GIANTS of the Industry
My claim to fame was Standard Oil.
Who is John D. Rockefeller
In the struggle for survival, the fittest win at the expense of their rivals because they succeed in adapting themselves best to their environment.
What is Social Darwinism
Extreme dislike for foreigners by native-born people and a desire to limit immigration.
What is Nativism?
Name 2 Reason why the U.S. was ready for the Industrial Revolution?
What are Natural Resources, Growing labor force, Capitol for investing, Advances in Technology?
Woman Can Vote.
What is 19th Amendment
He was a railroad & shipping tycoon. Like the other “captains of industry/robber barons,” He also started with nothing & through ruthless business methods amassed what would be a billion dollar fortune.
Who is Cornelius Vanderbilt
An increase in a population in cities and towns versus rural areas. This began during the industrial revolution, when workers moved towards manufacturing hubs in cities to obtain jobs in factories as agricultural jobs became less common.
What is Urbanization?
The U.S. congress passed this law to prohibit any further Chinese immigration for 10 years, This was a result of Nativism.
What it the Chinese Exclusion Act
What are some of the negative effects of Urbanization?
What is overcrowded cities, poor living conditions, sanitation, crime, education, child labor, voter fraud.
Prohibition Act. This Amendment Prohibited the buying and selling of alcohol.
What is 18th Amendment?
Come to me for your ALL or your MONEY needs as my business is banking.
Who is J.P. Morgan
The movement in which machines changed people's way of life as well as their methods of manufacture. About the time of the American Revolution, the people of England began to use machines to make cloth and steam engines to run the machines. People moved from farm to factories.
What is the Industrial Revolution
Most Immigrants migrated to the U.S. to find this....
What are Jobs (employment)?
Many bosses took bribes from factory owners & other businessmen for construction jobs & permits. The famous Boss Tweed of New York City ran the most corrupt ____________ in history known as Tammany Hall.
What are political machines?
Which Amendment brought income tax.
What is the 16th Amendment.
I always say building up using my steel will help you touch the sky.
Who is Andrew Carnegie.
They are traditionally thought of as greedy, ruthless business owners who used immoral tactics to eliminate their competition so they could get rich.
Who are the Robber Barons?
Many in this anti-immigrant political party feared the arrival of more Roman Catholics & more job competition. p. 123
Who are the KNOW NOTHINGS or the KNOW NOTHING PARTY
This means keep your nose out of my business, also known as a hands off approach for government.
What is Laissez-faire
Direct election by popular vote
(the people elect the senators)
What is the 17th Amendment?
Tin Lizzy is the nickname of my car the model T, I was successful because of the assembly line.
Who is Henry Ford.
A Tax put on goods imported from other countries. This was to encourage more people to buy domestic goods.
What is a Tariff?
An effort by President Theodore Roosevelt to calm growing tension between the two countries over the immigration of Japanese workers. A treaty with Japan in 1894 had assured free immigration, but as the number of Japanese workers in California increased, they were met with growing hostility.
What is The Gentleman's Agreement?
The Folks that brought you Child Labor Laws, The Weekend, Overtime, Minimum Wage, The Right to Organize and More.
What are Labor Unions
Who established the 16th and 17th Amendments?
Who is William Howard Taft?