Immigration
List one push factor and one pull factor related to immigration.
Push Factors
Population growth
Hunger
Scarcity of arable land
Religious persecution
Pull Factors:
Free democratic society
Ample farmland, minerals, forests
Booming industry offered jobs to unskilled laborers
What form of labor was common during the late 1800s?
A member of a social and political movement of the early 1900s committed to improving conditions in American life.
Progressive
What US president set aside land to eventually create the National Park System?
Theodore Roosevelt
What US city was Theodore Roosevelt shot mid speech and kept going?
Milwaukee
What two islands were ports for US immigration?
Angel and Ellis Island
Why were labor unions created?
To combat poor working conditions, bad hours, and low wages
What is a suffragette?
Someone advocating for women's right to vote
List all three Progressive Presidents.
Taft, Roosevelt, and Wilson
What country lost a war against birds?
Clue: The Great Emu War
Australia
What is a nativist?
Someone born in the United States that sees themselves as superior to new immigrants coming in.
Why were immigrants and children more likely to be hired by factories?
Low cost to employ; replaceable
Define Robber Baron.
a person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices
What Progressive President coined the phrase "Square Deal"?
Theodore Roosevelt
What major event is commemorated this week on December 7th?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
What act banned Chinese immigrants from coming into the United States for a ten year period?
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
What two forms of business models were used during Industrialization?
Horizontal and Vertical Integration
What was a muckraker?
a journalist/person who searches for and exposes real or alleged corruption, scandal, or other wrongdoing, especially in politics
ex)Upton Sinclair, Jacob Riis
What Progressive President came up with the reform of the New Freedom?
Woodrow Wilson
What invention owes its existence to Thanksgiving?
Options:
-Recliner
-Hula Hoop
-TV Dinner
-Butter
Tv Dinner- In 1953, someone at Swanson misjudged the number of frozen turkeys it would sell that Thanksgiving -- by 26 TONS! So they came up with a brilliant plan: Why not slice up the meat and repackage with some trimmings on the side? And so the first TV dinner was born!
List the steps of being processed at Ellis Island. (2 total)
1. 6 second physical
2. Legal check- 29 questions
The rise of industry had some negative affects on workers, but as a result what were positives that came out of this time period. List two positive changes.
Labor unions
Higher Wages
Women's opportunities in the workforce
Child labor laws
Limited working hours
Worker's rights
Etc
Name four "Robber barons" from the time period.
Options:
-Pullman, Carnegie, Vanderbilt, JP Morgan, Rockefeller
What was the Pure Food and Drug Act?
Passed by Roosevelt
established a new agency, the Food and Drug Administration, to test and approve drugs, regulate food processing
What animal was the first to orbit Earth during the Space Race?
Dog- Laika (Soviet Union)