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STR Questions-Industrialization
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History
11th Grade
09/13/2011

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late 1800s to early 1900s
Definition
During what time period did Industrialization occur?
Term
Industrialization
Definition
What is the process by which a country’s economy changes from being agricultural and rural to being manufacturing and urban?
Term
Bessemer Steel Process
Definition
What was the name of the process for making large quantities of cheap, high quality steel?
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Railroads
Definition
What form of transportation was the most important for industrialization?
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Bessemer Steel Process and Drake's Steam Engine
Definition
What two inventions aided the growth of railroads?
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Alexander Graham Bell
Definition
What was the name of the telephone’s inventor?
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Thomas Edison
Definition
What was the name of the prolific American inventor known for the light bulb and the phonograph?
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John D. Rockefeller
Definition
Who was the American industrialist who made his fortune in the Standard Oil Co.?
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Andrew Carnegie
Definition
Who was the industrialist who made his fortune with US Steel?
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Robber Barons
Definition
Critics of wealthy entrepreneurs like Rockefeller and Carnegie called them what?
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Low Pay and Poor Working Conditions
Definition
Name two conditions that led to labor unions being formed.
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Knights of Labor
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Name the labor union open to all workers regardless of race, gender, or skill.
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Haymarket Riot
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What event hurt the reputation of many unions, especially the one listed above?
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