SSUSH11-14

Front

What industry contributed to rapid growth in the steel and oil industries?

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Railroad

Front

Term for when one company controls the majority of an industry

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Monopoly

Front

This person invented the phonograph, motion pictures, an electric generator, and a proper electric lightbulb.

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Thomas Edison

Front

Many immigrants that moved to the US in the late 1800's found employment in

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factories

Front

He founded one of the most successful labor unions in the United States.

Back

Samuel Gompers

Front

What labor union allowed skilled workers to demand better pay and working conditions?

Back

AFL (American Federation of Labor)

Front

This process enabled steelmakers to produce strong steel at lower costs.

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Bessemer Process

Front

Who controlled the Standard Oil Company?

Back

John D. Rockefeller

Front

Who started a steel company that became the first billion dollar company in 1904? Options: John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius Vanderbilt, J.P. Morgan

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Andrew Carnegie

Front

The ____________________ made it easier to travel, communicate, and trade.

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Transcontinental Railroad