Industrialization and Immagration 2

Who developed the first telephone?

Alexander Graham Bell

Who developed the first light bulb

Thomas Edison

Who developed the carbon filament that made the incandescent light bulb more durable and long lasting and the electric generator

Lewis latimer

The ______________________ was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel.

Bessemer process

who invented the telegraph cable in 1866 that lies across the Atlantic Ocean. It enabled faster communication between the U.S and Europe.

Cyrus field

___________________drilled the 1^st oil well that began the use of Petroleum & Gasoline.

Edwin Drake

Who invented the 1st automatic dishwasher

Josephine Cochran

_______________________ developed haircare and cosmetics for African American’s. She was the 1^st African American millionaire.

Madam c.j walker

____________________ developed the 1^st traffic light and gas mask

Garret Morgan

___________________________ was born into slavery; invented the fold away bed that could be tucked into a drawer.

Sarah Goode

_____________________ is an organization of workers who unite to protect the right of the workers from abusive practices of the employers.

A labor union

What is a labor strike

A labor strike is when a labor union refuses to go to work in order to shut down a business because of poor working conditions or poor pay

How did they suppress the unions?

Suppressing the unions. Union organizers were blacklisted making it impossible for them to get a job. Business locked out workers and refused to pay them. Workers were forced to sign contracts saying they would not join a union

____________________ a German philosopher, whose ideas are credited as the foundation of modern ___________________

Karl Marx, communism

What did Karl max believe

Karl Marx believed that workers would eventually revolt, take control of factories and overthrow the government

_______________________ was the powerful leader of the American Railway Union.

Eugene v. Debs

What was the great railroad strike of 1877

an economic recession led to some railroads cutting wages, triggering the First Nationwide labor strike. Some worked turned violent and numerous states had to call out their states military’s to stop the violence. This led to the formation of the knights of labor

What was the Haymarket Riot

The haymarket Riot was the disturbance that took place on may 4,1886 in Chicago, it began as a rally in support of striking workers.

What was the homestead strike

The Homestead strike occurred in 1892 when workers of Andrew’s carniege u.s steel went on strike after a tense labor dispute led to a lockout. This was one of the most violent strikes in u.s history and a major setback for unions.

What was the pull man strike

The Pullman strike refers to a nationwide conflict between labor unions and railroads that occurred near Chicago in 1894. Following the firing of union workers, Eugene Deb’s organized a strike that shut down the nations railroads and threatened the economy

What was the impact of unions strike

Union membership declined and many people saw unions as being un American and violent.

What was the American federation of labor

The American federation of labor was the union of over 20 trade unions. Samuel Gompers was the unions 1st leader. He believed that unions should stay out of politics and they should negotiate rather than go on strike.

What was the IWW Wobblies?

The international workers of the world is the union created in 1905 that was made up primarily of socialist and anarchists. They called for workers to unite as “one big union”. They were considered radicals.

Who was Marry Harris “mother” Jones?

One of the nations most prominent women union leaders during the american Industrial Revolution. She became an organizer for the united mines workers. She traveled to numerous mining camps to see conditions miners had to endure. She gave fiery speeches for miners to unite to fight for better working conditions and better pay.

What was the Women’s Trade Unions League (WTUL)?

The first union organized to address women labor issues.