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What period marked the transformation from craft production to mass production in the United States?
What period marked the transformation from craft production to mass production in the United States?
- The First Industrial Revolution
- The Industrial Era
- The Second Industrial Revolution (correct)
- The American Manufacturing Revolution
What was the result of the rise of American factories during the Second Industrial Revolution?
What was the result of the rise of American factories during the Second Industrial Revolution?
- American industries began to merge
- American factories began to decline
- American wages and wealth decreased
- American wages, wealth, capital, and GDP all rose at the fastest rate (correct)
Who is credited with patenting an inexpensive way to process steel in 1855?
Who is credited with patenting an inexpensive way to process steel in 1855?
- Alexander Graham Bell
- George Westinghouse
- Henry Bessemer (correct)
- Thomas Edison
What was the result of the Bessemer steel process?
What was the result of the Bessemer steel process?
What change occurred in the labor force as a result of the Bessemer steel process?
What change occurred in the labor force as a result of the Bessemer steel process?
What was the next important step in America's manufacturing transformation after the Bessemer steel process?
What was the next important step in America's manufacturing transformation after the Bessemer steel process?
Why was Henry Bessemer's invention crucial to the Second Industrial Revolution?
Why was Henry Bessemer's invention crucial to the Second Industrial Revolution?
What was a significant innovation in large enterprises starting from the 1870s?
What was a significant innovation in large enterprises starting from the 1870s?
What was Frederick Taylor's goal in applying scientific and industrial concepts to factory work?
What was Frederick Taylor's goal in applying scientific and industrial concepts to factory work?
What was a consequence of scientific management, according to the text?
What was a consequence of scientific management, according to the text?
Since the early 19th century, how has the U.S. Supreme Court treated corporations?
Since the early 19th century, how has the U.S. Supreme Court treated corporations?
What is an example of a simple monopoly, according to the text?
What is an example of a simple monopoly, according to the text?
What is horizontal integration, as described in the text?
What is horizontal integration, as described in the text?
What is a key characteristic of a vertical monopoly, as described in the text?
What is a key characteristic of a vertical monopoly, as described in the text?
What is the purpose of a trust, as described in the text?
What is the purpose of a trust, as described in the text?
