Inventors
The telephone
Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
Old Immigrants came from Western Europe, but the New Immigrants, that came over after this war, came from Eastern and Southern Europe (as well as Asia).
What was the Civil War?
A business with no competition.
What was a monopoly (or trust)?
This man believed in the Gospel of Wealth, that the wealthy should help society. He became a philanthropist, giving his fortune to charity (libraries and education)
Who was Andrew Carnegie?
This author sold many stories about the "self-made man" - if you just worked hard enough, you can be rich and successful.
Who was Horace Mann?
This invention allowed industry to double their hours, allowed stores to stay open later and allowed people to shop and socialize for many hours after the sun went down.
What was the light bulb?
Many immigrants of the same ethnicity tended to live together, carving out their own little areas.
He controlled the banks and fianance.
Who was James Pierpont (JP) Morgan?
Workers banded together and started to form these, seeking better pay and shorter hours.
What were unions or labor unions?
William Graham Sumner came up with this theory that it is unproductive to help the poor, because it was only helping to provide for the unfit.
What was social Darwinism (survival of the fittest)?
Phonograph, mimeograph, and light bulb.
Who was Thomas Edison?
Many female immigrants made clothes in these unsafe sewing factories.
What were sweat shops?
He controlled the steel industry.
Who was Andrew Carnegie?
The organization came over from England and provided necessities to the homeless and the poor
What was the Salvation Army?
This economic belief allowed industry to do whatever they wanted, at the expense of workers and consumers.
What was "Laissez-faire" Capitalism? (or hands off)
Nikola Tesla and this man created power plants that used alternating current, which is what we use today.
Who was George Westinghouse?
Chinese immigrants were instrumental in helping to build these out on the west coast.
What were railroads, including the Transcontinental Railroad?
He controlled the northern railroads.
Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt?
She set up Hull Houses, places where immigrants in various cities could go for aid.
Who was Jane Addams?
Workers were so poorly paid they were forced to live in these cramped unsanitary apartments.
What were tenements?
Bessemer Steel helped bring sky scrapers to the cities and this famous bridge to New York City.
What is the Brooklyn Bridge?
Immigrants arriving on the west coast were processed at Angel Island, while immigrants arriving on the east coast were processed here.
What is Ellis Island?
He controlled 90% of the oil industry.
Who was John D Rockefeller (Standard Oil Trust)?
Terrence Powderly established America's first labor union that accepted African Americans and women.
What was the Knights of Labor?
These political organizations took advantage of the immigrants, giving them assistance in return for their votes.
What were political machines?