Chapter 6Chapter 6

A New Industrial AgeA New Industrial Age

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1. Term given to powerful industrialists 1. Term given to powerful industrialists because many felt that their business tactics because many felt that their business tactics

were ruthless.were ruthless.

2. An alliance of trade and craft unions, 2. An alliance of trade and craft unions, formed in 1886.formed in 1886.

3. A railroad line linking the Atlantic and 3. A railroad line linking the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States, Pacific coasts of the United States,

completed in 1869.completed in 1869.

4. Labor leader that supported the Great Strike of 4. Labor leader that supported the Great Strike of 1877 and later organized for the United Mine 1877 and later organized for the United Mine

Workers of America; also influenced many child Workers of America; also influenced many child labor laws.labor laws.

5. Labor leader that attempted to include both 5. Labor leader that attempted to include both skilled and unskilled laborers in a specific industry-skilled and unskilled laborers in a specific industry-

The American Railway Union.The American Railway Union.

6. A Scottish immigrant; created a giant steel 6. A Scottish immigrant; created a giant steel corporation and credited hard work, shrewd corporation and credited hard work, shrewd

investments, and innovative business practices.investments, and innovative business practices.

7. A law, enacted in 1887, that established the 7. A law, enacted in 1887, that established the federal government’s right to supervise railroad federal government’s right to supervise railroad activities and created a five member Interstate activities and created a five member Interstate

Commerce Commission to do so.Commerce Commission to do so.

8. Along with Thomas Watson, this man 8. Along with Thomas Watson, this man unveiled the invention of the telephone in unveiled the invention of the telephone in

1876.1876.

9. An economic and social philosophy-supposedly 9. An economic and social philosophy-supposedly based on biologist Charles Darwin’s theory of based on biologist Charles Darwin’s theory of

evolution by natural selection-holding that a system evolution by natural selection-holding that a system of unrestrained competition will ensure the survival of unrestrained competition will ensure the survival

of the fittest.of the fittest.

10.10. A cheap and efficient process for making steel, A cheap and efficient process for making steel, developed around 1850.developed around 1850.

11. This man perfected the incandescent light bulb 11. This man perfected the incandescent light bulb in 1876 and established the world’s first research in 1876 and established the world’s first research

laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey.laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

12. The head of the Standard Oil Corporation; 12. The head of the Standard Oil Corporation; reaped huge profits by paying his employees reaped huge profits by paying his employees

extremely low wages and driving his competitors extremely low wages and driving his competitors out of business.out of business.

13. A group of workers that unite to improve 13. A group of workers that unite to improve working conditions.working conditions.

14. President of the American Federation of Labor; 14. President of the American Federation of Labor; focused on collective bargaining, or negotiation focused on collective bargaining, or negotiation

between representatives of labor and management.between representatives of labor and management.

15. A law, enacted in 1890, that was intended to 15. A law, enacted in 1890, that was intended to prevent the creation of monopolies by making it prevent the creation of monopolies by making it illegal to establish trusts that interfered with free illegal to establish trusts that interfered with free

trade.trade.