Urbanization
Gilded Age Economics
Gilded Age Politics
Big Business
New Immigration
100

These were the cramped apartment buildings where factory workers lived

Tenements

100

A company becomes this when it controls a majority of one industry.

Monopoly

100
Industrialists who used their wealth to take advantage of the government and their workers were known as these.

Robber Barons

100

This was the name of John D. Rockefeller's oil refining company.

Standard Oil

100

Wars in Europe, overpopulation, and famine are examples of these factors for immigration.

Push Factors

200

Immigrants could receive social services and education from these community centers.

Settlement Houses

200

All paper money in circulation was backed by physical gold under this system.

Gold Standard

200

This political party was popular with progressives living in the West.

Populist Party

200

The Florida East Coast Railway, created by this businessman, brought industry and tourism to Florida.

Henry Flagler

200

Economic opportunity, democracy, and the American dream are examples of these factors for immigration.

Pull Factors

300

These were the organizations that controlled local politics in America's largest cities.

Political Machines

300

Standard Oil used this type of integration, meaning they controlled one step of the production process for several other companies.

Horizontal Integration

300

In this system, American Presidents would appoint their friends and donors to high-level positions within the government.

Spoils System

300

Carnegie Steel used this method of integration, meaning they controlled all steps of the production process for their own product.

Vertical Integration

300

While Ellis Island processed immigrants from Europe, this island in San Francisco processed immigrants from Asia.

Angel Island

400

This was the most famous settlement house, operated in Chicago by Jane Addams.

Hull House

400

Populists supported this economic system; printing paper money backed by both gold & silver.

Bimetallism

400

This law finally gave the federal government power to investigate and dismantle monopolies.

Sherman Antitrust Act

400

Captains of Industry gained positive reputations by donating large sums of money to build schools and theaters, also known as this.

Philanthropy

400

This law excluded Chinese immigrants from entering the United States.

Chinese Exclusion Act

500

This man was the leader of Tammany Hall, the political machine that controlled New York City.

Boss Tweed

500

A French term used to describe the government taking a hands-off approach to the economy.

Laissez-faire

500

This law required that federal employees take a civil service exam, ensuring they were qualified for their position.

Pendleton Civil Service Act

500

This was a business organization in which companies spread their wealth across several smaller organizations.

Trust

500

This was the name given to the discrimination faced by immigrants upon arrival in the United States.

Nativism