Industrialization and Social Changes in the Late 1800s

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What is industrialization?

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Mechanizing of the manufacturing process, where products once made by hand are now mass-produced by machines.

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What did industrialization lead to?

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Growth of the factory system, sweatshops, job specialization, and urbanization.

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Name some inventions that drove industrialization.

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Telegraph (Samuel Morse), Light bulb (Thomas Edison), Telephone (Alexander Graham Bell).

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Which industries became large and powerful during industrialization?

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Iron (Andrew Carnegie - Carnegie Steel), Coal, Oil (John D. Rockefeller - Standard Oil Company), Railroads.

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What was the impact of railroads on timekeeping?

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Conflicting schedules of railroads helped lead to the creation of time zones.

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What fueled industrialization?

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A growing workforce and urbanization.

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Why did the population of workers grow during industrialization?

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Soaring immigration and mechanization of farming, leading former farmers to move to cities for factory work.

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Who were the 'robber barons'?

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Big businessmen like Carnegie & Rockefeller who consolidated control of their industries using tactics like mergers, holding companies, & trusts.

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What was the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890?

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A law meant to ban monopolies, but it was not very effective.

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What was the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887?

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A law that regulated railroads, marking a new trend of federal government regulating private business.