Industrialization and the Gilded Age Unit Review

meatpacking

textile

farming

steel-making

It set the entire country to the same time.

It measured time locally instead of country-wide.

It created a standard of time that all trains followed.

It made sure that each state was in only one zone.

increased competition between different industries.

allowed company owners to travel all over the country.

made resources and products easier to transport.

led to increased prices of newly available products and resources.

He controlled all of the steel plants in the United States.

He controlled every step of steel production and distribution.

He was able to produce more steel than other companies.

He became the only source of steel after competitors failed.

He purchased iron mines around the country to add to his business.

He purchased coal plants around the country to add to his business.

He broke up his company so it could operate in more than forty states.

He created a trust that controlled oil wells, refineries, and distributors.

educational policy affecting schools.

economic policy affecting business.

domestic policy affecting social reform.

foreign policy affecting trade.

Cities offered more jobs and opportunities.

Rural areas only provided factory work.

Rural areas were closed to immigrants.

Cities were clean, peaceful places to settle.

Railroads led to the decline of cities by taking workers away from factories.

Railroads helped cities grow by transporting goods and raw materials.

Railroads led to the decline of cities by moving settlers to rural areas.

Railroads helped cities grow by providing the greatest number of jobs.

Both living and working conditions were dangerous and unsafe.

Both living and working conditions were relatively safe.

Living conditions were unsafe, but working conditions were safe.

Living conditions were safe, but working conditions were unsafe.

products were made slowly by hand

products were made rapidly by machines

products were made rapidly by hand

products were made using specialized tools

pay and some health benefits.

a leave of absence with decreased pay.

no pay but a promise that the job would be held for the worker.

neither pay nor health benefits.

oppression

safety

famine

war

Chinese immigrants

Russian immigrants

Irish immigrants

German immigrants

teaching jobs

religious persecution

freedom of speech

industrial jobs