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1 Industrialization

2 Assembly Line Tasks: 1. Take 3 sheets plain and 3 sheets grid paper. 2. Stack paper in alternating order (plain, grid, plain, grid, ect.) 3. measure and cut 2 feet of ribbon/yarn and tie a knot around the papers. 4. Stack finished products/quality control/keep count.

3 Individual Tasks (each of these must be done on your own without the help of others): 1. Take 3 sheets plain and 3 sheets colored paper. 2. Stack paper in alternating order (plain, grid, plain, grid, ect.) 3. measure and cut 1 foot of ribbon/yarn and tie a knot around the papers. 4. Stack finished products/quality control/keep count.

4 1. Which group was most productive? Why do you think that is? If the assembly lines did not make the most products, what was the problem? 2. What are some disadvantages of assembly lines? Think back to the days of the Industrial Revolution, when workers frequently worked 12 or more hours per day. 3. What would be the advantages of trying out different students in different places on the assembly line or rotating students so no one works the same job for too long?

5 Think of and write down as many positives and negatives of the Gilded Age as possible. (At least 4 in each column) Your quiz will begin in 10 minutes – use your time wisely!

6 Complete on separate sheet of paper. 1. List 3 causes of the Civil War. 2. Name the turning point battle of the Civil War. 3. Name 2 figures associated with the Union and 2 figures associated with the Confederacy.

7 America growing in wealth and power - $$$$$. Cities growing and expanding. New Technology – electricity, telephone. Advancements in transportation – railroad, emergence of the automobile.

8 Dangerous working conditions Child Labor Low Pay (Rich v. Poor) Long Hours Crowded cities (tenements) Pollution

9 Strikes Using writing (Upton Sinclair) and photography (Jacob Riis). Petitions

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11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxe9no sWawM

12 Turn to the last page of your notes and listen.

13 The process of fixing the problems of Industrialization, Urbanization, and social/political injustice in the late 1800 and early 1900s.

14 People control the government – why? Government regulates business to make sure everyone has equal chances to make money – NO MONOPOLIES! Social injustices—unfairness eliminated

15 In state governments……. Referendum—people can vote for a law (like popular sovereignty) Initiative—People can ask lawmakers to make a law Recall—Lawmakers can be fired by the people

16 In elections Primary elections—people pick who the candidates will be Direct election of US senators—Amendment 17 Secret ballot

17 In Child Labor Muckraking literature described abuses of child labor Child Labor laws

18 Labor Unions Knights of Labor American Federation of Labor—Samuel Gompers American Railway Union—Eugene V. Debs International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union

19 Strikes by Labor Unions Haymarket Square Riot Homestead Strike Pullman Strike

20 Labor Union Gains Limited work hours Regulated work conditions Benefits for workers (health, retirement)

21 Sherman Anti-Trust Act—prevents any business structure that restrains trade (monopoly) Clayton Anti-Trust Act—expands Sherman Anti-Trust Act; outlaws price-fixing, exempts unions from Sherman Anti-TrustAct

22 Forerunner of modern protest movement Encourage women to enter labor force during World War I 19 th Amendment to the Constitution


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