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skyscraper - correct answer a tall building of many stories accelerate - correct answer to move faster indusrty - correct answer economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories. Tenements - correct answer Poorly built, overcrowded housing where many immigrants lived Clinics - correct answer health care facilities found in many types of health care slum - correct answer a heavily populated urban area characterized by substandard housing and squalor Settlement Houses - correct answer Community centers located in the slums and near tenements that gave aid to the poor, especially immigrants Urbanization - correct answer the growth of cities What conditions spurred the growth of industry? - correct answer Government policies helped business grow and new technology allowed railroads and cities to expand. Also new sources of energy supplied industry needs. an example of some were; coal, iron and steel. Why was Edison's power plant important? - correct answer The electric engine was safer than the steam engine. Why did the cost of automobiles decrease? - correct answer Henry Ford perfected the assembly line make it easier and cheaper to make the cars. How did big business change the workplace and give rise to labor unions? - correct answer It changed the workplace by making the working areas less safe and by lowering their salary. How did corporations raise capital? - correct answer Corporations raise large amounts of capital by selling stock, or shares. How did Rockefeller control the oil industry? - correct answer Rockefeller ended competition in the oil industry by slashing prices and forming the standard oil trust. What dangers did factory workers face? - correct answer The factory workers worked long hours in dangerous conditions, they could get burned or lose limbs, get clothing/hair stuck in the machinery, breath in fumes, or die. what methods did the AFL use? - correct answer The AFL only admitted skilled workers. They thought this would be smarter then what the Knights of Labor did because the owners would only have unskilled workers, and it would be hard to train unskilled workers. How did technology change city life? - correct answer Steel and elevators made skyscrapers possible. Elevated trains, streetcars, and modern bridges allowed easy transport in urban areas. what problems did tenement dwellers face? - correct answer They faced overcrowded housing, polluted air, fires, and diseases. What leisure activities did city dwellers enjoy? - correct answer City dwellers enjoyed watching and playing sports, going to zoos, and seeing the circus.