Industrialization
A company that controls all or nearly all the business of an industry
Monopoly
Entry point and processing center for European immigrants entering the U.S.
Ellis Island
name given to the writers who exposed corruption & problems in late 1800s
muckrakers
The assassination of F. Ferdinand started this war.
World War I.
Social Security
Term given to the leading industrialists who were often criticized for their ruthless business actions.
Robber Barons
The below deck accommodations where most poor immigrants traveled during the journey to the U.S.
This movement sought to ban the consumption of alcohol due to its harmful affects upon society
Temperance Movement
The explosion of the USS Maine led to the start of this war.
Spanish-American War
Requires labels on foods and medications and protects consumers against mislabeling.
Pure Food and Drug Act
Organizations which brought workers together to fight for better working conditions
Labor Unions
ethnic neigborhoods
President who protected the public, helped regulate business, and protect natural resources.
President Theodore Roosevelt
Germany's continued use of submarine warfare caused the United States to enter this war.
World War I
Allowed the United States to provide weapons and materials to the Allied nations fighting against the aggression of the Axis Powers.
Lend Lease Act
a new form of business organization, whose goal was to raise large amounts capital, which was owned by many investors
corporations
Americans who wanted to limit immigration to the United States.
Nativists
The corrupt and unjust practice of rewarding supporters with governmental jobs used by many political machines in the cities.
spoils system
Germany's invasion of Poland started this war.
World War II.
Established to prevent the formation of monopolies and trusts.
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
economic system of the US, based on the belief that private citizens should own businesses
Capitalism
Belief that all those who come to America should assimilate
Melting Pot Theory
Name two (2) social reformers and the problems in the nation, which they focused on.
Riis – tenements
Tarbell – monopolies/Standard Oil
Sinclair - unsanitary meat conditions
Nast - political corruption
What land did the United States acquire as a result of the Spanish-American War?
Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines
Requires people to take an exam for certain jobs to make sure they are qualified for the job and was a way to reduce the abuses of the spoils system.
Civil Service Act