Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US

(1882) Denied any additional Chinese laborers to enter the country while allowing students and merchants to immigrate.

Reception center in New York Harbor through which most European immigrants to America were processed from 1892 to 1954.

An increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements.

Poorly built, overcrowded housing where many immigrants lived

Practice where a single entity controls the entire process of a product, from the raw materials to distribution

American culture is a blend of many different cultures

Absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level

a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes

Idea that government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs.

immigrant processing station that opened in San Francisco Bay in 1910

an American capitalist who acquired a fortune in the late nineteenth century by ruthless means.

The belief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle.

1906 - Journalists who searched for corruption in politics and big business

conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection

Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers

the right to vote

First federal action against monopolies, it was signed into law by Harrison and was extensively used by Theodore Roosevelt for trust-busting. However, it was initially misused against labor unions

Nonviolent refusal to continue to work until a problem is resolved.