Immigration
Term applied to people who came to the U.S. after 1880, mostly from southern and eastern Europe. Often came poor and unskilled. (Old Immigrants or New Immigrants)
What is a New Immigrant?
When one company dominates an entire industry or product.
What is Monopoly
Invented the first functioning plane.
Who are the Wright Bros
Gave free land to settlers who moved west.
What is the Homestead Act
Built upward. Tall buildings. Enabled cities to have large populations.
What are skyscrapers?
He had an oil monopoly. Founded the company Standard Oil.
Who is Rockefeller
One of America's most famous inventors (lightbulb, phonograph, etc)
Who is Edison
People of all different nationalities blended to create a single culture.
What is a Melting Pot?
Programs, helping newcomers learn English and adopt American dress and diet.
What is Americanization/Assimilation
Scottish born immigrant who had a steel monopoly.
Who is Carnegie
Invented the telephone.
Who is Bell
What was the main pull factor that drew immigrants into cities?
Availability of jobs
He had a railroad and shipping monopoly.
Who is Cornelius Vanderbilt
Famous for his Model T and the assembly line.
Who is Henry Ford
"Survival of the fittest"
What is social darwinism
Term for anti-immigration feelings held by some Americans during the Gilded Age.
What is nativism?
He dominated the world of banking and finance.
Who is JP Morgan
This invention enabled a 24/7 work cycle.
What is the lightbulb.
Process that made manufacturing steel cheaper and faster.