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21 Cards in this Set
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Alexander Graham Bell
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inventor who established the American Telephone and Telegraph Company
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Thomas A. Edison
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inventor who developed the idea of a centra electric power station
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Henry Bessemer
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inventor who developed a new way to make steel
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Andrew Carnegie
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industrialist who preached the "gospel of wealth"
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John D. Rockefeller
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industrialist who established Standard Oil
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scabs
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workers called in to replace striking workers
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anarchists
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political radicals who oppose all government
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Samuel F.B. Morse
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inventor who patented the telegraph
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Bessemer Process
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improved the process of making steel
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productivity
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the amount of goods and services created in a given period of time
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patent
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license to make, use, or sell an invention
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mass production
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production in great amounts
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transcontinental railroad
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a railroad extending from coast to coast
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time and motion studies
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To improve efficiency, some factory employers relied on this.
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boring
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For the average worker, factory work was usually this.
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The goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act was to:
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promote fair industrial competition.
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The government responded to the Pullman Strike by>
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using federal troops to control the workers.
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The expansion of American industry was sparked mainly by:
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technological advances and financial investments.
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One of Thomas Edison's major accomplishments was:
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helping to make electricity more widely available.
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John D. Rockefeller gained control over much of the oil industry by:
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managing a trust made up of Standard Oil and allied companies.
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Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act to:
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keep industries from cutting off competition.
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