Industrial Era

What materiel become easy to make and was very important to cities and industrialization?

• Stone

• Steel

• Wood

• Iron

What was NOT a reason for the start of the Chicago Fire?

• Too many fire places in homes

• Dry and lack of rain

• Everything made of wood

• Strong Winds

What was NOT a struggle for workers at this time?

• Long hours and shifts

• Unsafe working conditions

• Low Pay

• Unions

What did Unions helped to do?

• More variety in jobs

• Better rights to workers

• More power to companies

• More power to the government

The assembly line helped to do what?

• The ability to make steal

• To make cars but nothing else

• Cheaper and faster creation of products

• Better organization in Unions

The telegram and telephone where important to have_____ (Click 2 answers!)

• Simplest way to communicate

• Cheap way to communicate

• Faster Communication

• Communication over longer distance

Who do you think was the better inventor? Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla? Support your answer with EVIDENCE and FACTS.

Where the new multi-millionaires of this time more good or bad in your opinion? Please support your answers with FACTS and EVIDENCE.

Why did cities grow so large and were popular places to live for many people like immigrants?

Why did unions become so important during this time and even till this day?