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WorksheetsIndustrial Growth + Immigration (2019)
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policy that government should interfere as little as possible in the nation's economy
laissez-faire
capitalism
monopoly
Bessemer process
White, anglo saxon, protestant, similiar language, similar customs
old immigrants
new immigrants
IMMIGRANTS THAT WERE:Darker skinned/Mediterranean, Catholic and Jewish, Poorer, Many different Languages, Different Customs from each other and prior immigrants
Old immigrants
New Immigrants
IMMIGRANTS THAT WERE: White, Anglo Saxon (Germanic), Protestant, Similar Language (english/Germanic), similar customs
Old immigrants
New Immigrants
the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service
monopoly
capitalism
big business
Laissez-faire
A monopoly creates
more competition
less competition
Immigration processing center that open in New York Harbor in 1892
Ellis Island
Angel Island
Inspection station for immigrants arriving on the West Coast
Ellis Island
Angel Island
Bessemer process
technique used to make steel from iron
political movement that sought advancement for farmers
process in which a company buys out its suppliers
process in which a company buys or drives out its competitors
Inventor of the light bulb
Thomas Edison
Edwin L. Drake
Alexander Graham Bell
Christopher Sholes
Inventor of the typewriter
Thomas Edison
Edwin L. Drake
Alexander Graham Bell
Christopher Sholes
Inventor of the telephone
Thomas Edison
Edwin L. Drake
Alexander Graham Bell
Christopher Sholes
Gave congress authority to regulate railroad activity
Interstate commerce act
munn v illinois
Bessemer process
Americanization movement
Interstate commerce act
gave congress the authority to regulate railroad activity
gave congress the authority to micromanage businesses
gave congress the authority to print money
gave congress the authority to limit immigration
also known as "survival of the fittest"
Social darwinism
Monopoly
collective bargaining
laissez faire
Leader of the steel industry
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
J.P. Morgan
Leader of the railroad industry
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
J.P. Morgan
Head of the Standard Oil Company
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
J.P. Morgan
Andrew Carnegie was a captain of industry in the
Rail road industry
Oil industry
steel industry
banking industry
John D Rockefeller was a captain of industry in the
Rail road industry
Oil industry
steel industry
banking industry
A condition in which many cultures coexist within a society and maintain their cultural differences.
cultural pluralism
vertical integration
populism
horizontal integration
where immigrants from a certain region tended to live together
ghettos
tenements
slums
all of the above
favoritism toward native-born Americans
nativism
social darwinism
spoils system
old immigrants
this led to anti-immigrant organizations and governmental restrictions against immigration
nativism
cultural pluralism
Populism
Hull House
This way of thinking is used to defend nativism and anti immigrant acts like the Chinese Exclusion Act
social darwinism
cultural pluralsim
spoils system
assimilation
led to anti-immigrant organizations and governmental restrictions against immigration
nativism
ghettos
sherman anti-trust act
granger laws
(1882) Denied any additional Chinese laborers to enter the country while allowing students and merchants to immigrate.
chinese exclusion act
chinese entrance act
chinese immigration act
chinese assimilation act
1860-1935. Founder of Settlement House Movement; founded the Hull House
jane addams
the grange
edwin drake
samuel gompers
A way to manufacture steel quickly and cheaply by blasting hot air through melted iron to quickly remove impurities.
bessemer process
vertical integration
horizontal integration
the grange
type of monopoly where a company buys or edges out some of its competition
horizontal integration
vertical integration
When Rockefeller bought all of his competitors out to form Standard Oil, this was an example of
horizontal integration
vertical integration
When a business owns multiple means of production to create their good, this could be considered
vertical integration
horizontal integration
If McDonalds were to own their own farms, slaughterhouses, delivery trucks, and food packaging businesses within their one brand...
vertical integration
horizontal integration
If McDonalds were to buy out Burger King and Wendys...
Vertical Integration
Horizontal integration
Practice where a single entity controls the entire process of a product, from the raw materials to distribution
vertical integration
horizontal integration
a combination of firms or corporations formed by a legal agreement, especially to reduce competition
trust
vertical integration
Grange
urbanization
reduces competition
vertical integration
horizontal integration
People who built fortunes by swindling investors and taxpayers, and bribing officials - negative connotation
robber barons
captain of industry
A name given company owners such as Carnegie and Rockefeller by people who believed they steered the economy into prosperity. -positive connotation
robber barons
captain of industry
would be known for his philantrophy
robber barons
captain of industry
Invented the air brake for trains.
jane addams
George Westinghouse
edwin drake
samuel gompers
the practice of a political party giving public office to its supporters.
spoils system
captains of industry
social darwinism
nativism
The Model T was the first:
vehicle invented
successfully mass produced vehicle
vehicle to operate on coal
train car
a series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled. Workers stay in one place while the product moves.
assembly line
production
bessemer process
vertical integration
pull factor for immigration
population growth
agricultural changes
crop failures
abundant land
pull factor for immigration
population growth
agricultural changes
crop failures
economic opportunity
pull factor for immigration
population growth
agricultural changes
crop failures
freedom
push factor for immigration
abundant land
economic opportunity
crop failures
freedom
push factor for immigration
abundant land
economic opportunity
population growth
freedom
push factor for immigration
abundant land
economic opportunity
agricultural changes
freedom
immigration center used primarily by Asian immigrants
Angel Island
Ellis Island
Immigrants were given more detailed questions at this processing center. Their answers were compared to family members in order to prove their honesty.
