Immigration
What does it mean to immigrate?
To come to live permanently in a foreign country
What were Ellis/Angel Island?
Immigration centers
What is a robber baron?
An industrialist who became wealthy through monopolistic and often unethical business practices that exploited workers and destroyed competitors
What is a muckraker?
A journalist who investigates and exposes corrupt business practices and the government
Monopoly or trust
Where did "Old Immigrants" come from?
Northern and Eastern Europe
Where is Ellis Island?
New York
What is a Captain of Industry?
Ida Tarbell exposed...
Standard Oil
Another name for the Industrial Era
Progressive Era or Gilded Age
Where did "New" Immigrants come from?
Southern and Eastern Europe
Where is Angel Island?
California
Which robber baron/captain of industry founded Standard Oil?
John D. Rockefeller
Upton Sinclair exposed...
The meatpacking industry
Organized group of worked formed to protect and further their rights and interests
Labor Unions
Which group (Old/New Immigrants) would have had an easier time assimilating into US culture?
Old Immigrants - spoke English and share similar culture
Which immigration center were Asian immigrants most likely to pass through?
Angel Island
Which robber baron/captain of industry is associated with the steel industry?
Andrew Carnegie
Jacob Riis exposed...
Tenement living conditions
Cramped, tiny apartments where multiple families would live in
Tenements
Which belief is shown through the following legislation?
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)
Gentlemen’s Agreement (1907)
Emergency Quota Act (1921)
Nativism
Describe the different treatment of immigrants at Angel and Ellis Island
Answers may vary (in general, immigrants at Ellis Island were treated better than those at Angel Island)
What is the name of J.P Morgan's bank today?
J.P Morgan Chase
What is the name of Upton Sinclair's book?
The Jungle
a theory based off of Charles Darwin's "survival of the fittest". It was used to justify economic competition and weeding out smaller, less successful businesses
Social darwinism