Industrialization and Inventions

Which is a advantage that the US gain from its rapid industrialization?

• The growth of the communist economy

• The growth of the middle class

• The growth of the national economy

• The improvement of working conditions

What are some of the disadvantages that Americans had to bear as a result of its rapid industrialization?

• Pollution, Urbanization & Poor Working Conditions

• Urbanization, Population Explosion & Progressivism

• Innovation, Progressivism & Philanthropy

• Patent Laws, Monopolization & Mass Production

Which is true about these Titans of Industry: Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller?

• All were selfish

• None were immigrants

• All were philanthropists

• All their trusts were busted by Teddy Roosevelt

What were the effects of the unique patent laws of the US?

What was the secret to Thomas Edison’s success?

• High intelligence & advanced education

• Business sense & supportive parents/family

• Business sense & innovative mind

• Support from Cornelius Vanderbilt

Why would Tesla want to immigrate to America as an inventor?

• Captains of Industry

• Working Conditions

• Best Universities

• Patent Laws

How did Henry Ford impact American Industry?

• He had a monopoly of the auto industry

• He invented the automobile

• His innovation made factories more productive

• He helped bring down Rockefeller’s oil trust

How is a Free Market Economic System different from Capitalism?

• Free market means all products are free

• Capitalism is the same a communism

• One is a government and one is an economy

• It is not different

Why did most children work instead of go to school during the industrial period?

• Schools for kids after 5th grade didn’t exist

• Most families needed the income

• Back then parents thought kids were lazy

• The Child Labor Act made kids over 12 yrs old work

Why didn’t factory owners and bosses make better working conditions for their employees?

• They didn’t care about their workers

• They couldn’t afford to improve working conditions

• They were focused on competition & making money

• They didn’t know about their workers’ situations