Immigration
What is one difference between the old wave and the new wave
Old Wave = melting pot - mainly spoke English, Similar appearances, from North Western Europe
New Wave = Salad bowl - many different languages, religions, and appearances. From Southern and Eastern Europe and Asia
What is Laissez Faire
(idea proposed by Adam Smith) gov't stays out of business (hands off)
Who were the Know Nothings?
Formed the American Party, a.k.a. the Know Nothings
Wanted to keep Catholics out of Public office, Limit the voting
strength of immigrants
Who wrote How the Other Half Lives
Jacob Riis
Which amendment began and which amendment ended Prohibition?
18th - began
21st - ended
Name 2 specific reasons people came to the US
High taxes, war, famine, terrible conditions, more land, fresh start, freedom of speech, rights, jobs, freedom of religion
Name 2 “Bread and Butter” issues labor unions fought for.
better wages, shorter hours, safer conditions
Why did the invention of new machinery hurt instead of help farmers?
helped farmers produce more supply, so they made less money because people could buy it anywhere.
If something is limited, the seller can charge more money
What was the difference between the views of Booker T Washington and WEB DuBois
Washington wanted a gradual approach to equality
DuBois pushed for immediate and full rights to higher education and political activism
What is the name of Theodore Roosevelt’s 3rd party?
Progressive "Bull Moose Party"
What is Nativism
the idea that natives are the only people that should be in America.
Name 2 Labor Unions and their leaders.
The Knights of Labor Terrence Powderly
AFL Sam Gompers
American Railways Union Eugene Debs
Who would have supported an open immigrant policy?
Business Owners
Effects of Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle
Pure Food and Drug Act
Why didn't the Sherman Anti-Trust Act work and which act replaced it.
did not clearly define a trust
Name 2 anti-immigration laws
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)
Gentlemen's Agreement (1907)
Literacy Test (1917)
Quota Acts (1920's)
What were two different
Names used to describe business owners like Carnegie and Rockefeller?
Robber Barons
Captains of Industry
According to Know Nothings natives were defined as
A “native” was defined as someone whose family had been here since the American Revolution
Name and ID 2 Progressive Amendments
16th Amendment - Income tax
17th Amendment - Direct election of Senators
18th Amendment - Prohibition
19th Amendment - Women's suffrage
What was the name given to people who wrote about social wrongs?
Muckrakers
What is cultural pluralism?
culture maintains identities yet still contributes to overall American Qualities. ( Salad Bowl Theory)
Describe how Social Darwinism effected Industrialization
only the strong survive applied to the business world.
Why did the farmers want unlimited coinage of silver?
to cause inflation which would increase prices of their goods
Carrie Nation fought for what reform movement?
Prohibition
What happened in the election of 1912 that resulted in a Democratic win?
Roosevelt and Taft split the Republican Party.