Industrialization & Big Business
What was one major effect of industrialization on workers?
Unsafe working conditions
Long hours
Low wages
What does laissez-faire mean?
Government should not interfere in business
What is a pull factor for immigration during industrialization?
Factory jobs OR opportunity
Why did workers form labor unions?
To gain power through collective bargaining.
What was the main goal of Progressivism?
To fix problems caused by industrialization
What is industrialization?
The shift from hand production and farming to factory-based manufacturing.
Which belief applied “survival of the fittest” to society?
Social Darwinism
Which immigration center processed most European immigrants?
Ellis Island
What tactic involved workers refusing to work?
A strike
Which organization fought racial discrimination through legal action?
The NAACP
What invention made steel cheaper and stronger?
The Bessemer Process
According to Social Darwinism, what does wealth represent?
Which immigration center detained Asian immigrants for long periods?
What tactic involved refusing to buy goods?
A boycott
What right did women gain through the 19th Amendment?
The right to vote
What industry depended heavily on steel during industrialization?
Railroads
What is a trust?
A group of companies working together to control an industry
What type of housing was overcrowded and unsafe in cities?
Tenements
What tactic prevented workers from getting future jobs?
Blacklisting
Which movement aimed to expand democracy by increasing political participation?
Women's Suffrage
Which group held the most power during industrialization?
Business Owners
What is the main effect of a monopoly?
It eliminates competition
What term describes opposition to immigrants?
Nativism
During most strikes, who did the government support?
Business Owners
Which economic idea did Progressives oppose?
Laissez-faire economics