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What innovations were Americans introduced to at the Centennial Exposition in 1876?
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Telephone, typewriter, Otis's new elevator , Westinghouse railroad air brake, Corliss steam engine
light blub, steel (Bessemer process), refrigerated railroad car, cash register, adding machine, calculating machine, railroad air brake, cereal, toothpaste tubes, department stores, Coca-Cola, Hires Root Beer, Bananas, Automobile |
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What 3 industries led the way to help America rapidly industrialize by 1900
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Railroads, steel, oil
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What advantages did railroads have over other forms of transportation?
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More direct routes, greater speed, greater safety and comfort, more dependable schedules, larger volume of traffic, year-around service
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How did gov't help the railroads?
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Grants of money and land
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What innovations occurred in the railroad industry?
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Automatic couplers, air brakes, refrigerator cars, dining cars, heated cars, electric switches, stronger locos
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What were some of the problems faced by the railroads because of rapid growth?
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Severe competition, managers fought desperately for traffic. they offered special rates and favors: free passes for large shippers; low rates on bulk freight, carload lots, and long hauls; and, above all, rebates -- secret, privately negotiated reductions below published rates
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What man dominated the steel industry?
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Andrew Carnegie
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What man dominated the oil industry? What company did he form?
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John D. Rockefeller. Standard Oil Company
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What was the first modern trust and when was it "born"?
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Standard Oil Trust (1882)
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What inventions transformed business in the late 19th century?
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Telephone, electricity light and power, transatlantic cable, typewriter, stock ticker, cash register, calculatiing machine, adding machine.
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Who were the men responsible for turning the department store into a national institution?
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R.H. Macy, John Wanamaker, Marshall, Sears & Roebuck, Montgomery Ward
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What percentage of girls and boys were employed in 1900?
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10% girls, 20% boys (between 10-15 yrs old)
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What was one of the first successful labor unions and who founded it?
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Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor. Uriah S. Stephens
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Who made this union grow and what was it seeking?
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Terence Powderly. 8 hr work days, child labor, utopian reform
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What was the AFL and who founded it? Was it successful? Why?
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American Federation of Labor was a loose alliance of national craft unions. Samuel Gompers. Yes. Wanted to improve workers lives. Acheived limited gains. Not oppose monopolies and trusts.
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