This man monopolized the oil industry and became the world's first billionaire...
Who is John D. Rockefeller
Employees often joined unions to fight for higher _____________ which at the time was low.
Wages/Pay
Corporations made money to start up their businesses by selling this
What is stock
This was the negative term given to industrialists who put other companies out of business while taking from people with low wages, long hours, and harsh working conditions?
What is Robber Baron
The two places that immigrants went to when sailing into either San Francisco or New York City.
What are Ellis Island and Angel Island
This man was born in Scotland and cornered the steel industry in the U.S.
Who is Andrew Carnegie
This consequence or outcome would happen to those that chose to go on strike or join a union. It would stop them from being able to work at other companies.
What is blacklist
Owning at least one business for each of all the steps of production
What is vertical integration
EX: If Nike owned every part that they needed to make their shoes.
Which factors helped the US to industrialize so rapidly?
What are natural resources like minerals and timber, and big increase in population
This country and any immigrants coming from it had "The Exclusion Act of 1882" directed at it
What is China
This man invented the light bulb which revolutionized the way businesses operated........
Who is Thomas Edison
The goal of this type of organization was to assist new immigrants assimilate into the country, in exchange for their vote.
What is a political machine
Owning all of the same step of production
What is horizontal integration
EX: You own all the gas stations in Cypress, TX.
Appeared prosperous/wonderful from the outside, but broken and corrupt/fake on the inside
What is the Gilded Age
-Came in during the late 1800's and early 1900's
-Illiterate (Can NOT read or write)
-Not white and not protestant
What are New Immigrants
This man invented the automobile and created the first rolling assembly line.........
Who is Henry Ford
Labor unions used these three strategies when they wanted their demands met
What are boycott, strike, and sabotage
This philosophy adapts the "Law of the Jungle" to business, stating that "only the strong survive".
What is Social Darwinism
Many industrialists gave millions of their dollars away to charities and organizations. This practice of giving their money away to charities is known as ______________________.
What is Philanthropy
Hostility shown towards immigrants by native-born peoples
This man was a banking mogul and bought out a lot of companies by buying up corporate stocks.........
Who is J.P. Morgan
The American Federation of Labor was founded by this man
Who is Samuel Gompers
The federal government during this time saw no reason to interfere with companies and kept their "hands off" all regulations. This philosophy of no regulation of companies was known as what?
What is Laissez Faire
This was the name of the process that took carbon out of iron to create steel which was more reliable and flexible?
BONUS 250 POINT for saying who used this process to become very rich!
What is the Bessemer Process
Who is Andrew Carnegie
-Came in before the late 1800's
-Literate (can read and write)
-White and protestant
What are Old Immigrants