Key Terms
This is a resource found in nature that is typically a raw material for industrialization
Natural Resources
This is a reason for people wanting to leave their home country
Push Factor
Name an invention that was on display at the Chicago World's Fair
I will check
This vocabulary word describes a wealthy businessman who gives back to society
Captain of industry
Please give one example of how businesses often put profit over working conditions.
I will decide
This term describes someone in the industrial era who is anti immigration. Typically, arguing that immigrants can't assimilate into American society
Nativist
A reason for a person to choose a new country when immigrating
Pull Factor
Who invented the electric light bulb
Thomas Edison
This vocab term is used to describe a rich man who hoards his wealth and does not give back to society
Robber Barron
Describe the way company towns took advantage of their workers
Controlled rent, doctors, Jail... paid people in fake money.
This railroad connected the East and the West Coast of the United States. The creation of this railroad helped fuel western expansion but made industrialization possible in the US.
Transcontinental (I <3 trains)
What were some of the arguments made by the nativists to stop immigration?
Can't assimilate, Don't speak the language, stealing jobs
How do inventions like electricity improve the standard of living for people living in the Gilded Age?
Saftey. People can work longer hours. Better food quality
How do monopolies harm competition in business?
Consumers don't have a choice in the product to purchase. The monopoly sets the prices and makes it difficult for others to get into the business
What was the main reason for most of the labor wars?
Cutting wages and long hours
Economic policy that offers the reduction of economic inequality and promotes social welfare.
Socialism
What are the two main immigration centers in the U.S.? Who goes to which center?
Angel and Ellis Island
How would hosting the world's fair and displaying your nation's inventions influence your presence on the world stage?
You seem more developed, and people will have to buy from you. increase that GDP bb
What effect did Andrew Carnegie have on wealthy elites in the Gilded Age?
Brother gave a lot of money away and made the other rich people look bad
What is the purpose of a union?
Fight for better working conditions and wages
This policy argues for limited government interference in the economy.
Laissez-faire
What was considered unconstitutional about the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Restricting civil rights to people who had or were working towards citizenship
How did greed influence the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad?
They took their sweet sweet time. They laid more track for money and more land
How did the government's laissez-faire policy allow businesses to maintain their monopolies?
They didn't want to intervene in business/ economics, which allowed the monopolies to create and maintain their monopolies
Who made up the majority of the working population and played a role in the US population boom
Immigrants