Causes & Effects
What part of the United States did most of the early industrialization occur?
Northeastern cities
The growth of cities
Urbanization
What was the goal/purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act?
To stop Chinese immigration to the U.S.
Name 2 of the 4 industrialists we've talked about
Andrew Carnegie
JP Morgan
John D Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
What two areas did people come from to fill factory jobs?
Rural Areas
Europe
Anti-immigrant views
Nativism
Nativists
Why did most industrialists oppose placing limitations on immigration?
They wanted a readily available supply of cheap labor
Why were industrialists often called "robber barons?"
Use of ruthless business practices to eliminate competition
Created monopolies
Poor treatment of workers
What are two POSITIVE results of the Gilded Age?
Growth of middle class
Unions/greater worker protections
Higher standard of living
Healthier people- more fruits/veggies
Cheaper goods
A business practice with the goal of eliminating all competition
Monopolies
Trusts
How did quotas impact European immigration?
What are some ways industrialists were philanthropists?
built libraries, colleges
donated art
bailed out the government
built colleges/universities
Why did Unions become more widespread during the Gilded Age?
to improve working conditions and pay
b/c workers were being treated poorly
Organization of workers attempting to improve wages and working conditions
Unions
What are people who oppose immigration called?
nativists
What is the goal/purpose of monopolies (or trusts)?
To eliminate competition
What were two negative results of the U.S. following a laissez-faire policy?
Child Labor
Monopolies
Long hours/low pay
unsafe working conditions
A term for placing limits on certain immigrant groups
Quotas
What is the name of the theory that supports immigration in the U.S. because different cultures mix together into a unique American culture?
Melting Pot Theory
What are the laws called that break up monopolies?
Anti-trust laws
(Sherman Antitrust Act & Interstate Commerce Act)