Industrialization
Immigration
Progressivism
Labor Movements
Key Figures
100

What is industrialization?

The transformation from an agricultural economy to one dominated by manufacturing and large-scale industries.

100

Name one country from which immigrants came in large numbers during the 1900s.

Italy, Ireland, Germany, Russia, etc...

100

What was the primary goal of the Progressive Movement?

To address the problems caused by industrialization, such as social injustice and labor issues.

100

What was the goal of labor unions?

To fight for better wages, working conditions, and hours.

100

Which industry did Cornelius Vanderbilt dominate during the Gilded Age?

The railroad industry

200

Name a key figure associated with the steel industry.

Andrew Carnegie

200

What U.S. immigration station processed millions of immigrants arriving on the East Coast?

Ellis Island

200

What was the goal of Women's Suffrage?

For women to gain the right to vote.

200

What was the Homestead Strike?

A strike put on by Carnegie steel mill workers which ended up with the death of over 20 people.

200

Who was a major financier and banker during the Gilded Age?

J.P. Morgan

300

What economic theory promotes minimal government intervention in business?

Laissez-faire

300

What term refers to opposition to immigration based on the preference for native-born individuals?

Nativism

300

What legislation aimed to break up monopolies and promote competition?

The Sherman Antitrust Act

300

What tragedy in a New York factory led to workplace safety reforms?

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

300

This individual wrote The Jungle and exposed conditions in the meatpacking industry.

Upton Sinclair

400

What term describes the consolidation of many small companies into a few large ones?

Mergers

400

What were the “push factors” that drove people to leave their home countries?

War, famine, religious persecution, etc...

400

What book by Upton Sinclair exposed unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry?

The Jungle

400

Who were the primary workers in the early labor unions?

Factory workers, textile mill workers, steel mill workers, farmers, miners, etc...

400

What philanthropist built libraries and universities after dominating the steel industry?

Andrew Carnegie

500

What term refers to a large company that controls an entire industry?

Monopolies

500

What term refers to the movement of people to cities as a result of industrialization?

Urbanization

500

What did the 17th Amendment achieve?

The direct election of United States two senators in each state.

500

What method did unions often use to pressure employers for better conditions?

Strikes

500

Who was known for his Standard Oil monopoly?

John D. Rockefeller