Inventions
By improving upon other inventors’ creations, including that of Lewis Latimer, Thomas Edison invented the first long-lasting and affordable __________.
Lightbulb
This industrialist’s use of horizontal integration allowed him to eliminate competitors by controlling refineries across the nation, effectively creating one of the first major monopolies in U.S. history.
John D. Rockefeller
Often called the “Ellis Island of the West,” this processing center in San Francisco Bay detained and interrogated primarily Chinese immigrants, many for weeks or even months, under the authority of exclusion laws.
Angel Island
What is the definition of diverse?
made up of different types of people
He was the first U.S. president to live in the White House.
John Adams
The phrase “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you” was the first sentence spoken using this invention.
The telephone
A Scottish immigrant, he built a steel empire through vertical integration and later became one of the most famous philanthropists in American history.
Andrew Carnegie
Located in New York Harbor, this immigration processing station opened in 1892 and became the entry point for over 12 million immigrants. Detainees could be rejected due to health issues or perceived "moral defects."
Ellis Island
A refinery is __________.
a place where a substance is purified
This French military leader became emperor in 1804.
Napoleon Bonaparte
The development of this 19th-century invention required understanding of electromagnetic induction and contributed directly to the eventual design of transformers and generators.
The AC induction motor
Originally investing in steamboats, this entrepreneur later built a transportation empire through railroads, becoming one of the wealthiest men of the 19th century.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Many new immigrants during this period came from these two regions of Europe.
Southern and Eastern Europe
What is the definition of a monopoly?
when one business or group has complete control over a good or service
This code of laws, one of the earliest known, came from Babylon.
the Code of Hammurabi
Although commonly credited with inventing the electric telegraph, this American artist and inventor adapted earlier European telegraph prototypes, including those by Cooke and Wheatstone, and is also responsible for developing the code system that bears his name.
Samuel Morse
Unlike his contemporaries, this businessman paid his workers a then-unheard-of $5 per day in 1914 — a move both criticized and praised — believing higher wages would improve productivity and create more consumers.
Henry Ford
The Chinese Exclusion Act specifically targeted this class of Chinese immigrants, with only a few narrow exceptions for merchants, teachers, students, and diplomats.
Chinese laborers
What is a telegraph?
a system that sends electric signals across wires in order to transmit messages from a distance
This music genre, with roots in African American communities, became globally popular in the 20th century and includes legends like Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong.
Jazz
In Morse code, this common letter is represented by a single dot and often used to test transmission quality.
E
Name the two industrialists whose business practices and wealth accumulation directly inspired the creation of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 and later the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914.
J.D.R and Carnegie
Although passed in 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was repeatedly renewed and strengthened. It was not fully repealed until this year, during World War II, largely for diplomatic reasons related to China’s alliance with the U.S. against Japan.
1943
Prejudice is __________.
a negative opinion of a person or group based on a characteristic
He was a prominent leader in the Nation of Islam and known for his powerful speeches on Black empowerment.
Malcolm X