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U.S. History VUS. 08b- Industrialism

Identify the key historical aspects of the Industrial Age.

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corporationproviding limited liability for investors to pool money to start a company
monopolywhen an individual or small group controls the market of a product or service
Bessemer Processthe newer and cheaper way to make steel
Thomas Edisoninventor who developed the light bulb and developed electricity
Alexander Bellinventor of the telephone
Wright Brothersinvented the airplane
Henry Forddeveloped assembly line manufacturing
assembly linehelped increase production by moving product along conveyor belts
Model T Automobilefirst major product developed by Ford for assembly line
Robber Baronsnegative term used for the industrial captains of industry
Andrew Carnegieindustrial leader who dominated the steel industry
railroadsthe industry which consumed the most steel before 1900
JP Morganindustrial leader who dominated finance and banking
John Rockeffellerindustrial leader who dominated the oil industry
Cornelius Vanderbiltindustrial leader who dominated railroads
free enterpriselaissez-faire capitalism, believing the government should encourage business
immigrantssupplied most of the cheap labor needed during industrialism
land grantsthese were given to railroad builders to encourage development
trustdeveloped so industrialists could control large corporations
horizontal integrationgaining a monopoly by purchasing a level of the marketplace
vertical integrationincreasing profit by owning all levels of production and distribution
supply and demandthis rule of commerce controls price and production of goods



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