SSUSH11

The student will describe the economic, social, and geographic impact of the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction. Explain the impact of the railroads on other industries, such as steel, and on the organization of big business. Describe the impact of the railroads in the development of the West; include the transcontinental railroad, and the use of Chinese labor. Identify John D'Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company and the rise of trusts and monopolies. Describe the inventions of Thomas Edison; include the electric light bulb, motion pictures, and the phonograph, and their impact on American life