Review-The Industrial Revolution

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What conclusion can best be drawn from the graph above below?

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improvement in machinery led to a population DECREASE in rural areas (countryside)

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What is a "patent?"

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A license to produce a product exclusively

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How did Andrew Carnegie's use of 'vertical consolidation' lead to him running his competitors out of business?

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As a result of this, Carnegie could offer lower steel prices than his competitors.

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What was the effect of Thomas Edison perfecting the incandescent light bulb on American society?

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Allowed factories to work longer hours

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How did the telephone and telegraph improve society?

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Aided in the development of communicating over long distances

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Monopolies and trusts were ________ for the common man.

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bad

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What could be evidence to support the correct answer about monopolies?

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Monopolies and trusts ruined competition and raised prices.

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Testimony of John D. Rockefeller: “I ascribe [credit] the success of Standard to its consistent policy to make the volume of its business large enough through the merits and cheapness of its products. It has spared no expense in finding, securing, and utilizing the best and cheapest methods of manufacture. It has sought for the best superintendents [supervisors] and workmen and paid the best wages.”

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primary source

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Why did the organization of labor unions in the late 1800s in the United States often lead to violence?

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Business owners used force to protect their workplace from unionization.

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Which of the following would be an example of socialism?

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The government allows private business, but owns and controls industry.