Impact of the Bessemer Process on American Industry

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What concept did Frederick Taylor introduce to make human workers more efficient?

Increased wages

Time management techniques

Scientific management (correct)

Division of labor

How did workers feel about the implementation of scientific management in factories?

They embraced it and felt empowered

They loved it as it made their job easier

They were indifferent towards it

They hated it as it dehumanized them (correct)

What was one of the main reasons for friction between management and labor due to scientific management?

Decreased manager oversight

Increased worker autonomy

Shift towards teamwork

High supervisor-to-worker ratio (correct)

Which method did corporations use during the Gilded Age to work against free market forces by making informal agreements on production levels or prices?

Pools Signup and view all the answers

What is one way corporations attempted to eliminate competitors by buying them out during the Second Industrial Revolution?

Horizontal integration Signup and view all the answers

In vertical integration, what aspect of the production line does one company have ownership over?

The entire production line from raw materials to retail sales Signup and view all the answers

How did corporations gain an edge over the market through anti-competitive organizational structures during the Gilded Age?

By creating monopolies through the use of pools Signup and view all the answers

What was one significant change that Frederick Taylor believed could be implemented in factories?

Streamlining every process in a factory for efficiency Signup and view all the answers

What marked the transformation in the United States between the Civil War and the beginning of the 20th century?

Craft production to mass production Signup and view all the answers

Who was the key figure responsible for revolutionizing the steel industry during the Second Industrial Revolution?

Henry Bessemer Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant impact of the Bessemer steel process on industry?

Mechanization of industry Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following inventors did NOT play a crucial role in the Second Industrial Revolution according to the text?

Henry Ford Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of the Second Industrial Revolution on American wages, wealth, capital, and GDP according to the text?

All rose at record rates Signup and view all the answers

How did the labor force composition change as a result of the industrial transformations during this period?

Increased reliance on unskilled laborers Signup and view all the answers

What was the next important step in America's manufacturing transformation after Henry Bessemer's work on steel processing?

Developing new management styles Signup and view all the answers

Impact of the Bessemer Process on American Industry

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