Unit 2, Industrialization and Big Business

The factors which contributed to the rapid growth of industrialization in the US during the late 19th century were the following: plenty of raw materials; the railroad system; a cheap and large labor force; and

• a government which produced a restrictive business climate.

• a governing climate that encouraged business and favored investors

• a governing climate which was anti business.

• the socialist system of thought.

This Island in New York Harbor served as the center for processing immigrants.

• Ellis

• Angel

• Padre

• Alcatraz

He invented the light Bulb

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

• John D. Rockefeller

Robber Barron JP Morgan made his millions through this means

• banking

• Steel

• oil

• Railroads

Why was steel so important? What was it used for?

• Used to make artillery and weapons
• Cheap to import from China
• It came from Minnesota
• Strong. Used for bridges, railways, nails, & skyscrapers 

Define a monopoly.

• A card game
• businesses that are owned by investors
• A company controls all or most of businesses in an industry.
• Poor families

What were some problems that the people in factories encountered?

• long hours, good pay
• Low wages, long hours, dangerous
• dangerous, long hours, good pay
• low wages, good hours. dangerous

How did the invention shown in this patent illustration affect industry?

• Machines needed to be repaired less frequently
• Products could be manufactured on an assembly line.
• Businesses needed to hire skilled workers.
• Factories could extend working hours.

Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the US?

• Social and economic class divisions began to disappear.
• Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations.
• Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions.
• Factory owners introduced wage-equality policies for women in the workplace.

During the Gilded Age there was a notable increase in federal support for--

• the growth of big business

• involvement in foreign wars

• the acquisition of foreign territories

• increased temperance regulations