Immigration and Urbanization Vocabulary

a period of gross materialism and blatant political corruption in the last decades of the nineteenth century

the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants

blended nationalities that create a single culture

an oil tycoon who used horizontal integration to decrease costs and increase profits

a person who invests money in a business venture to make a profit

the inventor who wanted to develop affordable lighting for homes

ten story or higher buildings with steel frames

a person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices

rapid growth of cities

a landmark U.S. law that banned businesses from colluding or merging to form a monopoly