Column 1
Who/what did Thomas Nast expose?
Political Machines (Tammany Hall/Boss Tweed)
Standard Oil/Rockefeller formed a monopoly on oil by using _______________.
horizontal integration
which transportation industry had the most impact on the Gilded Age?
railroads
Andrew Carnegie formed a monopoly on steel by using _______________.
vertical integration
The hatred/dislike of immigrants that usually led to discrimination
nativism
Industrial jobs caused an increase in population in the ___________.
North
_________________ was used to further mass production in the United States
assembly lines
Why did big businesses/industrialists favor unrestricted immigration during the Industrial Age?
Immigrants were a source of cheap/inexpensive labor
The Bessemer Process allowed cities to....
expand vertically (build skyscrapers, tall buildings)
Ellis Island=
California
New York
Sherman Antitrust Act
Who were political machines strongest supporters?
immigrants
A business man during the Gilded Age might be considered a "captain of industry" because they ________________
donated money, built libraries, created jobs, etc.
A business man during the Gilded Age might be considered a "robber baron" because they created ________________ and/or _______________
monopolies
underpaid workers
The Haymarket Riot led Americans to believe that labor unions were __________.
violent
The Pendleton Act replaced the _________________
The Spoils System (patronage)
What is an organization that promises goods and services in exchange for party loyalty and votes
political machine
Because "new" immigrants did not speak English well and were poor/unskilled they had a harder time _______________ into American culture compared to "old" immigrants.
assimilating / blending
Why did President Cleveland intervene in the Pullman Strike?
The mail service was disrupted
What was a major result of the Pendleton Act?
government jobs were now based on competitive exams rather than political ties
Why were most labor strikes unsuccessful?
Because the government usually favored big business over the workers
"If individuals work harder, they will do better in life"
"Wealth is a product of hard work"
are examples of _____________________.
Social Darwinism
examples of push factors for European immigrants (name 3)
war
political unrest
no religious freedom
poverty (no jobs)
famine
Vertical integration/horizontal integration were successful ways to create monopolies due to ______________________.
laissez-faire economics
The Chinese Exclusion Act is an example of __________________.
Nativism