Railroads
Industry
Jim Crow
Progressive Era
Surprise
100
Where was the Transcontinental Railroad completed?
Promontory Point, Utah
100
What allowed factories to be built away from rivers?
Electricity
100
What was the name given to laws that provided separate facilities for black and white citizens?
Jim Crow
100
What company did the "muckraker" Ida Tarbell expose?
Standard Oil Company
100
What is the term when someone is hostile toward immigrants because they prefer natives of their country?
Nativism
200
What two cities did the Transcontinental connect?
New York and San Francisco
200
What company made the government pass anti-trust laws?
Standard Oil Company
200
What court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
200
What was founded by Jane Addams that provided services to newly-arrived immigrants?
Hull House
200
What was opened in 1892 to help in processing immigrants?
Ellis Island
300
This was passed because many Americans resented Chinese workers who worked for lower wages.
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
300
The government proved that they cared more about companies than people during what strike?
Pullman Strike of 1894
300
What idea did Plessy v. Ferguson establish?
Separate but equal
300
This was the term used to criticize big business leaders.
Robber barons
300
Who invented the light bulb and motion pictures?
Thomas Edison
400
Which group of immigrants arrived on the west coast of the U.S. because they wanted jobs on the Transcontinental RR?
Chinese
400
Who would have liked for corporations to consolidate in order to create one giant business that controls the market?
John D. Rockefeller
400
Who is the author of The Souls of Black Folk?
W.E.B. DuBois
400
What 3 electoral reforms were made during this time period?
Initiative, referendum, and recall
400
This is the French term referring to no government regulation in business.
Laissez-faire
500
What was established in order to plan train schedules easily?
Time Zones
500
Samuel Gompers founded this labor union.
American Federation of Labor
500
What organization was created to help blacks better their situations and fight against Jim Crow?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
500
What industry was the book The Jungle criticizing?
Meat-packing industry
500
What is vertical integration?
Buying out suppliers and distributors.
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