Gilded Age Vocabulary

Vertical Integration

• Economic system in which the government does not intervene in business practices

• A business practice in which a single manufacturer controls all of the steps used to change raw materials into finished products

• A business practice in which a company takes over all of its competitors

• Theory that claims the best people in society are the ones who rise to the top

Horizontal Integration

• Economic system in which the government does not intervene in business practices

• A business practice in which a single manufacturer controls all of the steps used to change raw materials into finished products

• A business practice in which a company takes over all of its competitors

• Theory that claims the best people in society are the ones who rise to the top

Social Darwinism

• Economic system in which the government does not intervene in business practices

• A business practice in which a single manufacturer controls all of the steps used to change raw materials into finished products

• A business practice in which a company takes over all of its competitors

• Theory that claims the best people in society are the ones who rise to the top

Nativism

• Policy of promoting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants

• Education program designed to help immigrants assimilate to American culture

• Law that prohibited further unskilled Chinese immigration in order to reduce competition for jobs

• The growth of cities

Urbanization

• Policy of promoting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants

• Education program designed to help immigrants assimilate to American culture

• Law that prohibited further unskilled Chinese immigration in order to reduce competition for jobs

• The growth of cities

The time between 1870 and 1900 during which the population and economy grew quickly along with political and corporate corruption.

• Laissez-Faire

• American Foundations

• Gilded Age

• Monopoly

The exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.

• Monopoly

• Nativism

• Political Machine

• Corporation

The act of giving one's personal wealth to the benefit of society.

• Reservation

• Immigration

• Philanthropy

• Urbanization

Define Old Immigrants

• Immigrants primarily from Southern and Eastern Europe: Italy, Asia, China, and Poland

• Single family dwellings divided into multiple living spaces to accommodate the new growth of population in the United States. They were often poorly lit, cramped, and lacked plumbing and good ventilation

• Federal law signed by President Chester Arthur in 1882 prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers.

• Immigrants primarily from Northern and Western Europe: England, Ireland, and Germany

• Population shift from rural areas to urban areas

Define New Immigrants

• Immigrants primarily from Southern and Eastern Europe: Italy, Asia, China, and Poland

• Single family dwellings divided into multiple living spaces to accommodate the new growth of population in the United States. They were often poorly lit, cramped, and lacked plumbing and good ventilation

• Federal law signed by President Chester Arthur in 1882 prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers.

• Immigrants primarily from Northern and Western Europe: England, Ireland, and Germany

• Population shift from rural areas to urban areas