Hist 106 Dr. Ryan Test 1

Margaret Sanger {Ans: was arrested for teaching women about birth control. Was radical idea, bc people still believed in having many children for farms.}Nuance bills {Ans: made by politicians copying business owners. Threatened to regulate monopolies.}JD Rockefeller {Ans: owner of the Standard Oil monopoly and trust. Convinced railroads to give rebates and drawbacks. Competed with railroads.}Free Silver {Ans: Political issue involving the unlimited coinage of silver at 16:1 ratio, supported by farmers and William Jennings Bryan.}1800s in the U.K {Ans: marks the beginning of industrial revolution. Replacement of muscle power with machine power. Considered 2nd greatest achievement in human history.}1870s Corporations Boom {Ans: Has ability to raise more capital than any individual, (US steel 1st billion dollar industry.)}