Big Business
Define a Monopoly
A company that controls all or nearly all of the market for a product or service
Thomas Edison invented this, which revolutionized the way people could work. (Hint: when cartoons have an idea, this pops into their head.)
The Light Bulb
Andrew Carnegie was known for this industry
Steel
Name a negative effect that industrialization had.
Poor working conditions and long hours
What factors contributed to the rapid industrialization of the US?
A. Decline of Immigration
B. Expansion of Factories
C. Sharecropping
B. Expansion of Factories
This term was used to describe children working in unsafe jobs, through long hours of the night for little pay. Women eventually fought to end this.
Child Labor
This is how women acted as philanthropists during the Gilded Age
They donated to schools, hospitals, and social programs to help the poor
Boss Tweed was known for running this Political Machine in NYC
Tammany Hall
How did industrialization affect cities?
Cities rapidly grew
This industry really took off in the EARLY stages of industrial times.
A. Cars
B. Corn
C. Textiles (clothes)
C. Textiles
Define Philanthropy
The act of donating money back to society
What did the Pacific Railroad do for society?
It encouraged people to move out west
This person used horizontal integration by acquiring most of the oil companies to create a monopoly.
John D. Rockefeller
What effect did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire have?
New safety regulations and labor laws were put into place
European immigrants had to come in through this island in New York.
Ellis Island
This business boomed during Reconstruction to get people to move out West.
The Railroad industry
What does the term “Gilded Age” refer to?
The era appeared to be "golden," but there was corruption and inequality under the surface
This African American activist believed that African Americans should demand civil rights and higher education immediately. He received a PhD from Harvard and was highly respected.
W.E.B. Du Bois
This movement was created to fight for better wages, hours, and working conditions
Labor Union Movement
This is where most immigrants came from during the Gilded Age
Southern and Eastern Europe
This term means to have a "hands-off government"
Laissez-faire
This political philosophy became popular as the corruption of the Gilded Age continued to grow
Socialism
In contrast to W.E.B., this activist wanted African Americans to focus on ending discrimination to gain civil rights first, and then education should follow
Booker T. Washington
What does the term "Women's Suffrage" mean?
Women fighting for the right to vote
This was the main goal of the Temperance Movement during the Progressive Era.
To reduce alcohol in society