Industrialization
During Industrialization society is moving from _____________ to ______________.
rural to urban
Political Machines
This was the entry point to many European immigrants located in New York
Ellis Island
What led to the rise of labor unions in America?
industrialization and treatment of workers
Who was the first president of the USA (1789-97)?
George Washinton
monopoly
Political machines gave what to immigrants?
bribes, favors, perks
What are two push factors of immigration?
oppression, poverty, war, famine, religious persecution
How did many labor unions try to accomplish their goals? And how did many of these end?
strikes and with violence on both sides
How many bones do sharks have?
ZERO
What is the name given to the ruthless business owners during the Gilded Age?
Robber Barons
What did political machines want from immigrants (after giving them things)?
votes
What are some pull factors of immigration?
freedom, economic opportunity (jobs), cultural ties
What did many labor unions during the Gilded Age push for? (Specifics)
better wages
better working hours
end child labor
benefits
working conditions
In a website browser address bar, what does “www” stand for?
World Wide Web
Factory production was ramped up by the invention of what, this helped keep factories open much much later.
Edison's light bulb
(electricity)
What is one thing that political machines would commit?
fraud and corruption
This is the over favoritism toward native-born Americans and the hatred of immigrants
Nativists or Nativism
What are the names of the two major unions that popped up during the Gilded Age?
Knights of Labor
American Federation of Labor
“Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll,” were the first words spoken on what cable channel that launched at 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 1981?
MTV
The act of Robber Barons giving back in charitable donations is called this.
Philanthropy
Reforming political machines meant that government jobs would now be given based on _______________.
merit
What legislation was passed to restrict the influx of a certain immigrants group?
Chinese Exclusion Act
What was the tactic of negotiation that we talked about in class that labor unions would do to get their needs met?
collective bargaining
Who won the World Series last year?
Los Angeles Dodgers
This new method was used to take the impurities out of iron and create stronger material called steel, making it faster and cheaper.
Bessemer Process
This man was the most famous "Boss" located in New York City?
William "Boss" Tweed
These were the run down apartment buildings that immigrants lived in that were very unsanitary.
Tenements
What are 2 things that we did to try and Americanize or assimilate immigrants?
taught English, taught American Civics, pushed Christianity, dress and act American
What is the human body’s heaviest organ?
skin
Steel was hugely important on infrastructure in cities by providing cheap steel to use for what three things?
Skyscrapers
Bridges
Railroads
Factories
This Act was put in place to take out corruption of political machines, gave jobs based on merit.
Pendleton Civil Service Act
What is one social issue that is facing women and children during the Gilded Age?
working in factories, becoming wage earners for the family
What is a community center that is organized to provide various services to the urban poor?
Settlement house
What year was Taylor Swift born?
1989
What are the names of two Robber Barons who used ruthless tactics to build a fortune?
John Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
JP Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
What needed to be repealed to help fix the problems with politics in cities?
patronage
What are 3 problems in cities with the influx of population growth during the Gilded Age?
housing shortages, transportation, clean water, waste and garbage, fires, crime
What was the main way that we tried to Americanize immigrants?
public schools
Only one of our states was ruled by kings and queens in its past. Name the state.
Hawaii
Contributions by Robber Barons were used to help build what two specific structures.
libraries and universities
What was Boss Tweed's Democratic Headquarters called in New York City?
Tammany Hall
Where were most immigrants coming from? (2)
China, Ireland, Southern and Eastern Europe
This is a social reform movement that sought to fix problems in the name of Jesus.
Social Gospel Movement
What is the national sport of Japan?
Sumo Wrestling
Policy of limited government influence, letting owners set working conditions and pay without regulation from the government.
Lassez-Faire
This is the illegal use of political power for personal gain - stealing money from taxpayers?
Graft
Who is famous for her settlement house in Chicago called the Hull House, where she helped the immigrant poor.
Jane Addams
This strike ended with a bomb being thrown into the crowd and killing 7 police officers.
Haymarket Affair
What are the only birds that can fly backward?
Hummingbirds