End of Reconstruction/Rise in Industrialization
Rights - Women, Farmers, Workers, Immigrants
Robber Barrons/ Captains of Industry
Immigration/Urbanization
Actions Against Trusts
100
How did the election of 1876 end reconstruction?
Because there was no clear winner, Democratic southerners allowed the Republican candidate to win in exchange for soliders leaving the South. Once soldiers were gone, any attempt to enforce the 14th and 15th Amendments in the South ended.
100
What was the name of the first important convention that took place in support of women's rights.
The Seneca Falls Convention (met in Seneca Falls, NY)
100
What would we call Andrew Carnegie when he funded libraries in most cities and towns in the U.S.
BONUS: What trust did he control?
Captain of Industry
Bonus: Steel
100
What are three "pull" factors drawing immigrants to the U.S.
- Strong economy with lots of jobs
- Freedom of religion
- relative safety from war
100
What is the definition of "monopoly"?
A company who has either purchased their competitors or run them out of business, such that the company no longer has competition.
200
What does the Election of 1876 teach us about popular vote vs electoral vote?
That you can win the popular vote and still lose the election due to the electoral vote.
200
What is one way that workers can fight against low wages and poor working conditions?
Unionization (create unions)
200
What are three actions that caused industrialists to be called "Robber Barons"?
- Low wages
- Dangerous working conditions
- Child labor
- Exploitive prices
- Destroying competition
200
What are three "push" factors that push people out of their home countries?
- Religious persecution
- Poor economy/no jobs
- War or required military service
200
What is a muckraker?
A journalist who exposes bad business practices and living conditions for the poor.
300
What are three impacts industrialization had on farmers?
- Improved tools (tractors, reapers) made farming more efficient, thus required less workers (drove unskilled laborers to factories)
- Only the biggest farms could pay for the new tools, which meant they increased production and could charge lower prices, running small farmers out of business.
- Monopolies on railroads meant that farmers had to pay a lot to ship products.
300
What do you call Americans who oppose immigration and supports only those born in the U.S., and thus natives to the country?
Nativists (they believe in nativisim)
300
What are three things industrialists did that led to them being called "Captains of Industry"?
- Their companies strengthened U.S. economy
- They donated money
- They created jobs
300
Where are the "old" immigrants from?
North and West Europe (Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Norway)
300
What did they call Teddy Roosevelt when he took on trusts/monopolies?
"Trust Buster"
400
What is the relationship between industrialization, immigration, and urbanization?
Industrialization meant factories became the focus of where to settle, because that is where the jobs were. Immigrants moved to where the jobs were, which is where the factories were - jobs and factories were focused in the cities, so that is where many immigrants settled - immigration and industrialization led to urbanization.
400
What was the first law to completely ban a nationality of people from entering the United States?
The Chinese Exclusion Act
400
What is one way to fight against the political corruption of Robber Barons?
Election of S.
400
Where were the "New" Immigrants from?
Southern and Eastern Europe (Italy, Russia)
400
Name three muckrakers?
- Upton Sinclair - Wrote "The Jungle" - exposed bad practices in meat processings
- Jacob Riis - Photographer who published "How the Other Half Lives," exposing terrible conditions of immigrants in NYC.
- Ida Tarbell - wrote about the bad business practices of Standard Oil
500
Name the industries of these industrialists:
- Vanderbilt
- Rockefeller
- Vanderbilt: Railroads
- Rockefeller: Standard oil
500
Did the "old" immigrants welcome the "new" immigrants warmly?
No - every wave of immigration is usually accompanied by fear of loss of low-paying, low-skill jobs.
500
How can government fight trusts/monopolies?
Though law - Anti-trust Laws