Industrialization and the Rise of Labor

Mechanized farming resulted in fewer agriculture jobs and people moving to cities for new job opportunities

• True

• False

The assembly line resulted in labor becoming more skilled

• True

• False

Why did the US become more industrialized in the mid to late 1800s?

• The government paid farmers to urbanize their property

• Carl Benz gave cars to farmers who wanted to move

• Living conditions on the farm was poor

• Mechanized farming resulted in fewer agriculture job opportunities

The bessemer process resulted in a significant amount of steel being produced for cheaper

• True

• False

Under Laissez-Faire policies the government is heavily involved in the economy

• True

• False

The process of buying up all the means of production resulted in what type of monopoly (think about when we made the Kool-Aid)

• Horizontal Integration

• Vertical Integration

• Parallel Integration

• Perpendicular Integration

All of the following were problems with working conditions in the mid to late 1800s to early 1900s EXCEPT

• Low Wages

• Long Hours

• Employers provided funds for employees to buy work related clothes

• Many children had to work in factories

Tenements offered a safe and comfortable living space for employees after work

• True

• False

The process of people moving from rural areas to cities and those areas becoming more urban is known as

• Ruralization

• The Suburbs

• Urbanization

• Urban Integration

A labor union is a group of workers who organize to protect the interests of its members 

• True

• False