immigration 1
these people often came to america from western and northern europe
what are old immigrants?
these people came to america from southern and eastern europe
what are new immigrants?
these were built thanks to the development of steel, especially in nyc. good thing elevators were invented for them.
what are skyscrapers?
these people were often the ones working in mines because of how small the tunnels were
who are young children?
this person came up with the term "the gilded age"
who is mark twain?
these are bad things about one's homeland to get away from
what are push factors?
these are good things about america that drew people in
what are pull factors?
this person was a captain of industry in the steel business
who is andrew carnegie?
this person was a captain of industry for the oil industry
who is rockefeller?
name one sport that became popular during the gilded age
what are: baseball, football, tennis?
what is ellis island?
give 2 examples of push factors.
this was america's most important energy source during the gilded age
what is oil?
the government's approach to business (french for "leave alone" or "allow to do") meant they hardly passed laws to regulate them
what is laissez faire?
name one thing developed during the gilded age that people went to for enjoyment
what are: amusement parks, movie theaters/nickelodeons, department stores, circuses, vaudeville theaters, sports games?
this is the first stop for immigrants coming from asia
what is angel island?
what are: dreams of wealth, free land from govt, freedom, free education, no forced military service, democracy
this way of growing businesses involved owning a company for every step of making a product
what is vertical integration?
this strategy for growing businesses involved owning all the companies for 1 step of creating a product.
what is horizontal integration?
the 2nd industrial revolution introduces this type of job, just above the blue collar laborers that were often unskilled
what are white collar jobs?
all immigrants were required to pass this type of exam before entering the country
what is a medical exam?
because travel to america was very expensive, families often only sent this person in their family
who was the oldest child?
these are settlements where employees could live so that they were close to the workplace. often times they were paid with money they could only use at the company stores
what are company towns?
name 1 thing unions fought for.
what are: 8 hr workday, better wages, safer working conditions?
this was the name of the ideal woman of the gilded age
what is the gibson girl?