Industrial Age Midterm Exam Review

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What factors were in place at the end of the Civil War that helped create industrial growth soar?

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New inventions and Expanding natural resources

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How does a patent protect inventors?

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The inventor can have the right to make and sell the invention

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What did Alexander Graham Bell invent? Options: microphone, microscope, telephone

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telephone

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Why were railroads important?

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They carried people and goods/raw materials.

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What is an entrepreneur?

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Someone who sets up a business to make money.

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What is a monopoly?

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A company that controls most or all business in a particular industry.

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What was the working condition like for women and children?

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Horrible, low pay

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Workers went on strike and created......?

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Labor unions

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What did labor unions want in return? Options: Higher wages, shorter hours, safer working conditions, More friends, More help, Feedback from their boss

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Higher wages, shorter hours, safer working conditions

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Why did cities grow rapidly after the Civil War?

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New technology, inventions, new jobs