New Industries/Inventions
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
What were some dangers that workers could face in their work environments?
Fire, overcrowding, disease, exhaustion, lung damage
Why do industries begin booming in the US?
Congress granted subsidies to railroads and other businesses, deposits of coal, iron, lead, and copper were in great supply
What was the 16th amendment?
Made income tax required/legal
What is a robber baron?
Someone who take advantage of mom and pop businesses and puts them out of business. They do not care about the peopl, only money
What industry did Andrew Carnegie control?
Steel
Why couldn't workers escape during the Triangle Shirt Waist Fire?
Fire escapes collapsed, owners locked the doors, elevators broke
What are some reasons why cities began to grow?
New technology, improved public transportation, new apartment buildings were built
What was the 17th amendment?
Says that senators can be elected directly
Name one popular labor union for the time
Knights of Labor or the American Federation of Labor
Oil
What were some problem associated with tenement living?
Lack of sanitation and plumbing, little sunlight, crowded, dirty
What are some things that settlement houses in the cities offered?
English classes, child care, public restrooms
What is the FDA?
Food and Drug Administration
What did immigrants have to do when they got to Ellis Island?
Get a physical exam
Who invented the gas-powered airplane?
The Wright Brothers
What was the book the Jungle about?
Exposed how unsanitary meat packing factories were
What was the Great Migration?
When African Americans migrated from the South to the North and the West in order to get new jobs and escape discrimination
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Prohibited Chinese immigrants from coming to the US
What were some characteristics of old immigrants?
From Western Europe, spoke English, and had experience with democracy
Who invented the model T car?
Henry Ford
What is a nativist?
Someone who did not like immigrants and thought American born whites should come first
Who was hurt by the boom of cities and what political party did they create?
Farmers and the Populist Party
What was Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal?
Said that everyone will get fair and equal opportunities
What were some characteristics of new immigrants?
From Eastern Europe, did not speak English, and had no experience with democracy