Industrialization
how were working conditions
poor
why were unions formed
because they were unhappy with working conditions
what was one reason people came to the us
unemployment
what was a sweathsop
a place were underpaid workers worked for long hours
poll tax
forcing people that are registering to vote to pay a fee
how did population growth affect the industry
positivley
were workers paid well
no they could barley survive
where did the largest amount of people migrate from
europe
What were skyscrapers
tall steel frame buildings which lead to more population density
Fifteenth amendment
prohibits stats from denying citizens the right to vote off of skin color
were railroad entrepreneurs accused of swindling
yes
were workers happy with deflation and lower wages
no they were not happy although they were paid more they resented getting paid less
where there social class systems in they're previous countries
yes they're were social class systems and some came to escape them
what were tenements
they were dark and crowded they could only hope to own a home
inflation
The paper money lost value the price of goods soared
where did a large amount of coal come from
holding company
It is a company that does not produce anything but owns that stock of companies that do produce.
why did many Chinese come to the united states
to escape poverty and civil war
political machine
political machine were groups of people who exchanged votes for necessitates of the people
deflation
an increase in the value of money and a decrease in prices
Thomas Edison
what is horizontal integration
it is when a company began to lose market share it would sell to competitors to create a larger organization
was nativism a problem as more immigrants came to the united states
Yes many labor unions hated them because they would work for less money
Social Darwinism
the theory of evolution that the weak die out adn the strong survive
segregation
separating groups of people of off skin color giving others preference