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Immigration
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The spread of _________ throughout the country enabled people, supplies, and civilization to spread throughout the country for the first time.
What is Railroads
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Explain the effect of railroads on the steel and oil industry
The spread of railroads necessitated the use of huge amounts of steel. The spread of railroads enabled the transport of oil from isolated western areas to needy markets back east.
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This individual became the richest man in the world by using his company, Standard Oil, to monopolize the oil industry.
Who is John Rockefeller
100
The invention that FIRST allowed the United States to communicate information and ideas across large distances within minutes was the?
What is the Telegraph
100
The two main immigration stations were _______ on the East Coast, and _______ on the West Coast.
What is Ellis and Angel
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This railroad, the first of it's kind, connected the east coast and west coast for the first time.
What is Transcontinental railroad.
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What is the importance of the Massacre at Wounded Knee?
It signaled the end of Native American resistance in the West.
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This individual gained achieved his vast wealth by monopolizing the American steel industry with his company U.S. Steel
Who is Andrew Carnegie
200
What was the impact of the electric light bulb on U.S. Factories?
Factories were able to run 24 hours a day, which resulted in an increase in production.
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Describe Urbanization as it applies to immigration
Newly arrived immigrants often crowded into cities such as New York and Chicago to find work. This resulted in overcrowding and unhealthy and unsafe living conditions.
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Where did the Transcontinental Railroad connect? (Where was Golden Spike driven?)
What is Promontory Point, Utah Territory
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What is the overall impact of the invention of electric light bulbs, the telegraph, and the telephone on U.S. infrastructure.
These inventions increased the productivity and connectivity of the Country.
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This famous Chief lead the Lakota and Sioux warriors to victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn. He was recognized by many as the face of Native American resistance to white expansion.
Who is Sitting Bull
300
This invention allowed the country to be connected through voice to voice communication for the first time.
What is the Telephone
300
Provide an example of "Ethnic Grouping".
Little Italy, Chinatown
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The idea that America was divinely intended to own and inhabit all land between the Atlantic and Pacific ocean is known as
What is Manifest Destiny
400
What is a labor Union? Provide an example that was discussed.
A labor union is an organization intended to give a voice and power to workers who have no say. The American Federation of Labor is an example.
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This individual founded the American Federation of Labor and served as the head of the organization for more than 30 years. His leadership made the A.F.L one of the most successful Labor Unions of its time.
Who is Samuel Gompers
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Thanks to this revolutionary process, companies like U.S. Steel were able to cheaply and efficiently mass produce steel for the first time.
What is The Bessemer Process
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Asian Immigrants were often only allowed to work in dangerous, low paying jobs. Most of those who immigrated to the west coast were put to work doing what type of work?
Asian immigrants were often required to do the most dangerous railroad work, such as clearing tunnels and handling rock excavation.
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What is the difference between Horizontal and Vertical Integration?
Vertical Integration occurs when you control every step of the production process, Horizontal Integration occurs when you eliminate all of the competition at one level of the production process.
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This individual was killed, alongside several hundred of his soldiers when his 7th Cavalry Regiment was destroyed by several thousand Native Americans at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Who is George Armstrong Custer
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What was the impact of the invention of Barbed Wire on the West?
Barbed Wire ended the open plains era in the west. Ranchers were able to cheaply fence large areas of the plains for their own use. In turn, this led to land disputes and an increase in tensions between Ranchers, Farmers, and Native Americans.
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Identify the 5 effects of immigration
What is Urbanization Ethnic Grouping Availability of Low wage labor Rise of Nativism Spread of Outside Culture