History Matters
A primary source is
Something from that time period, such as a journal/diary, letters, written accounts, photographs, or other artifacts
What is a push factor?
A condition (usually negative) inside a country, place or region that drives someone to leave and become an immigrant someplace else.
What is a monopoly?
Full control of a good/service in the market (might eliminate competitors)
What vocab term best fits this definition: A neighborhood with overcrowded and dangerous conditions
Tenement, Slum, Ethnic Neighborhood, or Sweatshop
Slum
Define immigrant
Someone who settles in a new country
A secondary source is
Something after that time period, such as an article written by a historian 100 years after
What is a pull factor?
A condition in a country (usually positive) that gives an immigrant a reason to leave their homeland and go someplace else.
What is a philanthropist?
What vocab term best fits this definition: An apartment building that is usually rundown and overcrowded (usually a family living in one room)
Tenement, Slum, Ethnic Neighborhood, or Sweatshop
Tenement
What invention is Ford most associated with?
Gilded means
tinged/covered with gold
"New immigrants" came primarily from where (give compass direction)?
Southern and Eastern Europe
Which business is Rockefeller associated with?
Steel, oil, or railroads/shipping?
Oil
What vocab term best fits this definition: A place where workers labor long hours under poor conditions for low wages. Often in the textile (garments/clothing) industry.
Tenement, Slum, Ethnic Neighborhood, or Sweatshop
Sweatshop
What famous inventions did Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison invent?
The telephone and the lightbulb
S.P.A.M. stands for
Stereotype/Symbol, People, Action, Message
A New York island that served as a major immigration hub and processing point from 1892 - 1954
Ellis Island
Which business is Carnegie associated with?
Steel, oil, or railroads/shipping?
Steel
What vocab term best fits this definition: A section of an urban area where people from the same ethnic group settle. For example, “Little Italy” or “Chinatown.”
Tenement, Slum, Ethnic Neighborhood, or Sweatshop
Ethnic Neighborhood
Which business is J.P. Morgan associated with?
Steel, Banking, railroads/shipping, oil?
Banking
Historical context is...
The social, political, and economic situation during that time period
Which act prohibited ALL immigration of Chinese people
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Which business is Vanderbilt associated with?
Steel, oil, or railroads/shipping?
Railroads
What is urbanization (this is a vocab term from your vocabulary books!)
growth of cities resulting from Industrialization
Nickname given to wealthy industrialists (like Carnegie and Rockefeller) referring to their aggressive business strategies and poor treatment of workers
Robber Barrons