Politics
Monopolized the oil industry
John D. Rockefeller
Monopoly
One business controlling multiple
Founded settlement houses for immigrants
Jane Addams
The two main cites for welcoming immigrants
Ellis and Angel Island
Cite that largely impacted the political stance of New York
Tammany Hall
Monopolized and manipulated many industries, stealing around $50 million
Boss Tweed
Railroad built across the US
Transcontinental railroad
Exposed the harsh living conditions of tenements
Jacob Riis
Most immigrants come from this area
Southern and Eastern Europe
Upton Sinclair wrote
The Jungle
Monopolized the steel industry
Andrew Carnegie
The act that the government should interfere with monopolies
Laissez-faire
Revealed the monopolies of Rockefeller
Ida Tarbell
Protecting the rights of US born citizens
Natists
Mucraker
Someone who brought the darkness of poor living to attention
Someone who controlled votes with money
Political Machines
Nasty homes that are built side by side with horrible living conditions
Tenements
Revealed the poor living conditions of asylums
Nellie Bly
Many immigrants lived here
Urbanization
Urbanizing an area
Created political cartoons that eventually took down Boss Tweed
Thomas Nast
Burned down with workers still in it, resulting in people jumping out windows
Triangle ShirtWaist Factory
Thomas Nast
Set to prevent Chinese immigrants
Chinese Exclusion Act
Meat Inspection Act
Required all packaged meat to be checked and cleaned before shipping