Inventors and Big Business Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe inventions of Edison and their effect on US:
He invited the phonograph and the light bulb this effect the United States because now we had light and electricity

Describe inventions of other such as Bell, Bessemer, and Marconi:

Describe how big business tried to maximize profit:
They decreased the workers pay and they paid as little as they could for goods and material.

Describe how Rockefeller and Carnegie changed big business in the US:
Gradually workers and small business owners started to feel trust in monopolies.

Describe how the gov regulated big business:
The congress created interstate commerce and they also passed Sherman antitrust act which prohibited any trust that acts in restraint of commerce.