Definitions
Immigration
Movement of people from one country to the next/ another country
Labor Unions
Organizations formed by Workers to advocate for better wages and working conditions.
Who invented the light bulb
Thomas Edison
Andrew Carnegie
He was a successful businessman, like J.P Morgan he had his success in Steel and Railroads.
What was 1 main reason for the impact of Immigration.
Between 1870 and 1920 an additional 25 million immigrants, mostly from Europe.
Tenements
Overcrowded apartments where poor would live during the Gilded Age
Innovation
New inventions for example railroad and electricity that drove economic change.
Who invented the Elevator
Elisha Otis
J.P Morgan
He was a very successful businessman that got his success from Steel and Railroads.
What were 1 main reason for Urban Growth
They first saw the rise of factories and Mechanized production in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
Gilded Age
A time of poverty in the USA during 1875 to 1899, when the rich would not help the poor that were in need of food, Jobs, money and somewhere to live.
Urbanization
Is the Population shift from rural to urban areas
Who invented the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
John. D Rockefeller
He was a successful person that owned a ton of Oil Refineries.
What were the Difference in the Living Conditions between the Rich and the Poor.
The rich lived in big and luxurious houses and got favored more by the government because of their money, and the poor lived in Tenements which were poorly run apartments and got favored less.
Monopolies
Companies that dominate an industry by eliminating competition.
Middle Class
Socioeconomic group that expanded due to managerial, clerical and professional jobs
Who invented the Telegraph
Samuel Morse
Cornelius Vanderbilt
He was a very successful businessman, the got his success from the Railroads.
Why did people move from Rural areas to Cities
Better Job opportunities, better wages, Improved living standards
Laissez-faire
Government policies that allow businesses to operate with minimal regulations
Social Darwinism
Belief that society progresses through "Survival of the fittest".
Who invented the Subway
Alfred Ely Beach
William McKinley
He was a Virginia politician who served as member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Are we in a Second Gilded age
Yes, 100 percent