Technology
The process of making steel cheaper and easier.
What is the Bessemer Process
Mark Twain coined the term_________, a period of time that showed America was glittering on the surface but was corrupt and impoverished underneath.
What is Gilded Age
What are Push/Pull Factors?
Bonus: Provide an example
What is reasons that are pushing you out of your native country and reasons pulling you into another
Founder of the Standard Oil Company
Who is John D. Rockefeller
This teacher enjoys History and is a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles
Who is Mr. Segura
Thomas Edison invented___________, allowing lights and power to be used across American lives and cities.
What is Electricity/ Electric lights
Business owners tried to get rid of competition by owning entire/product or service in an industry. This is called a________ (Hint: Like the board game)
What is a Monopoly/Trust
This was the name of a derogatory term applied to wealthy industrialists and captains of industry
Bonus: What are two positive things they arguably did?
What is Robber Baron
Most powerful and financial banker
Who is J.P. Morgan
This teacher is also a football coach and fellow Historian
Who is Mr. Durkes
Alexander Graham Bell invented the________, allowing people to communicate through voice for the first time in America
What is the Telephone
What was the labor union?
Organized group association of workers, often in trade or profession
why did immigrants move to the U.S.?
What is they moved for labor and to go back with enough money to support back home.
This act banned a certain race from coming into America for over 60 years
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
This Teacher is a Soccer coach and also a fellow Historian
Who is Mr. Sanchez
Samuel Morse invented the__________, using signals to send messages such as Morse Code
What is the Telegraph
What is the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against immigrants
What is Nativism
Two major immigration ports in U.S. at the time. One in the East coast and one on the West coast.
What is Ellis and Angel island
Who wrote the gospel of wealth. (For every million you make, you give some back)
Who is Andrew Carnegie
This special play was a leading factor for the Eagles winning their first ever super bowl what was it called?
The Philly Special
Name three other inventions/innovations during the Gilded Age (excluding electricity and other communication inventions)
What is Cars (Model T), Airplanes, Transcontinental Railroad, Rock Oil, Bessemer Process (Steel), Skyscrapers, etc.
What was the French Word called that said the government would be hands off in the economy?
What is Laissez Faire
Why didn't nativists like immigrants?
Nativists did not like immigrants because their language, religion, skin tone, and customs were all different. Nativists also resented them because they took jobs for low pay
What were some reasons for Industrialization
What is Natural resources, Technology, Growing workforce
In what year were the first Air Jordan Sneakers released
1984