Yucky Muck
DAILY DOUBLE
Name one book written by a muckraker, and explain the reasoning behind the novels title
Name 3 Push factors
War, Famine, Political Instability etc.
A time of great wealth and rapid economic growth, but also of serious social problems.
What is the Gilded Age?
A share in the ownership of a company.
What is a stock?
The cost of 3 apartments in Jacob Riis' research
What are 25, 15, 10 cents?
Name 4 Pull Factors
Climate, Jobs, Economy, Stability, etc.
Two major technological advancements created during the Gilded Age
What are : - the telephone
- flash photography
-railroads
writers who claimed to expose corruption and wrongdoing in established institutions
What is a muckraker?
Ida B. Wells and John Spargo
Who are Muckrakers?
the location where Pacific immigrants entering the United States were detained and interrogated
What is Angel Island?
The man (and his profession) who first used the term "Gilded Age"
Who is Mark Twain (author)
When a single company eliminates all competition within a single market
What is a monopoly?
The reforms of Jacob Riis' Research
What were the NY Tenement House Acts?
An Enclave
What is communities with large immigrant populations
A banking tycoon who single-handedly saved the finances of American
Who is JP Morgan?
an individual who used personal fortune contributed positively to the country in some way
What is a Captain of Industry?
The results of Upton Sinclair's research
What is the Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906?
Name 1 industrial city, and 3 Enclaves that could be found in that city
(NYC, Boston, Philadelphia etc)
(Little Italy, China Town, Irish etc)
This Captain of Industry made millions off of Department Stores
Who is Marshall Fields?
Three stocks and their stock symbol
What are _______?