterways could become major cities |
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List at least three things about standard time.
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1) begun by railroads
2) replaced existing time schedules 3) still in effect today |
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Mary Harris Jones
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labor leader who, after a tragedy, dedicated to helping workers improve working and living conditions
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Henry Bessemer
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developed process for making cheap steel
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John D. Rockefeller
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used ruthless methods to gain control of his oil industry
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Eugene Debs
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union leader who went to jail rather than end the Pullman strike
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Thomas Edison
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founded research lab to investigate ways electricity could be used in homes and businesses.
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Samuel Gompers
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founder of the AFL and was leader for 40 years.
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What caused the Railroad Strike of 1877, the Homestead Strike, and the Pullman Strike?
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employers cut workers wages
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What is a monopoly?
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a company eliminates all its competitors.
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What is a corporation?
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Company sells shares of stock to investors.
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What inventions created jobs for women after the Civil War?
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telephone switchboard, sewing machines, and typewriter
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What is a patent?
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inventors or companies have exclusive rights to their inventions for a number of years.
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What is the significance of generators?
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They allowed electricity to be used in businesses and homes.
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What is a trust?
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business leaders hold stock in companies that are engaged in the same business.
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Why was the railroad the most important factor in the growth of the American economy?
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It connected the nation; made trasnportation of people and goods much faster
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