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Industrial Revolution
IB U.S. History
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Trust MeTrust Me Lots of WorkLots of Work Mr. Burns’ Mr. Burns’ QuestionsQuestions People’s CourtPeople’s Court Grab BagGrab Bag
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An informal agreement to divide up business between competing
firms.100A Pool
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When a single business controls all levels of the production process.200Vertical Integration
(Consolidation, Organization)
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Why did many businesses switch from being Holding Companies to
being Trusts?300A Holding Company, in which one
business owns another, could be regulated by the Sherman
Antitrust Act. Trusts, in which one business merely controls another, were not as clearly
covered by the law.
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What industry was the primary target of the Interstate Commerce
Act?400The Railroads
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According to Alfred Chandler, why did businesses try to consolidate?500
Capital-intensive businesses were finding it hard to recoup their start-up
costs. Consolidation was a way to limit ruinous competition.
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What did Lewis Hine do?100He worked for the National Child
Labor Committee, using photography to document the
conditions under which children worked.
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Name one labor strike that was successful.200The Lawrence Textile Strike of 1912
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How did Frederick Winslow Taylor’s “Scientific Management” change
working conditions?300Taylor used photos & films of efficient workers to figure out
how to make workers more productive. His techniques
significantly increased worker efficiency, but also accelerated
the trend toward deskilling.
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Compare and contrast the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor (AFL).400
Differences
AFL only organized skilled white men, Knights organized anyone.
AFL had more practical goals, Knights wanted a version of socialism.
Similarities
Both used collective bargaining, strikes, etc. to try to improve working conditions.
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Name one effect of the Haymarket Riot.500
1. Public Opinion turned against organized labor.
2. The Knights of Labor began to disband.3. Federal and state authorities cracked down
on radicals such as anarchists and socialists.
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Name one Robber Baron and explain why this term is apt for
that person.100Rockefeller…
Gould…
Vanderbilt…
Swift…
Morgan…
Carnegie…
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Give an example of horizontal integration.200Rockefeller’s Standard Oil
controlled 90% of all oil refining.
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Describe Carnegie’s “Gospel of Wealth.”300
The rich have an obligation to give to good causes.
The rich are best qualified to decide what philanthropic causes will
benefit society the most.
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Name one industrialist who can be considered an “Welfare
Capitalist.”400Welfare Capitalism: Providing
assistance such as housing, parks, recreation centers, etc. for workers. The idea is that they will
work harder & avoid unions.
George F. Johnson
George Pullman
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Name two reasons why Andrew Carnegie’s and/or his company
were so successful.5001. Willing to adopt new technological
innovations such as the Bessemer Process.
2. Surrounded himself with very knowledgeable and driven employees.
3. Vertical Integration
4. Paid low wages, long hours…
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In which case did the Supreme Court rule that a state could regulate a railroad operating
within its borders?100Munn v. Illinois
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In which case did the Supreme Court rule that the Sherman Antitrust Act could prevent
Holding Companies that would restrain trade?200Northern Securities v. U.S.
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In which case did the Supreme Court rule that manufacturing could be regulated, while still
defining interstate commerce very narrowly?
300United States v. E.C. Knight Co.
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What two major yardsticks did the Supreme Court apply to any
regulation of business?4001. Interstate Commerce Federal Gov
Intrastate Commerce State
2. Was the regulation in the “public interest?”
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What case essentially reversed the court’s ruling in U.S. v. E.C.
Knight?500Swift v. U.S.
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The right of workers to negotiate as a group.100Collective Bargaining
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The prerequisite for a market economy to function properly.200Competition
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When prices drop or the value of money increases.300Deflation
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What factors cause the business cycle to change from a period of expansion to one of contraction?400Question?
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Summarize Henry George view of property.500The only legitimate property was
that which was created through a person’s own labor.
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Final Challenge
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Name three ways that the U.S. government violated the
principles of laissez-faire between 1865 and 1900.
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1. Protective Tariffs
2. Opposition to Labor Unions
3. Subsidies/Land Grants to Railroads
4. Policy of Open Immigration
5. Antitrust Laws
6. Attempts at regulating child labor
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