Migration and Immigration
What is a melting pot?
Idea that the US mixes immigrants and native groups
What are the overcrowded one-room apartments that immigrants had to live in called?
Tenements
What man made a fortune with the steel industry?
Andrew Carnegie
What man had control of the nation's banks?
JP Morgan
Why are monopolies and trusts bad for consumers?
They can raise the price however high they want to
What is cultural pluralism?
Many different cultures in one society
What type of shops did immigrants have to work long hours in?
Sweatshops
Why was steel important to the United States?
Railroads
What name was given to the rich businessman who used immigrants for work?
Robber Barons
Who bought Andrew Carnegie's steel company?
JP Morgan
What island were European immigrants processed at in Europe?
What type of Religion were most Americans?
Protestant
What process made steel a lot cheaper and efficiently?
Bessemer
What man had control of the Standard Oil company?
Rockefeller
What are the two monopolies in your home?
Water and Electric
What island were Asian immigrants processed in California?
Angel Island
What type of religions did Immigrants practice that Americans did not like?
Jewish and Catholic
What did Andrew Carnegie call his charity?
Gospel of Wealth
What man made a fortune with the electric company?
George Westinghouse
What is the term when the government "let's it be" when dealing with businesses?
Laissez-Faire
What is the belief that the rich shouldn't help the poor and let them die off?
Social Darwinism
What disaster happened to immigrants in Manhattan
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
What Age did the rich people cover up the corruption and poverty?
Gilded Age
What man made fortune with the railroad industry?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
What does it mean when you can invest large amounts of money without the risk of losing everything?
Limited Liability