Chapter 20:Industrial Age Study Guide

railroad work song

• "John Henry"

• "Star Spangled Banner"

• "Jingle Bells"

• "America the Beautiful"

a stockholder's share of the profits

• collective bargaining

• shareholder

• monopoly

• dividend

complete control of an industry

• dividend

• monopoly

• collective bargaining

• shareholder

partial owners of a company

• dividend

• collective bargaining

• shareholders

• monopoly

unions representing workers in talks with management

• monopoly

• shareholder

• dividend

• collective bargaining

True or False: The railroads allowed American industry to expand into the western part of the country.

• true

• false

True or False: Andrew Carnegie's steel company became powerful through a process called horizontal integration.

• true

• false

True or False: The telephone and the telegraph greatly improved communication over a distance and further unified the nation.

• true

• false

True or False: Rebates were often given to factory workers instead of regular pay.

• true

• false

True or False: Railroad companies offered rebates as incentives for their biggest customers.

• true

• false