“Corporate Consolidation”
What caused corporations to merge
What is the competition
What factor often determined where immigrants chose to settle in the U.S.
Who is family and friends contacts
What term describes the belief that “superior” Anglo-Saxon races were destined to lead
What is Social Darwinism
What type of work did most Black Southerners still do by the early 20th century
What is agricultural work, especially cotton
What 5¢ form of entertainment became popular in cities
What is nickelodeons
When did mergers become common
What is the 1890's
Why did industrialization hurt rural artisans
What is couldn't compete with factory goods
Darwinism claimed that success showed what trait
What is “Fitness” or superiority
What did many Black farmers do since poverty was widespread
What is sharecropping or tenant farming
Which type of urban organization traded jobs and aid for immigrant votes?
What is Political machines
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act
What drove peasants to emigrate
What is Economic hardship and land loss
What fields of study did Social Darwinism misuse
What is biology and anthropology
What was the Black populations in Chicago by 1900's
What is The Ludlow Massacre
What organization is the most famous example of a political machine
What is Tammany Hall
_______ was a banker who financed large consolidations
Who is J.P. Morgan
Which immigrant group often stayed permanently in the U.S
Name one stereotype Darwinism applied to immigrants
What is Italians = violent, Jews = nervous, Slavs = slow
What were the two northern cities that saw growing Black migration during this period
What is Chicago and Detroit
When did the U.S. see an increase in strikes and labor unrest
What is 1890-1915
The three big companies made from the mergers were
What is Standard Oil, General Electric, and U.S. Steel
Immigration rates tended to rise and fall based on what economic factor
What is economic booms and depressions
What did some people like Henry Adams and Theodore Roosevelt warn about, fearing reproduction rates
What is "race suicide"
What violent 1914 event symbolized labor repression
What is The Ludlow Massacre
What did reformers try to do in response to corruption in city governments
What is civil service reform and local government