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Jeopardy. Hosted by Jason S. Weber. Famous people/inventions. Unions & Strikes. Industrialization. Immigration. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. 400. 400. 400. 400. 500. 500. 500. 500. Row 1, Col 1.
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Jeopardy Hosted by Jason S. Weber
Famous people/inventions Unions & Strikes Industrialization Immigration 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500
Row 1, Col 1 Unions formed during industrialization because of workers complaints about…? Poor working conditions Low Wages Long work hours Workers rights
1,2 When workers are paid based upon how many pieces they can make is called? Piecework
1,3 This process removed impurities while making steel? The Bessemer process
1,4 This is the place where immigrants first arrived after arriving from Europe Ellis Island
2,1 What famous inventor created a town where his workers could live and was a famous strike? George Pullman Pullman strike of 1887
2,2 Define Social Darwinism A social theory where If the government left business’s Alone only the strongest and Fittest business would survive
2,3 Name a new technology in communication its inventor Telephone-Alexander Graham Bell Telegraph-Samuel Morse
2,4 What were the main causes of population growth in American cities? Immigration Failure of crops in Europe Pogroms against ethnic minorities
3,1 The Haymarket riot was a result of these people who are against the federal government Anarchists
3,2 What specific development in transportation enabled corporations and businesses to grow? railroads
3,3 Andrew Carnegie used this type of market structure to turn his steel mills into an monopoly and define this market structure Vertical Consolidation It is where a company owns all Factors of production from Raw materials to the Finished product
3,4 What congressional act prohibited Chinese from entering the country and why was this put into law? • The Chinese Exclusion Act • To prevent Chinese immigrants to come into • the country and take jobs at Lower wages
4,1 Define these two market structures and give an example of each Oligopoly-When very few new Companies can enter the market Due to large Amount of money that is needed to start EX. Car makers Monopoly-when a single company Controls a single product or service EX. Standard Oil, Bell Telephone company
4,2 Define Socialism A political theory where the Common good of the group Comes before the good of the Individual person or business
4,3 John D. Rockefeller used Horizontal Consolidation to build his oil empire, what is Horizontal Consolidation When a single company buys Other companies in the same Business to form an monopoly or trust
4,4 With the first and second wave of immigration, what kind of living arrangements did most people settle in? Ghetto’s
5,1 Collective bargaining is a technique used by unions to get better working conditions, define collective bargaining Negotiating terms as a group, Not as an individual
5,2 Technology played an important role in Industrialization, name some ways it affected Industry and was it the most important factor? Why or Why Not? Energy systemsOiland electricity to power machines, and cities TransportationRailroads, national businesses CommunicationTelephones, telegraphs, ability to do Business over large distances and time, Stock Market SteelAllowed buildings, bridges and railroads to be created
5,3 What relationship existed between business, labor and the government? Business dominated the beginning of the Industrial revolution due to new technology, New business structures and market structures Labor was supplied by immigration and New labor practices such as unions and Collective bargaining, And the government usually sided with big Business by creating new rules to protect the economy
5,4 Give specific examples of how the new immigrants life in America wasn’t very good. Different languages, Racism, No laws to protect laborers, Low wages, Very little education Ghettos
The Category is………. Industrialization
The Question is……… How did the United States become the world’s leading manufacturing nation? Give specific examples of factors that contributed to industrial development
The Answer Is….. The advent of Industrialization Some factors that contributed to the industrial development were Immigration for the labor pool Friendly labor laws for businesses Increased productivity due to new technology National consumer markets Railroads for transportation New patents and inventions which increased productivity