This "ism" became popular among Americans who believed immigrants were destroying the culture of America.
What is Nativism
"He has devoted himself to the study of the steam navigation of his country - not with the object of extending its development, but the purpose of (making money and ruining his competitors)."
Who is Cornelius Vanderbilt as a Robber Baron
The term to describe the area of a steamship in which most immigrants traveled to America?
What is steerage
Jacob Riis wrote about rapid urbanization. He describes the housing conditions in New York City. What were these urban dwellings called?
What are tenements
The four factors of production
What are land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurism
This "ism" used the concept of "survival of the fittest" and applied it to human beings.
What is Social Darwinism
"He is one of the greatest and most successful financiers, not only in our country but also in the world, as many well-informed businessmen will bear witness. I believe he would give the very last cent of his many millions to save the United States from disaster."
Who is J.P. Morgan as a captain of industry
Most "new immigrants" that arrived in the U.S. after 1880 were from what two regions of Europe?
What are eastern and southern Europe
Who was Lewis Hine
The author who coined the phrase, "The Gilded Age"
Who is Mark Twain
This "ism" can be seen in the work ethic and determination of Andrew Carnegie who started with nothing and became the leader of the U.S. steel industry.
What is Rugged Individualism
"If I get a barrel of oil out of Buffalo...“I have to sneak it out. There are no public docks; the railroads control most of them, and they won’t let me out if they can help it. If I want to ship a car-load they won’t take it if they can help it. They are all afraid of offending the Standard Oil Company."
Who is J.D. Rockefeller as a robber baron
What anti-immigration law is this cartoon referencing?
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act
When one business or individual controls an entire industry.
What is a monopoly
What can be found on the walls at Angel Island
What are poems
This "ism" describes those who appreciate and respect what immigrants bring to a nation.
What is multiculturalism
Who is J.D. Rockefeller as a robber baron
The poem, "The New Colossus" is most closely tied to what policy of U.S. immigration?
What is the open door policy
Three common problems in urban factories (the three D's of working conditions)
What is dark, dirty and dangerous
Theory of immigration that embraces ethnic groups maintaining their individual identities and living side by side
What is the Salad Bowl Theory
This "ism" is a hands-off approach to the economy. It enabled business owners to run their companies unchecked by the federal government.
What is laissez-faire capitalism
Who is Andrew Carnegie as a captain of industry
Which two ideas about immigration encourage immigrants to give up their culture in order to fit in with their new country?
What are the melting pot theory and assimilation
The method used by Andrew Carnegie in which he owned each step of a manufacturing process.
What is vertical integration
The process of converting iron into steel
What is the Bessemer process