Industrialization check flashcard

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What was a common characteristic of the Pullman Strike, Haymarket Affair, and Homestead Strike?

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They became violent

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Captains of Industry valued competition in a free market because they believed only the strongest companies would survive and result in better goods and services. This is an example of

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Social Darwinism

Front

All of the following are TRUE about factory workers in the late 1800s except:

• they worked 12 hour shifts for 6 days a week
• they were okay with and tolerated poor working conditions
• they had to rely on their employers to increase wages
• they worked in dangerous conditions

Back

they had to rely on their employers to increase wages

Front

What are companies who dominate a specific industry (steel, oil, etc.) called?

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Monopolies

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Why did immigrants move to cities?

Back

More jobs and lower cost of living

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The sometimes unethical business practices of some industrialists led them to be given this nickname.

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Robber Barons

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Laissez-Faire economy

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An economy that works best when there is very little involvement by the government.

Front

What allows products to be mass produced generally allowing the price to decrease?

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assembly line

Front

Who founded the biggest steel corporation in the US during 1865-1900? Options: JP Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt

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Andrew Carnegie

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The main motivation for Unions during Industrialization was what?

Back

Improving wages and working conditions