People
Scottish immigrant who became one of the richest men ever by monopolizing the steel industry
This law banned immigration from China to the United States
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act
The term used for a person who exposes the corruption in society
What is a muckraker
What is Urbanization
Formed a monopoly in the oil industry by buying out and crushing his competition
Who is John D. Rockefeller
Created in response to the horrors of food handling exposed by "The Jungle" so that Americans would know what is in their food
What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Immigrants from mainly Asia and Eastern Europe arrived to America through this island port of entry
What is Angel Island
Small, rundown, overcrowded, and dirty apartment buildings
What are tenements
Who is Ida B. Wells
Author of "The Jungle" which exposed the horrid conditions of the meat packing industry
Who is Upton Sinclair
Organization that was at the Haymarket Square riot and were labeled as "anarchists" after someone threw a bomb into the crowd
What is the Knights of Labor
The term used to describe the negative sentiments many white Americans who had been living in America for generations now had towards immigrants
What is nativism
What is Hull House
The most famous example of a political machine, led by Boss Tweed in New York City
What is Tammany Hall
The "Wizard of Menlo Park" responsible for creating the first electric grid and sustainable light bulb
Who is Thomas Edison
Labor union that went on strike after the tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
What is the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU)
Immigrants seeking to maintain elements of their culture formed these in cities
What are ethnic neighborhoods
Author of "The History of Standard Oil Company" and a muckraker that exposed the corruption of John D. Rockefeller
Who is Ida Tarbell
Terms used for the two different strategies of building a monopoly. One by eliminating competition and the other by controlling every step in the production process
What are horizontal and vertical integration
Led a strike against George Pullman and also ran for President several times as a Socialist?
Who is Eugene V. Debs
What is the NAACP
Infectious, deadly disease that had the symptom of coughing intensely that would lead to the rejection of many immigrants coming through Ellis Island
What is tuberculosis
Founder of the UNIA and promoted self-sufficiency amongst black Americans to gain equality
Who is Marcus Garvey
New method of makings steel that was much more efficient and cheaper which led to the growth of cities
What is the Bessemer Process?