Urbanization
Industrial Revolution
Inventions
Rise of Big Business
Immigration
100

Most American cities were not prepared for such rapid population growth. 

True or False?

True

100

What is the industrial revolution?

The transformation of our national economy

100

This famous inventor perfected the light bulb in 1880 and motion picture. 

Thomas Edison

100

Andrew Carnegie is best associated with what industry?

Steel

100

These were people who expressed anti-immigrant policies which favored native born Americans.

Nativists

200

Name 2 methods of transport that people used in cities as cities grew larger and beyond walking distance. 

trolley lines, elevated rail lines, and/or subways

200

What is the Bessemer Process?

Blowing air through molten iron to burn out impurities

200

American communication was revolutionized in the late 1800's by the ____________ and _____________.

Telegraph and telephone

200

Individuals who used ruthless maneuvers to make a profit during this time period were known as _________________________

Robber Barons

200

The wave of immigration that took place between 1880 and 1920 mostly involved immigrants from what areas?

 Southern and Eastern Europe

300

Most urban immigrants lived in these low rent apartments built in the poorest part of town.

Tenements

300

 ___________________ was from 1800 through 1860 and began with textile manufacturing  and iron production. _____________________ takes place from 1870-1915.

1st Industrial Revolution/2nd Industrial Revolution

300

Who is known for inventing the camera and roll film? 

George Eastman

300

Which industrial leader founded Standard Oil and controlled 90% of all oil refineries in the United States?

Rockefeller

300

During the late 1800s, the port of entry for the majority of immigrants was

New York City

400

Name 3 problems with rapid growth.

Housing Shortages, Transportation, Clean Water, Waste/Garbage, Fires and Crime

400

Name 5 new industries.

Oil, Mining, Sugar, Steel, Meatpacking, Construction, Telegraph/Telephone, Railroads, Marketing, Sewing Machines, Agricultural, Automobile, Salt, Coal

400

Which inventor is responsible for the assembly line being used in the United States?

Henry Ford

400

JP Morgan was an industrial leader from the Gilded Age who is associated with what industry? _______ & ___________

Steel & Banking

400

Most immigration laws that were created in the late 1800's were aimed to prohibit immigrants from what area?

Asia

500

__________ provided new immigrants with a sense of community and security, as the immigrants were surrounded by the familiar customs, food and language of their homeland

Enclaves

500

What were the positive and negative effects of industrialization? How do they connect and play off of one another? List at least 3 positives and two negative.

Positive: Inventions are created, Jobs allow people to have more money to buy goods, Immigration, Cities grow in size

Negative: Air/Water Pollution, Poverty, Child Labor, Factory owners impact government through corruption

500

In class we discussed many inventions that played key roles in the Gilded Age and changed  life as we know it today. Which invention, from the Gilded Age do you think is the most critical to life today? Why do you think this?

Answers may vary

500

In class we discussed Robber Barons and Captains of Industry. Using your knowledge of key figures from the Gilded Age who do you think was a Robber Baron from this time period?  WHY? Who do you believe was a Captain of Industry from this time period? WHY?

Answers may vary

500

What was a major result of both immigration and increased productivity of factory jobs in the late 1800s?

The rapid expansion of cities and urban areas