The Industrial Revolution and Urbanization U.S. History Urbanization and The Progressive Era The Industrial Revolution and Urbanization Questions What were the first reliable streetcars powered by? Who constructed the Penn Central Railroad? How did the Industrial Revolution affect economic thought? What factors led to the United States' technological boom? What did the U.S. do that resulted in it building and controlling the Panama Canal? What business did Andrew Carnegie dominate? For what reasons were farmers angry at railroad companies? Why was it so important for the US to have a canal through Central America? How did the principles of the American Revolution influence the debate over American imperialism in the Philippines? Approximately how long was the entire National Road? What effect did inexpensive, readily available steel have on the railroad industry? Why were the reaper and the steel plow important? Which country's residents became citizens of the United States in 1917? Which state is home to the world's first skyscraper? In the late 1800s, what was the creation of the Standard Oil Trust by John D. Rockefeller intended to do? Did the conservatives support industrial revolution? What are the negative and positive effects of the Industrial Revolution? Why did the Industrial Revolution happen? What was so revolutionary about the industrial revolution? What did Alfred Mahan believe was essential for America to have to protect overseas trade? Why did the United States think it was important to build a canal cross Central America? Who was James B. Duke? Why was the building of the railroads so important to mining and ranching? How was the Pullman Illinois unique from any other city? What was the U.S. Policy of Imperialism in the early 1900's? Why did the U.S. want the Panama Canal? What did Edison hope to accomplish by creating an "invention factory"? What does the term "urban sprawl" mean? Why dld the U.S. banking system need to be reformed in the early 1900s? What did the U.S. government promise to the railroads for laying track all across the country? Which invention had the greatest impact on American transportation? How did cars change American life? What was Andrew Carnegie's main contribution to society? Why did the U.S. Industrial Revolution begin in New England? How did improvements in transportation affect the price of goods in the U.S? What was the impact of business on public policy from the Civil War to World War I? What do you think about the business methods of Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Stanford? How did geography spur industrialization in the Northeast? Why did Henry Ford pay his workers so well? What was the effect of the fact that Carnegie was an avid reader and learner? The growth of population in cities during the late 1800s was known as what? Why was the United States described as a "police officer" in Latin America under President Theodore Roosevelt? What reasons did average Americans of the late 1800s have to approve of the railroad companies, and what reasons did they have to disapprove of them? Why was the Interstate Commerce Commission established? In general, how did life for rural Americans differ from life for urban Americans? Who proposed the first American Labor Day parade/celebration? What was "wage slavery" in company towns? What prompted the U.S. formally to state its Open Door policy in 1899 and 1900? Who was best known for his "Big Stick" diplomacy? How did the federal government aid railroad construction in the 1850s and 1860s? What was the significance of Promontory Point in Utah? In the mid-1800s, most of America's industry was located where? In what two ways did population growth help industrial expansion? What effect did the Industrial Revolution have on the workers? Was the rise of industry good for the United States? Industrialization resulted in what changes to American society? Why did the number of corporations grow dramatically after 1870? Eugene v. Debs was one of the founders of what new political force? Which American industry first used machines to do work previously done by hand? How did improved transportation affect farming? What industry is Rockefeller associated with? What industry is Carnegie associated with? How did railroads influence the growth of western territories? Why were assembly lines introduced into factories? How were class tensions affected by the Industrial Revolution? What method of manufacturing, introduced in the early 1800s, made mass production possible? How did Granville Woods improve the telegraph? Why did the Industrial Revolution occur in the U.S.? Which American industry first used machines to do work previously done by hand? What was important about the Bidwell party? On what date did Oklahoma become a state? How did James Watt contribute to the Industrial Revolution? Question #8a10a What did President Hoover expand more than any previous president? In addition to building automobiles. what other innovation is Henry Ford known for? What factors led to US imperialism in the early 1900's? What is the only major US city without skyscrapers? Why? How did the Industrial Revolution lead to a revolution in transportation? How did Henry Ford's assembly line change the way factories made products? What was the most significant communications achievement during the Gilded Age? What was the impact of the steam engine on the production of British goods? What contributed most to the growing gap between social classes during the Industrial Revolution? How did the mass production of cars affect the American economy? Who ran and won in the 1908 presidential election? The ability of the east coast of the United States to communicate with the west coast was FIRST made possible by what? Why were tenements a difficult place to live for the urban working class? What was the name given to the industry big business owners in the late 1800s? What were areas in a city called where most of the poor working class lived in crowded conditions? Can anyone kind of further explain the political cartoon? "A National Game That Is Played Out" I sort of understand the basics on it but there's only 2 websites that I've found that talk about it and they both say pretty much the same thing Urbanization and The Progressive Era View all chapters The Industrial Revolution and Urbanization Worker Exploitation in America Progressive Social Reformers Corruption in America Women and the Suffrage Movement Next