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Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Cite 3 important inventions that transformed life in the 1800s.
Telephone, the airplane and electricity.
What impact did railroads cause in the 19th century?
People and goods could move faster and cheaper to longer distances.
What was one of the problems that specialization brought to workers?
Specialized workers got bored easily, resulting in more injuries.
Cite 2 of the problems faced by workers in the 1800s and 1900s.
Small crowded rooms, stuffy air.
How did Frederick W. Taylor see industrial workers?
As interchangeble parts that could easily be replaced.
Who published the book "The Principles of Scientific Management"?
Frederick W. Taylor
What law was issued by the American government to combat monopolies?
Sherman Antitrust Act
What is the definition of "monopoly"?
Having total ownership of a product or service.
What does Social Darwinism preach?
The survival of the fittest, or that some humans beings were more capable of succeeding in business and in life, generally.
"Many people believed in _____________ based on the ideas of Charles Darwin."
Social Darwinism
What does horizontal integration mainly do?
It eliminates competition.
What's horizontal integration?
Owning all business in a certain field.
What's the defition of vertical integration?
Owning all business involved in manufacturing a product.
Who was responsible for creating the Bessember Process?
Andrew Carnergie
What is the definition of a corporation?
A business that sell portions of ownership.
Why did the Model T revolutionized the industry and period?
Because Ford introduced the assembly line which increased the production and decreased the price.
Who created the Model T?
Henry Ford
What's the name given to the most famous automobile created in the 19th century?
Model T
The ____________ allowed steel to be produced quicker and cheaper than ever before.
Bessemer Process
What impact did the telephone have on the United States?
It made communication faster and allowed people to communicate over long distances.
What is the process of making large numbers of identical goods in great quantities called?
Mass production
What's the name given to organizations that workers form to improve their working conditions?
Labor Unions
When workers protest unsafe and unjust working conditions by refusing to work until their demands are met it is called?
A strike.