Terms
Resources used to make a product
Raw Materials
Most important steel manufacturer in the nation
Andrew Carnegie
The housing where the poorest Americans lived
Tenements
New religion that went away from the beliefs of Jesus and the Bible
Liberalism
To make dirty or corrupt
Pollute
Oil drilled from the ground
Petroleum
Most important oil manufacturer in the nation
John D. Rockefeller
Apartment or Row House
Built gymnasiums and study halls to help provide a place to escape from temptation
YMCA/YWCA
Groups formed from workers on strike that helped make deals with the company
Labor Unions
Thin light-colored oil made from petroleum and used for fuel
Kerosene
Whales
Underground railroad for city transportation
Subway
Idea stemming from Charles Darwin's teaching that only the strong in society should survive
Social Darwinism
Treating people unjustly because of the color of their skin
Racial discrimination
To apply oil to make an object move more easily
Lubricate
The invention of these made big business more successful
Machines
Group of people who controlled the way a city ran
"Machine"
Opened soup kitchens for those needing food
Salvation Army
The first skyscraper (10 stories tall) was built in this city
Chicago
To purify
Refine
First commercial oil well in America
Drake Well
The action of not working unless the company you work for makes changes
Strike
New gospel message not of the Bible that believed in the idea of making society better
Social Gospel
Wealthy people who give to those in need
Philanthropist