history final - essay prompts

How did the Second Industrial Revolution transform American society and the economy?

• Bessemer Process → cheaper steel

• Rockefeller and oil industry

• Carnegie and steel industry

• telephone and electricity

• growth of cities and factories

How did the Second Industrial Revolution transform American society and the economy? - ex thesis

The Second Industrial Revolution transformed the United States by increasing industrial production, improving communication and transportation, and creating powerful business leaders, although it also created challenges for workers.

Were industrial leaders like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller "Captains of Industry" or "Robber Barons"?

• Job creation

• Economic growth

• Monopolies

• Worker treatment

• Philanthropy(the active effort to promote human welfare)

Were industrial leaders like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller "Captains of Industry" or "Robber Barons"? - ex thesis

Although Carnegie and Rockefeller helped grow the American economy, their use of monopolies and harsh business practices make them more accurately described as Robber Barons.

How did industrialization lead to the growth of labor unions?

• Child labor 🤑🤑🤑

• Long hours

• Unsafe conditions

• Knights of Labor

• AFL

• Haymarket Riot

• Pullman Strike

How did industrialization lead to the growth of labor unions? - ex thesis

Poor working conditions during industrialization encouraged workers to organize into labor unions that fought for better wages, safer workplaces, and shorter hours.

How did technology change life during the Gilded Age?

• Telephone

• Light bulb

• Electricity

• Railroads

• Communication

How did technology change life during the Gilded Age? — ex thesis

Technological innovations during the Gilded Age revolutionized daily life by improving communication, extending work hours through electric lighting, and connecting the nation through transportation networks.