PPT-Standard 11: Examine connections between the rise of big business, the growth of labor

a Explain the effects of railroads on other industries including steel and oil Effects of the Railroads As railroads expanded they helped to create new technology amp encouraged innovations . Innovations & Industry. What is industry?. Between 1865 and 1914, the United States went from an agricultural society to an industrial society.. Factors: natural resources, large workforce, innovation, and free enterprise.. US History. Objectives :. **Describe industrial working conditions in the USA in the late 1800s. **List the barriers to labor . union growth. SOL – VUS.8. Timeline – 1870s-1920s. Oops, I forgot to include this last class. We will: . Look at the causes of increased . worker demand . in industry and why . labor unions. were needed.. I . will: . Understand why workers were needed in industry and why they formed labor unions.. The Failure to Gain Public Acceptance. Factory System. Factory workers cut corners to maximize profits. The employee is no longer a primary concern. Long hours. Low pay. Rigid timetables. Strict discipline. Objective: Explain the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution with emphasis on-. the changing role of labor and the rise of the union movement.. As you have read, working conditions in factories were often . The first large- scale national organization of laborers, The National Labor Union (NLU), was formed in 1866 by iron worker William H . Sylvis. Some National Labor Unions refused to let in African Americans, so it led to the creation of the Color National Labor Union (CNLU). Answer the following in 3-5 complete sentences:. Write what you know about labor unions. . Quiz Review. Quiz!. Get out a pen (blue or black) or pencil. Clear everything else off your desk!. Labor Unions. Chapter Six. Industrial Growth and Systematic Management. Growth of enterprise was facilitated by transportation and communication revolutions as well as manufacture by interchangeable parts.. Alfred D. Chandler Jr.. During the late 19. th. and early 20. th. century the US continues to build industry while it also continues its expansion westward. . The building of the Brooklyn Bridge. (Completed in 1883). Chapter 9: The Triumph of Industry. Postwar industrial expansion:. 1860—U.S. ranked fourth in world . 1894—U.S. ranked first. Why sudden upsurge?. Liquid capital ($), once scarce, now abundant. Civil War profiteering created huge fortunes which combined with massive investments from foreign capitalists. Westward Expansion. Many people moved west in the hopes of gaining wealth (gold and silver), happiness, land, and prosperity . Claiming land that belonged to Native Americans. . Westward Expansion. Railroad. ’. s?. The Anti-Trust Movement. Many critics of big businesses say that business leaders earned their money through . unfair business practices. !. Large corporations were using their size and strength to . Warm-Up. What is a strike?. Why would . workers go on strike?. What professions are Union?. The Rise of Organized Labor. . . are taking over what people had done in the past. Growth of machine driven factories. Gilded Age 1877-1900 STAAR Questions During the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries, the U.S. government attempted to facilitate the growth of domestic industry by   A placing high tariff barriers on foreign imports