During the late 1800s, most immigrants to the US come from these two regions/continents of the world.
What are Europe and Asia?
100
This was the biggest entry point for the immigrants along the East coast.
What is Ellis Island
100
The process in which America transformed itself from a primarily agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of goods and services.
What is Industrialization?
100
He was the one behind Standard Oil.
Who is Rockefeller
100
Another name for government jobs?
What civil service?
200
Once in America, most immigrants ended up settling in these.
What are cities?
200
These were the multi-family homes that were dangerous, filthy, and full of impoverished workers.
What are Tenements?
200
This is the process of a population shift from rural to urban areas, and the ways in which a society adapts to the change.
What is Urbanization?
200
Owned the majority of the railroads
Who is Vanderbilt?
200
This is what a business creates when it has a corner on the market (essentially when there is no longer any competition).
What is a monopoly.
300
Immigrants from this part of the world were discriminated the most.
What is Asia?
300
This is the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good cause
What is the social gospel movement?
300
The expansion of industry and the rapid growth led to the growth of cities upwards, and thanks to steel these could be built.
What are skyscrapers
300
He led New York’s most infamous political machine.
Who is Boss Tweed
300
This was the party of the people.
What is Populism/Populist party?
400
This refers to the political group that opposed outsiders, and believed in protecting the sanctity of their home-grown status.
What is nativism
400
One rags-to-riches story is centered around this Irish immigrant and steel magnate.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
400
Corners were often cut while in pursuit of profits. One such example led to the deaths of 142 women at this textile factory.
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.
400
He was the man that Andrew Carnegie hired to stop the Homestead Strike.
Who is Frick.
400
Carnegie's success came from these two business integration techniques.
What are vertical and horizontal integration.
500
The island where Asian immigrants entered the United States.
What is Angel Island?
500
These were the issues that followed the mass immigration to cities during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
What are Crime, Sanitation, and Alcoholism (or overcrowding).
500
This was a period of time between 1870-1900 in the US which was characterized by rapid growth and serious social problems.
What is the Gilded Age.
500
This was the group that Tweed used to extort millions of dollars from the city of New York.
What is Tammany Hall?
500
This was passed by Congress in 1890 and was intended to prevent business from practicing "anti-competitive" behaviors and required the government to go after trusts.