immigrants
Political terms and acts
Captains of the Industry and Robber Barons
Social issues
muckrakers
100

A building similar to an apartment where immigrants typically resides

tenements

100

What act required the inspection of meat?

The meat inspection act

100

The Founder of the Carnegie Steel Company?

Andrew Carnegie

100

What strike happened in response to wage cut at the Carnegie Steel Company?

Homestead Strike

100

What novel did Upton Sinclair write that exposed the meat packing industry?

The Jungle

200

What were immigrants who moved to America during the gilded age named?

New immigrants

200

What act banned Chinese workers from entering America?

Chinese exclusion act

200

The Founder of Standard Oil?

John D. Rockefeller

200
What term refers to the process of a large amount of people moving to a urban area?

Urbanization

200

Who publicized the housing crisis at the time?

Jacob Riss

300

What place was an immigration checkpoint that viewed the statue of liberty?

Ellis Island

300

What piece of legislation bans unfair monopolies?

Sherman anti-trust act

300

Who was a significant person in the railroad industries and known for their aggressive business tactics? (Hint: He beat Alabama)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

300

What strike was against the Pullman factory?

The Pullman strike

300

Who started the Hull House? 

Jane Addams

400

What is the term that refers to the things that attract people to a country, and also covers what pushes people out of their current country?

Push and Pull factors for immigrants

400

What act prohibited the sale of dangerous and misbranded foods?

Pure Food and Drug Act.

400

Who stabilized the economy after a crash?

JP Morgan

400

In which strike did a bomb go off in the crowd?

The Haymarket Strike

400

Who was known for their advocacy for woman's and children working rights?

Florence Kelley

500

What people in America were heavily against immigration?

Nativist

500

What is the term that refers to the idea of opposing government intervention in business affairs?

Laissez-Faire

500

Who popularized the assembly line?

Henry Ford.

500

What incident causes the death of 146 garment workers?

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

500

Who was best known for exposing monopolies?

Ida Tarbell

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