Immigration
Rise of Industry
monopolies
unions
important vocab
hodge podge
who's who of the gilded age
100
intense distrust and dislike of immigrants due to competition over jobs, religious differences and language barriers
what is nativism
100
abundance of raw materials, new technology, expanding markets, cheap labor and national transportation system
what are factors in the Rise of Industry?
100
“survival of the fittest” applied to competition within societies
Industrialists used idea to justify wealth and monopolies
what is social darwinism?
100
led to a decline in Knights of Labor's membership for fear of violence.
What is the Haymarket Riot?
100
economy with little to no government regulation
What is Laissez-Faire?
100
industrial change that made building skyscrapers possible
what is new way to make steel
100
What impact did Jane Addams have on urban development in the Industrial Age?
She provided ways for poorer residents to receive assistance through a type of community center.
settlement houses--Hull House
200
processing center for Europeans coming to the east coast
what is ellis island?
200
The author of this cartoon is pointing out the hypocrisy of what idea?
What is nativism?
200
reasons that monopolies are bad for consumers
What are high prices and low quality
200
How did the government respond to the Homestead Steel Strike and other similar strikes in the late 19th century?
The government, often using military forces, intervened on behalf of the businesses.
200
Supreme Court Case that stated the Chinese Exclusion Act was contitutional
What is Yick Wo v. Hopkins
200
allowed Big Business to have their money work for them--without having to "punch a time clock"
What is investment?
200
a person who takes an idea and turns it into profit
what is an entrepreneur?
300
what is this a picture of and what are common characteristics experienced by people living here
what is a Tenemant Apartment
crowded tenements, sweatshops, lack of sanitation
300
Inventions are created-More products--produced faster--produced cheaper
Jobs are created--- people have money to buy more goods-economy gets better for everyone
Rich people get richer-- create more factories or businesses --create more jobs--economy gets better for everyone
Factories are built where people live--cities grow
What are pros of the industrial revolution?
300
Andrew Carnegie bought freighters, railroads, and coal companies to increase profits
What is vertical integration?
300
The events of the Haymarket Square Riot are evidence of what situations in the United States in the late 1800s?
- Organized labor was considered a form of political radicalism.
- The federal government supported industrial growth over worker's rights.
300
is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time.
What is a patent?
300
What justification did President Grover Cleveland use to end the Pullman Strike in 1894?
He argued that the strike was disrupting mail service.
300
wrote novels about “Rags to Riches” American stories.
Who is Horatio Algar
400
This cartoon demonstrates what argument against unrestricted immigration?
The United States would inherit the problems of other countries.
400
what event prompted this cartoon?
Railroad companies no longer needed immigrant labor.
400
Rockefeller ended up owing 90% of all oil refineries by buying up competitors so you own nearly all the companies at the same level of production
what is horizontal integration?
400
If a strike fails, laborers also had to face the prospect of being fired or having to get in line behind replacement workers for a position or possibly getting hurt or killed at a protest.
What are reasons unions struggle to organize?
400
was used by the court system to stop the Pullman Strike
what is an injunction?
400
The president has the right to interfere in a strike if it is disrupting a government function.
What is the decision of the court in the case against Eugene V. Debs?
400
During the Industrial Age, which group would most likely support legislation aimed at increasing tariff rates?
Who are industrialists
500
in 1882, was the first legislation to suspend immigration from a particular nationality
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
500
designed to combat monopolies and promote fair competition. Government intervention to prevent unfair business practices
What is the Sherman Anti Trust Act?
500
How did the philosophy of Social Darwinism impact the culture of the United States in the early 1900s?
It justified the wealth disparity in the nation by reinforcing the idea that people could be successful if they worked harder.
500
Government does not protect workers
workers are working long hours with little pay
working conditions were dangerous
wealthy are corrupt
tenements were only affordable housing option
What are reasons unions were needed?
500
provide favors and improve the immigrant community in order to gain votes and political power.
What is a political machine?
500
In the late 19th century, what philosophy about organized labor was promoted by Samuel Gompers and the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?
Skilled workers should band together to achieve specific goals and concessions from employers.
500
The two largest mail-order retailers
Who are Sears and Roebuck and Montgomery Ward?
600
what conclusion can be drawn about new immigrants
New immigrants faced more prejudice and discrimination than the old immigrants.
600
what actions by the federal government contributed to the rapid growth of industrialization in the nation? (6)
- continuing laissez-faire economic policies
- supporting big businesses over labor unions
- providing subsidies to railroad companies
- patents
- tariffs
- open immigration
600
Who created monopolies and raised prices to unfair levels (label-not a person's name)
Robber Barons
600
Samuel Gompers believed WHAT about labor unions
Labor unions united workers in organization, action, and protection of their rights.
600
federal government promoted domestic manufacturing with
TARIFFS
600
how did workers perceive Pullman?
as a taskmaster who was only concerned about making money
600
What common belief was held by industrialists such as Andrew Carnegie, John D.
Rockefeller, and J.P. Morgan?
Eliminating economic competition promotes efficiency and prevents the waste of resources.