Industrialization
What caused the mass industrialization of the U.S in the late 19th century/early 20th centuries?
What is.. technological innovations, transportation increases & increase in population?
The reason immigrants left their homeland
What is... economic problems, religious and political persecution, famine and joblessness?
How did the city change?
What is.. skyscrapers, increase in transit networks & ethnic segregation?
What were the effects of industrialization?
What is.. economic inequality, big businesses & harsh working conditions?
What attracted immigrants to the U.S?
What is... job opportunities, political and religious liberty?
City life for the wealthy.
What were the goals of the labor movement?
The challenges immigrants faced upon arriving in the U.S
What is... overcrowded living conditions, cultural prejudice and dangerous working conditions?
City life for the poor.
What is... tenement slums, diseases spreading easily & living paycheck to paycheck?
The two main monopoly structures
How did immigrants see the U.S?
What is... as a land of opportunity?
How did the free enterprise system contribute to the development of the United States economically?
What is... global technological innovations and monopolies overtaking smaller businesses?
The success/failures of the labor movement
What is... reasonable work hours, workplace safety and failure to organize the economy?
The Island they went through for inspections and to proceed into the U.S.
What is.. Ellis Island?
How did the free enterprise system contribute to the development of the United States socially?
What is... created the white-collar middle class and the exploitation of factory laborers & child workers?