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Men Who Built America
Labor Unions
Immigration
American Cities
Social Reforms
100

Scottish-American industrialist, led the expansion of the American steel industry in the 19th century 

Andrew Carnegie 

100

Spontaneous eruption of strikes throughout the Midwest

The Great Upheaval 

100

In the early 20th century, the United States began to see a rise in immigrants from these regions of the world

Southern and Eastern Europe 
100

Architect Louis Sullivan changed the face of American cities, through this structural style 

Skyscraper 

100

Community centers that offered services such as education, healthcare and employment to underserved communities (poor/immigrant)

Settlement Houses 

200

Founder of the Standard Oil Company, one of the richest men in American history 

John D. Rockefeller 

200
Socialist Party Candidate in the 1920 Presidential election, won 919,000 votes 

Eugene V. Debs

200

Immigration station located in New York Harbor 

Ellis Island 

200
Iconic park in New York City, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted 

Central Park 

200
Law passed in New York City to improve housing conditions in tenements 

Tenement Housing Act 

300

Investment banker, purchased Carnegie Steel for 

J.P. Morgan 

300
Founded in 1886, by Samuel Gompers- unifying agency of the American labor movement 

American Federation of Labor 

300

A person born in the United States, that resented immigrants and cultural change 

Nativist 
300

In 1897, the city of Boston opened this mode of public transportation 

Underground Railroad, or Subway 

300
University located in Virginia, that provided education for African Americans and Native Americans 

Hampton Institute 

400

American business magnate who built  transportation empire in the railroad industry 

Cornelius Vanderbilt 

400

A political and economic system in which most forms of economically valuable property are owned or controlled by the public or state 

Socialism 

400

Immigration station that became a detention center for many Chinese immigrants entering the United States 

Angel Island 

400

An apartment complex located in the "slums", or immigrant communities in major cities like New York and Chicago 

Tenement Houses 

400
This corrupt New York politician was the leader of Tammany Hall 

William "Boss" Tweed 

500

Pioneer in the automobile industry, introduced the affordable Ford Model T- affordable car for the middle class 

Henry Ford 

500

Nationwide labor conflict in response to wage cuts, layoffs and firings by the Pullman Palace Car Company 

The Pullman Strike 
500
Law passed in 1882 that banned Chinese laborers from entering the United States for 10 years- first major law to restrict immigration to the U.S.
Chinese Exclusion Act 
500

Fire that broke out in 1871, destroying 18,000 buildings, and left 100,000 residents homeless

The Great Chicago Fire 

500

Developed by African Americans in New Orleans, in the late 1800s, this style of music became increasingly popular in the early 20th century. 

Jazz