Chapter 9 History importante facts
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- Civil War
- After ___________ industry increased rapidly bringing the U.S. of A out of the farming industry
- property
- Government should only interfere with the economy to protect ________ and maintain peace.
- raw materials
- __________ or resources were the reason for the US's industrial sucess
- Europe
- People from China and Eastern ________ came over for a better life.
- 200,000
- In 1865 the US had about 35,000 miles of railroad track after the Civil War in 1900 they had over _________ miles of track.
- families
- The population growth came from large _________ and a flood of immigrants.
- free enterprise system
- One factor that enabled US to industrialize rapidly was the ___________________.
- AT&T
- _____ was started by Alexander Bell the creator of the telephone
- supply
- Laissez- faire depended on _________ and demand to regulate prices and wages.
- Central Pacific
- The __________________ Railroad was the dream of Theodore Dehone Judah. He sold his stock to four different investors including Leland Stanford, founder of the prestigious Stanford University. They received laborers from China.
- standard sizes
- __________________were developed from measurements taken from the Union Soldiers, they were used to make ready made clothes. This helped people because mass production was used and cheaper prices.
- GNP
- _________ was eight times greater in 1914 than what is was when the Civil War ended.
- inventions
- New ___________ could increase the nation's productive capacity and their network of transportation and communication for the industrial growth.
- Union Pacific
- The __________________ Railroad was pushing westward towards Omaha, Nebraska (to become their capital) by Grenville Dodge. They used Irish immigrants to build their Railroad.
- workforce
- Between 1860 and 1910 the US population tripled. This created a larger __________ and a greater demand for consumer goods from factories.
- Menlo Park
- Edison was an inventor in ___________ he created the light bulb
- Great Northern
- The __________________ Railroad was created by James J. Hill without government subsidies or land grants
- kerosene
- Petroleum was important because it could be turned into ________ which was used in lamps.
- farmers
- The tariffs hurt Americans because the foreigners also raised their tariffs against American Goods, hurting _________ in particular who sold their products to Europe.
- free trade
- High tariffs meant America was no longer was so open to __________.
- GE
- Edison's electric company was called Edison General Electric Company but now is _____