American History Ch 25 Industrialization

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Bessemer : Steel Manufacture :: Wright : ___________________

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Powered flight

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Rockefeller : Petroleum :: Vanderbilt : ________________

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Railroads

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How did business trusts affect politics?

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They used their wealth to influence elections.

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Many journalists of the time felt that business trusts?

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Were too powerful and corrupted political leaders.

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The Triangle Factory fire disaster might have been prevented by what? Options: Hiring more workers, Keeping exits clear and unlocked, Paying the workers more, Better training for the seamstresses

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Keeping exits clear and unlocked

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Labor unions were created to bargain for what group?

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Workers

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The major result of the Homestead Strike was what?

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The union fell apart

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Who was president of the American Federation of Labor?

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Samuel Gompers

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Industrialization and rapid growth of cities led to what?

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Overcrowded tenement housing

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Edison : Electric Power :: Carnegie : ________________

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Steel manufacturing