Inventors/Inventions
Light Bulb
Thomas Edison
With these guys, the US sees its first monopolies within American business. What is a monopoly?
When one person controls an entire industry & eliminates all competition
Black leader that exposed lynching
Ida B. Wells
Names THREE reasons why laborers would go on strike.
Long hours, low wages, dangerous working environments
Which amendment? : Prohibition
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Telephone
A.G. Bell
Railroads
Vanderbilt
Black Leader that believed education was needed in order for AA to be equal
W.E.B DuBois
Why did Congress pass the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food & Drug Act in 1906? aka what happened before this to motivate them to pass these laws?
Muckrakers exposing political & economic corruption
What area of the US did the Homestead Act encourage people to move to for economic opportunity?
The West
Assembly Line
Henry Ford
Oil
Rockefeller
Name one of the three leisure activities that came from this time.
Amusement parks, sporting events (aka baseball), vaudeville shows
Name BOTH islands that become immigration hubs for immigrants coming to America.
Which amendment? : Women's right to vote
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Traffic Light
Garrett Morgan
Steel
Carnegie
Name one push factors that led African Americans to the North/West
Poor economic conditions
Racial segregation & discrimination
Jim Crow laws preventing folks from voting
Which act limited immigration at the beginning of the 20th century?
Emergency Quota Act (Immigration Restriction Act)
What did the Clayton Antitrust Act outlaw?
Price fixing
What invention linked resources to markets?
The telephone
Finance
J.P. Morgan
Name one pull factor that led African Americans to the North & West
Better jobs
Better wages
Less discrimination
Easier ways to vote
How were urban political machines NEGATIVELY affecting the immigrant population during this era?
Exploited them for their votes & economic growth; increased the hatred towards them
Which amendment? : Direct election of senators
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