GIANTS of the Industry
Miscellaneous
Immigration
Learning Tings!
Amendments
100

My claim to fame was Standard Oil.

Who is John D. Rockefeller

100

In the struggle for survival, the fittest win at the expense of their rivals because they succeed in adapting themselves best to their environment.

What is Social Darwinism

100

Extreme dislike for foreigners by native-born people and a desire to limit immigration.

What is Nativism?

100

Name 2 Reason why the U.S. was ready for the Industrial Revolution?


What are Natural Resources, Growing labor force, Capitol for investing, Advances in Technology?

100

Woman Can Vote.

What is 19th Amendment 

200

                                               

He was a railroad & shipping tycoon. Like the other “captains of industry/robber barons,” He also started with nothing & through ruthless business methods amassed what would be a billion dollar fortune. 

                                   


    

Who is Cornelius Vanderbilt

200

An increase in a population in cities and towns versus rural areas. This began during the industrial revolution, when workers moved towards manufacturing hubs in cities to obtain jobs in factories as agricultural jobs became less common.


What is Urbanization?

200

The U.S. congress passed this law to prohibit any further Chinese immigration for 10 years, This was a result of Nativism.

What it the Chinese Exclusion Act

200

What are some of the negative effects of Urbanization?


What is overcrowded cities, poor living conditions, sanitation, crime, education, child labor, voter fraud.

200

Prohibition Act. This Amendment Prohibited the buying and selling of alcohol.


What is 18th Amendment?

300

Come to me for your ALL or your MONEY needs as my business is banking.


Who is J.P. Morgan

300

The movement in which machines changed people's way of life as well as their methods of manufacture. About the time of the American Revolution, the people of England began to use machines to make cloth and steam engines to run the machines. People moved from farm to factories.

What is the Industrial Revolution

300

Most Immigrants migrated to the U.S. to find this....

What are Jobs (employment)?

300

Many bosses took bribes from factory owners & other businessmen for construction jobs & permits. The famous Boss Tweed of New York City ran the most corrupt ____________ in history known as Tammany Hall. 

                                   


    

What are political machines?

300

Which Amendment brought income tax.

What is the 16th Amendment.

400

I always say building up using my steel will help you touch the sky.

Who is Andrew Carnegie.

400

                                               

They are traditionally thought of as greedy, ruthless business owners who used immoral tactics to eliminate their competition so they could get rich.

                                   


    

Who are the Robber Barons?

400


Many in this anti-immigrant political party feared the arrival of more Roman Catholics & more job competition. p. 123


Who are the KNOW NOTHINGS or the KNOW NOTHING PARTY

400

This means keep your nose out of my business, also known as a hands off approach for government.


What is Laissez-faire

400

Direct election by popular vote
(the people elect the senators)


What is the 17th Amendment?

500

Tin Lizzy is the nickname of my car the model T, I was successful because of the assembly line.


Who is Henry Ford.

500

A Tax put on goods imported from other countries. This was to encourage more people to buy domestic goods.

What is a Tariff?

500

An effort by President Theodore Roosevelt to calm growing tension between the two countries over the immigration of Japanese workers. A treaty with Japan in 1894 had assured free immigration, but as the number of Japanese workers in California increased, they were met with growing hostility.

What is The Gentleman's Agreement?

500

The Folks that brought you Child Labor Laws, The Weekend, Overtime, Minimum Wage, The Right to Organize and More.

What are Labor Unions

500

Who established the 16th and 17th Amendments?


Who is William Howard Taft?