Industry and Business
What groups would dissatisfied workers normally form?
What are Labor Unions
Who was the Main Democrat in the 1916 election?
Woodrow Wilson
In crowded cities, what did poor people, mostly immigrants, lived in what?
What are Tenements?
In the early 1900's what vehicle did gasoline-powered automobiles compete with?
What are Electric-Powered Vehicle?
What does it mean to limit?
Restrict?
What is the name for the small shares of a corporation that a company sells to make more money?
What are Stocks
Who faced religious discrimination in the late 1800's?
Catholics and Jews
In what year did the first World Series take place?
1903
Who invented the telephone?
Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
What is structural framework?
Chassis
Who made large contributions to the steel industry, in a similar manner to Rockefeller in oil?
Who is Andrew Carnegie
Which book told of the poor conditions of meatpacking plants?
The Jungle
What is one country that brought immigrants to the US during this time?
Japan, China, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Italy, Greece, and Turkey
Where was the first powered flight?
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
What is the practice of combining separate companies?
Consolidation
What was a common practice that business owners and companies did that donated to universities, libraries, and organizations?
What is Philanthropy
Which President was supported by Roosevelt at first?
William Howard Taft
What music, developed by African-Americans, was popular during this time?
What is Jazz?
Where was Edison's lab?
Menlo Park, New Jersey
What is an investigative reporter who exposes corruption in businesses?
Muckraker
What Company, founded by John D. Rockefeller, became a large monopoly using horizontal and vertical expansion, devouring competition oil companies, which was later divided into smaller companies by the Supreme Court?
What is Standard Oil Company
What service did Roosevelt create to help protected lands?
U.S Forest Service
When was the Chinese Exclusion Act passed?
1882
Who invented the electric Dishwasher?
Who was Josephine Garis Cochrane?
What is a journalistic writing style exaggerating the dramatic or shocking aspects of stories?
Yellow Journalism