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Industrialization
Industrialization and Urbanization
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Andrew Carnegie shifted from making iron to making __________. | Steel |
| Carnegie sold this iron bridge company and built a plant making steel near ______. | Pittsburgh |
| A man named______ created a furnace that could turn______pounds of iron into steel in a matter of minutes. | Henry Bessemer, 30,000 |
| ________became the biggest producer of steel and the richest man in America at that time. | Andrew Carnegie |
| The US became the largest producer of______. | Steel |
| In 1867, Rockefeller bought a _____ in Cleveland, OH. | refinery |
| Rockefeller cut the price of kerosene so low that he_____money. | lost |
| Rockefeller's _______ also lost money and were forced out of business. | competitors |
| Rebates | after a purchase, a payment is given back. Rockefeller made the railroad companies give him rebates on all oil shipped. |
| Trust | a business organization formed with the intent to control an industry. |
| Pooling | independent companies in the railroad industry deciding to share routes and practices. |
| By 1900 the US had one of the highest industrial accident rates. More than _____ were killed. | 20,000 |
| ______ people were injured each year in US factories. | 200,000 |
| The was no______or benefits to cover workers. | insurance |
| Many women worked in the _____industry. | garment |
| The factories were so hot that they were called _________, and women received half the pay of men. | sweatshops |
| Coal-mining-mule driving | a boy drives a mule and cart out of the mine |
| breaker boy | separates coal fom the slate |
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