Rise of Industry and Immigration Flashcards

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Created a railroads empire worth millions

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Vanderbilt

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Created the Standard Oil Trust Company

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Rockefeller

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Was an inventor from Menlo Park, NJ. He invented over 2000 things (including the light bulb)

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Edison

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Created an automobile that was affordable to the general public. He went on to become the biggest name in the auto industry.

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Ford

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Was a successful banker who provided capital, or money, to businesses.

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JP Morgan

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Was a giant in the steel industry who retired with a salary of 1 million dollars a month

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Carnegie

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Formed in the late 1800s and early 1900s in order to protect the rights of workers.

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Unions

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A workplace where people labor long hours in poor conditions for low pay.

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Sweatshops

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Nearly 150 people (mostly young women) lost their lives in this tragic event.

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Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

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Child labor, long hours, low pay, 6 days a week, terrible working conditions

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Working Conditions