Immigration (Late 1800s–Early 1900s)
Immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe were known by this term.
new immigrant
Overcrowded apartment buildings that housed many poor families were known by this term.
tenements
Farmers supported this monetary policy that would increase the money supply using a 16:1 ratio.
What is free silver?
This union, led by Samuel Gompers, focused on skilled workers and practical goals like better wages.
AFL
Theodore Roosevelt’s domestic program, focused on fairness for workers, consumers, and businesses, was called this.
square deal
Most European immigrants entered the U.S. through this processing center in New York Harbor.
ellis island
This political machine in New York City became famous for corruption under Boss Tweed.
tammany hall
This organization was the earliest major farmers’ group, focused on education and cooperation.
grange
This violent 1886 event in Chicago turned public opinion against labor unions.
What is the Haymarket Riot?
This 1913 law created the modern banking system and controls the nation’s money supply.
federal reserve act
This 1882 law was the first major federal restriction on immigration, targeting one specific nationality.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
This cartoonist exposed political corruption through powerful illustrations.
Thomas nast
High railroad shipping rates and middlemen contributed to this major economic problem for farmers.
failing crop prices
Companies used these private detectives to break strikes and intimidate workers.
pinkertons
This reform movement encouraged applying Christian ethics to social problems like poverty and slums.
social gospel movement
Immigrants often formed ethnic neighborhoods for this main reason.
What is to preserve culture and find support in a new country?
Cities grew rapidly in the late 1800s mainly because of these job opportunities.
What are factory jobs?
This political party, formed in the 1890s, pushed for reforms like direct election of senators and railroad regulation.
populist party
Workers signed these agreements promising not to join unions.
yellow dog contracts
This investigative journalist exposed the horrors of the meatpacking industry in The Jungle.
upton sinclair
This agreement between the U.S. and Japan limited Japanese immigration without an official law.
What is the Gentlemen’s Agreement?
Urban growth led to major public health problems, including disease outbreaks caused by this sanitation issue.
What is poor sewage and pollution?
Farmers struggled with deflation because there was too little of this in circulation.
money
This major strike at a steel plant in 1892 ended in violence and weakened the labor movement.
homestead strike
Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson all supported breaking up harmful monopolies, a practice known as this.
Trust busting