Factors of Industrial Growth
Name of the cheap and efficient process to make steel
Bessemer Process
Preached salvation through service to the poor
Social Gospel
Who was the King of Steel?
Andrew Carnegie
What is the vocab term meaning "growth of cities"?
Urbanization
What is an example of a "Push" factor of immigration?
War, poverty, scarcity of jobs/land
What are 2 natural resources that were most important for industrialization in the US?
Steel (iron) and Oil
Settlement House Movement
Social Gospel
Innovative business leaders who has a positive impact on society by creating jobs and donating their fortune
Captains of Industry
Give an example of an "ethnic enclave".
Chinatown, Little Italy, etc.
Which immigration center is located in New York and served mostly European immigrants?
Ellis Island
Which TWO groups of immigrants built the Transcontinental Railroad?
Chinese and Irish Immigrants
Based on the theory of evolution
Social Darwinism
Business leaders who used unethical means to attain their wealth and were greedy
Robber Barons
Run-down, low rent apartment buildings in urban areas
Where is Angel Island located?
San Francisco
Name all four factors of industrial growth
natural resources, improved transportation, creative inventions, immigration/work force
Economic success comes to those who are most hardworking
Social Darwinism
Which American industrialist founded the Standard Oil company and became one of the world's wealthiest men?
John D. Rockefeller
Community centers in slum neighborhoods that offered help to the poor
Settlement Houses
What is an example of a "Pull" factor of immigration?
Opportunity, freedom, education, higher wages, more jobs
When was the Transcontinental Railroad completed?
1869
The french term referring to "government hands off business"
Laissez-Faire
Many workers worked long hours in dangerous conditions. This led to the creation of ________, which helped workers negotiate pay and working conditions with employers.
UNIONS
What is an example of Philanthropy?
Charitable donations
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from which country?
FRANCE