SSUSH11Big Business Labor and Innovation
Examine connections between the rise of big business, the growth of labor unions, and technological innovations.
Appears in: Social Studies, High School
Expectations
SSUSH11.aExplain the effects of railroads on other industries, including steel and oil.
SSUSH11.bExamine the significance of John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie in the rise of trusts and monopolies.
SSUSH11.cExamine the influence of key inventions on U.S. infrastructure, including but not limited to the telegraph, telephone, and electric light bulb.
SSUSH11.dDescribe Ellis and Angel Islands, the change in immigrants' origins and their influence on the economy, politics, and culture of the United States.
SSUSH11.eDiscuss the origins, growth, influence, and tactics of labor unions including the American Federation of Labor.
Georgia Milestones coverage
US History (EOC) · Industrialization, Reform, & Imperialism
Industrialization, Reform, & Imperialism