Angel Island
Ellis Island
Immigrant processing center used primarily by European immigrants
Angel Island
Ellis Island
Sherman Anti trust act
law that outlawed trusts
name of the union led by Gompers
was a union of socialists
gave congress the ability to regulate the railroads
Leader of the Democratic Tammany Hall, New York political machine
Boss Tweed
J.P. Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
Eugene V. Debs
who is depicted in this political cartoon?
Boss Tweed
J.P. Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
Eugene V. Debs
1914 act designed to strengthen the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890; certain activities previously committed by big businesses, such as not allowing unions in factories and not allowing strikes, were declared illegal.
clayton anti trust act
sherman anti trust act
federal reserve act
a 1913 law that set up a system of federal banks and gave government the power to control the money supply
Federal reserve act
clayton anti trust act
sherman anti trust act
Only the strong survive
Social darwinism
industrial workers of the world
socialism
communism
a small factory with poor working conditions
sweatshop
tenement
hull house
robber baron
A mixture of different cultures living together
melting pot
mixing pot
merging pot
cultural collision
overt favoritism toward native-born americans
nativism
tenement
settlement
assimilation
Americanization movement
program to teach american culture to immigrants
program to remove italian immigrants
program to prevent chinese immigration
program to promote community within tenements
A group that controlled a political party by offering services to voters (usually immigrants) in exchange for political or financial support
political machine
boss party
civil service
patronage graft
the giving of government jobs to people who had helped a candidate get elected
spoils system
civil service
political machine
graft
Leaving a country to settle in another (EXiting)
immigration
emigration
One effect of monopolies on the United States economy is that they have tended to
lead to a greater variety in the price for a particular product or service
give customers a greater choice in purchasing goods and services
keep prices low
reduce business competition
which two philosophies dominated the thinking of most political and business leaders during the late 19th century in the United States?
social darwinism and laissez faire
utopian socialism and the social gospel
populism and pragmatism
communism and anarchism
During the period of 1865-1900, government contributed to the growth of corporations mainly by
giving them direct aid when they went bankrupt
allowing them to develop with few restrictions
providing low cost housing for thier workers
buying large amounts of corporate stocks
A person who believes in the Social Darwinist Theory of survival of the fittest would agree that
poor people should get help from the government
rich nations should give substational aid to help poor nations
individuals should succeed through their own efforts
government should tax the rich to help the poor
After the civil war, one way business leaders tried to eliminate competition was by
increasing the prices of their products
forming monopolies or trusts
developing overseas markets
paying high wages to their workers
The term "robber barons" was used during the Gilded Age to characterize
plantation owners
carpet baggers
leaders of big buisness
union organizers
The term robber baron was used to criticize the
tactics of big business leaders
corruption of government officials
dishonesty of carpetbaggers
unskilled labor of illegal immigrants
In passing the Sherman Anti Trust Act (1890), Congress intended to
prevent large corporations from eliminating their competition
distinguish good trusts from bad trusts
regulate rates charged by railroads
force large trusts to bargain with labor unions
The Americanization movement of the early 20th century sought to
assimilate ethnic immigrant groups into the dominant culture
restrict the military involvement of the US in foreign conflicts
protect domestic businesses from foreign competition
diminish the role of government in the regulation of industry
In the late 1800s, the United States Congress passed legislation prohibiting immigration from--
Canada
China
Germany
Mexico
Boss Tweed was
People who'd built fortunes by swindling investors and taxpayers
A name given company owners such as Carnegie and Rockefeller by people who believed they steered the economy into prosperity
leader of the democratic Tammany Hall, New York political machine
A highly successful banker who bought out Carnegie.
an 1890 law that banned the formation of trusts and monopolies in the United States
Sherman Antitrust Act
Federal Reserve Act
Clayton Antitrust Act
During the period of 1865-1900, government contributed to the growth of corporations mainly by
Giving them direct aid when they went bankrupt
Allowing them to develop with few restrictions
Providing low cost housing for their workers
Buying large amounts of corporate stocks
Which of the following describes Laissez Faire in business?
Buying large amounts of corporate stocks
Providing low cost housing for their workers
Allowing them to develop with few restrictions
Giving them direct aid when they went bankrupt
A social darwinist would say:
individuals should succeed through their own efforts
individuals can be reliant on the aid of the government
individuals should help one another
employees should be justly compensated for their work
True or false: A monopoly eliminates competition
true
false
