Vocab
What is the Gilded Age?
Corrupt but it looked good on the outside
Who delivered the Monroe Doctrine?
James Monroe
What are the 2 big immigrant groups that worked on the railroad?
The Chinese and Irish
Average stay at agent island?
2-5 weeks
Whats the first labor union?
The American Federation of labor union
Who is the most famous muckracker?
Upton Sinclair
European powers interest in Latin America
Where did the 2 ends of the railroad meet?
How long were physical exams?
A few seconds
What is a labor union?
a group of employees that come together for rights
Who was the oil barren?
John D. Rockerfeller
After it was established, what did it give the US power to do?
Protect/mediate South America
How many years did it take to build?
How many questions did they ask in the interview?
What were the labor unions fighting for?
help workers w/ wages, working conditions, job security
Who was the founder of the NAACP?
W.E.B DuBois
Corollary
What side did the union pacific build from?
Where is Ellis Island?
New York Harbor
What was the first labor union that failed?
Poleman Strike
Why was the jungle such a shock to the public?
Because of he bad conditions of the meatpacking industry
Who wrote the Monroe Doctrine?
John Quincy Adams
Stanford, Crocker, Huntington, Hopkins
What part of the ship went to Ellis Island?
Steerage
What were the main problems that labor unions addressed?
Long hours, bad working conditions, and low wages