Berry - Gilded Age STAAR review

Mechanical reapers to replace horse-drawn reapers

Stronger and cheaper materials for railroads and bridges

Transistors for radios

Electric lightbulb

Refrigerated railroad cars allowed food to be transported long distances

Light bulbs made it efficient for factory workers to work at night

Diesel engines were used in the production of airplanes

Sonar technology was used to tract submarines

Long-distance travel became more expensive

College education became more accessible

Manufacturing processes became more efficient

Household appliances became more costly

By raising the price of agricultural products

By increasing the price of locally grown products

By providing farmers with affordable access to distant markets

By encouraging farmers to form the first agricultural cooperatives

The railroad contributed to the rapid settlement and growth of towns in the West.

The railroad caused a rapid decline in agriculture and mining in the West

The railroad contributed to population growth and increased sharecropping in the East

The railroad prompted Congress to buy land and create national parks in the East

Companies have reduced their production of goods

Companies have limited the number of employees they hire

Companies have established industry-wide pricing policies

Companies have competed to make better products

Government regulations prompted companies to develope alternative production techniques

Decreased gloablization prompted companies to innovate and improve existing products

Decreased demand for new technology forced producers to reduce manufacturing cost

Marketplace competetion drove producers to innovate and improve products

Role of entrepreneurs

Goals of the federal reserve

Objectives of trade union leaders

Responsibilities of Business professors

Employees were prevented from buying stocks

There were decreased competetion among producers

Consumers were denied access to goods

There was a lack of employment opportunities for immigrants

By promoting spiritual and moral values in public schools

By supporting conservative ideals in federal legislation and foreign policy

By establishing philanthropic organizations dedicated to education and the arts

By creating a charitable foundation to end hunger

Passing the interstate commerce act

Implementing the silver standard for currency

Creating a federal jobs program for the unemployed

Establishing a new tax on capital gains

Workers secured a greater share of company profits.

The influence of labor unions on factory owners were reduced

The federal government could dissolve business monopolies

Businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas location

Social and economic class division began to disappear

Concearns about air pollution begin to disappear

Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions

Factory owners introduced wage-euquity policies for women in the work place.

Ratification of the suffrage amendment

Building of the transcontinental railroad

Passage of prohibition legislation

Expansion of Labor Unions

Decreased power to political machine

Increased demand for skilled workers

Decreased profitability of the agricultural sector

Increased need to protect worker interests

The discovery of gold fields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation

Industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power

In the deep south a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry

Small, family owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations