Unions
Social Classes
Happy Holidays
Immigrant Experience
Industrial Revolution
100
Which class do laborer unions typically support?
Lower Class/Working Class
100
How many hours a week would the lower class work?
14-18 hours a day
100
What is the "African version" of Christmas?
Kwanza
100
Where do most immigrants that come to America originate from?
Mexico
100
In what country did the Industrial Revolution take place?
England/United Kingdom
200
Who is the union representative for our school?
Heckert
200
Where would an upper class woman wear this dress?
Ball
200
This milky white drink is both served with and without alcoholic.
Eggnog
200
Malaki came home one day and found out that 20 German women moved into his house. He doesn't have a bedroom anymore and has to sleep on the couch in the living room. Now Malaki wants to leave his home and go somewhere else. Is this a push or pull factor?
Push Factor: Malaki freedoms are being infringed so he wants to find better opportunities
200
The process of people moving from the rural countryside to the urban city centers is called what?
Urbanization
300
What are two ways labor unions fight for their workers' rights?
Negotiating contracts, organize strikes, protect workers' rights
300
What is one main difference between the upper and middle classes of the Gilded Age?
1. Middle was more politically active
2. Often they hunted for sport and for food
3. Owned either small business or partially owned large business whereas the upper class owned majority if not all of a business
300
What is the most watched Christmas movie in America?
Elf
300
What act forcibly removed Chinese people from America and turned them away at the border?
Chinese Exclusion Act
300
What happened at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
Caught on fire due to poor sanitation and working conditions
400
Name three groups of people who came to America through Ellis Island.
Irish, Jewish, German, & Italian
400
What is one form of entertainment that each social class participated in?
Sports - Baseball, Tennis, Badminton, Polo, etc.
400
In what country (known for their pretzels and sausages) was the Christmas tree tradition taken from?
Germany
400
What ideology was felt by many Americans as more immigrants came into the country. Resulting in an increase of racism, protectionism, and anti-immigration sentiment?
Nativism
400
Name three industries of the Gilded Age/Industrial Revolution.
Steel, Railroads, Automobiles, Oil, Banking, Canning, and Textiles
500
What does the AFL stand for?
American Federation of Labor
500
What ideology/political system did each social class participate in? *Belief in money
Capitalism
500
Who played the Grinch in the 2000's movie adaptation of the Dr. Seuss book?
Jim Carey
500
What island did Chinese immigrants come to get into America?
Angel Island
500
Andrew Carnegie