TOPIC 1: Industrialization - U.S. History

A period of time when products go from home-made to machine made in factories.

• agricutlure

• industrialization

• environmentalism

Which item did NOT help the U.S. industrialize?

• oil

• iron

• skyscrapers

Which of the following is the reason people moved to cities?

• for the job opportunities

• to catch a smelly pole cat

• that is where the transcontinental railroad stopped

Industry caused urbanization because...

• People moved out of cities in order to find jobs

• People moved to cities because that's where jobs were

• The railroad allowed people to move East easier

invented a new way to make steel

• Cyrus McCormick

• Ida Tarbell

• Henry Bessemer

What did the Bessemer process achieve?

• It created electric power to streetcars.

• It allowed meat to be processed and refrigerated.

• It more efficiently converted iron to steel.

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

• Used to make artillery and weapons

• Cheap to import from China

• Strong. Used for bridges, railways, nails, & skyscrapers

_______________ are formed with the idea that there’s strength in numbers.

• strikes

• organizations

• unions

What is NOT a part of collective bargaining?

• Wages and conditions of employment are negotiated

• leads to a contract that must be followed by workers

• Workers get whatever they want on the job to make their job easier.

complete control of a product or service; the elimination of fair competition

• Robber Barons

• Bessemer Process

• Monopoly