Vocab
A person who sets up a business to make a profit
Entrepreneur
Which group mostly moved to cities between 1860 and 1900?
Immigrants and farmers
What were settlement houses mainly created to do?
Help the poor and immigrants
What type of writing became popular in the late 1800s because people wanted stories that showed everyday life as it really was?
Realism
Which invention improved communication and helped support industrial growth?
The telegraph
Producing large quantities of goods quickly and cheaply
Mass production
Which invention most directly increased the growth of cities?
Electric power
What is the best conclusion about immigration between 1898 and 1914?
Immigration increased overall
What is an idea would John D. Rockefeller MOST likely agree with?
Competition in business should be reduced
What conclusion can be made about the relationship between factory work and immigration in the 1800s?
Immigration increased because factories needed more workers
This improved the production process in factories.
Assembly line
Which action was NOT a way the government supported industrial growth?
Limiting immigration or Limiting patents
What is a statement that would be supported by graphs showing factory work and immigration in the 1800s?
More workers were needed in U.S. factories
Why was Thomas Edison’s lab in Menlo Park famous?
It produced many important inventions like the light bulb
Why did many people move from rural areas to cities during industrialization?
They were seeking jobs in factories
Workers joining together to improve wages and working conditions
Collective bargaining
Why was steel important to the growth of industries?
It was stronger and more affordable than iron
What statement would best describes immigrants’ experiences?
They faced prejudice but found job opportunities
What idea did many big business leaders in the late 1800s use to justify their success?
That competition should be limited so large companies could control markets / Social Darwinism
What was one challenge many immigrants faced upon arriving in the United States?
Prejudice and discrimination
The movement of population from rural areas to citie
Urbanization
Why did child labor become widespread during the Industrial Age?
Families needed income and children could work cheaply
What would life most likely be like for a child of poor immigrants in New York City during the 1800s?
Working long hours in factories to help their family
What business practice did Rockefeller use to reduce competition and gain control over an entire industry?
Creating monopolies
What was one major reason people supported the growth of industries in the late 1800s?
Industries created new economic opportunities and jobs