In your notebook be sure define and learn the following terms:
Gross National Product
Laissez-faire
entrepreneur
corporation
economies of scale
monopoly
trust
holding company
Read and take notes on pages 91 - 109...Note the many causes of the Industrial Revolution in the US. Note the many effects the growth of Railroads had on Americans.
Finally, take notes and chart the various forms of business that developed at this time. What were the advantages and disadvantages of each? What types of consolidation came about? Who was helped and who was hurt by business consolidation?
Industrialism
After the creation of the cause and effect graphic organizers, lets look at how these things came about and added to America's industrial growth.
You should have read and taken notes on pages 92 - 99.
Be sure to understand the issue of the "Robber Baron" and the corruption of the Credit Mobilier scandal.
This week we will focus on big business, unionization, and urbanization.
Big Business
Read and take notes on pp. 100 - 110..be sure to focus on business integration.
The following videos will add to the information available.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
J.P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Unionization
Read and take notes on pages 104 - 109
Key terms:
deflation
closed shop
lockout
arbitration
injunction
strike
industrial union v. trade union
What were workers complaints? Were they justified?
Homestead Strike
Review each of the following and note the causes and effects of each event.
Great Railroad Strike, Haymarket Riot, Homestead Strike, Pullman strike.
Event
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What happened?
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What caused it?
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What was the effect?
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Great Railroad Strike
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Haymarket Riot
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Homestead Strike
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Pullman Strike
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What was the importance of AFL?
Why did women attempt to form their own trade unions?
Why were the unions generally unsuccessful?
Write a one paragraph summary or generalization on what patterns you observed in the chart.
Urbanization
Read and take notes on pages 113 - 127
Key terms:
immigrant
ethnic
nativism
tenement
political machine
party boss
graft
Social Darwinism
Americanization
Why did they come to America? Look for reasons that immigrants left their "old" country (push) and reasons they wanted to come to America (pull).
Create a visual to show where the immigrants came from and where they settled.
Define "nativism" and explain how it grew at this time.
Describe the Chinese Exclusion Act.
How was the immigration experience different for Asians than Europeans?
Describe immigrant life in America.
Explain Political Machines.
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