Labor Movement
What was the strategy unions did to fight for fair pay and better working conditions?
Collective Bargaining
New immigrants were known to live where?
The city
Which of the following was by far the largest and most important industry in the 1800s?
Railroad
New immigrants lived in cities because......
To be close to Industrial Jobs
Combines different businesses involved in all phases of a product’s development
Horizontal Integration
What happened to the Knights of Labor after the Haymarket Riot?
They were deceased
Religious persecution is known as a _____ factor for leaving their home country
Push
helped fuel economic growth by encouraging people to buy American goods by making imported goods more expensive?
Protective Tariffs
As a result of the large number of immigrants and migrants moving to American cities to find jobs, the number and the size of cities in the United States increased dramatically between 1870 and 1890. This trend is called
Urbanization
They came predominantly from northern and western Europe
Old Immigrants
The Intestate Commerce Commission oversaw this operation that is known for shipping rates across the country?
Railroad operation
At processing stations, officials met with immigrants to determine their medical condition and.......
Education Level
Steel changed people’s lives by making possible the
Creation of the Skyscraper
What term is defined as public systems that can carry large numbers of people fairly inexpensive
Mass transit
The name of the processing station where 12 millions immigrants were processed to enter the United States?
Ellis Island
Due to the Pullman Strike what happened to the union as a whole?
The Union was called off/eliminated the Union
The prevailing (most popular) view regarding immigration at the turn of the 20th century was that immigrants eventually blend into society to create a single culture. This view was called a(n)
Melting Pot
An economic and political philosophy that favors public, instead of private control of property and income
Socialism
How did cities address the problems caused by urban living?
Technological Innovation
_______ houses provided Americanization programs for new immigrants?
Settlement
______ resources helped fuel Industrialization?
Natural
This Act was place to decrease Chinese Immigration
Chinese Exclusion Act
Monopolists forced small companies out of business. Is this a Robber Baron or a Captain of Industry value?
Robber Baron
defined as public systems that can carry large numbers of people fairly inexpensive
Tenements
the feeling of disorientation experienced by someone who is suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture, way of life, or set of attitudes.
Culture Shock