Chapter 6 A New Industrial Age

Which invention was perfected by Thomas Edison?

• typewriter
• light bulb
• diesel engine
• airplane

Which two inventions helped to change the role of women?

• typewriter & telephone
• phonograph & airplane
• radio & telephone
• typewriter & assembly line

What invention helped to make steel?

• electrical power station
• assembly line
• bessemer process
• diesel engine

What was unique about the Pullman Town?

• it was the slums
• it was in Chicago
• rent was 25% lower than average
• workers had to live in the company town

Why did the Pullman's workers strike?

• President sent troops
• People didn't like the Pullman Town
• Pullman was too wealthy
• Pullman cuts wages not rent

What is Vertical Integration?

• control of one aspect of the supply chain
• entire supply chain is controlled by one company
• a monopoly

What is Horizontal Integration?

• the entire supply chain is controlled by one company
• full control of one aspect of the supply chain
• a person who drains the country of natural resources
• a railroad

The Bessemer Process was a technique that?

• increased importation of industrial equipment from Europe
• made steel stronger and at a lower cost
• made steel weaker and at a higher cost

The transcontinental railroad:

• connected the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States
• connected the United States to Mexico
• connected key northern industrial cities with southern agricultural centers

Union Pacific Railroad employed?

• Irish Immigrants
• Italian Immigrants
• Japanese Immigrants