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Industrial/Immigrant
Question | Answer |
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In what area of industry did Cornelius Vanderbilt create his fortune? | railroads |
controlled over 95% of the nation’s oil refining. | John D. Rockefeller |
Which of the following Captains of Industry controlled the steel empire? | Andrew Carnegie |
Vertical Integration is | when a business controls all aspects of its product from raw materials through its factories to shipping. |
When Andrew Carnegie completed vertical integration of his company he controlled the mines, steamships, railroad networks, warehouses, and | steel factories. |
How did this 1888 invention the camera help historians? | It made it possible to record images for future viewing. |
When a company or person has control of all or nearly all of a specific product that company or person has a _____________. | monopoly |
Mass Production is | the process of making large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply. |
When mass production is used in making products in factories, what happens to the price of the product? | As the time it takes to make a product decreases so does the price. |
The first radio was invented by | Guglielmo Marconi |
Thomas Edison invented the motion picture, projector, light bulb, phonograph, and_____ | electric power plant |
Which of the following invented a new, faster form of communication, the telephone? | Alexander Graham Bell |
Labor Unions were created by American workers to combat all of the following reasons | low pay, long hours, dangerous working conditions, and child labor |
Collective Bargaining is | when unions negotiate wages directly with management as a group. |
Samuel Gompers created the | American Federation of Labor. |
Strike Breakers were | replacements for a striking worker, also known as scabs. |
The 3 goals of the American Federation of Labor? | higher wages, shorter hours, safer conditions |
The American Federation of Labor was | a union for skilled workers formed by Samuel Gompers in 1886. |
.Which of the following resulted from the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire? | Safer working conditions |
A trade union was | a union formed by people working in the same trade or skill. |
The Homestead Strike took place in | Andrew Carnegie’s steel factories. |
Sweatshops were | workplaces where people labor long hours in poor conditions for low pay. |
Which of the following provided community centers that offered services for the poor? | settlement houses |
The Chinese Exclusion Act | was the first law to prevent a specific national group from entering the United States. |
Which statement BEST describes the urbanization of the U.S. between 1860 and 1890? | Many Americans left their farms and moved to cities. |
Which of the following was the name given to the Russian program that organized attacks on Jewish villages? | pogroms |
The process of holding onto traditions from your home country or culture while adapting to a new culture is called______________________. | acculturation |
What was the purpose of the building shown in the picture of Ellis Island | It was where most immigrants gained entry to the U.S. |
Which of the following is an example of a push factor in why someone would leave their country? | religious persecution |
Which of the following is an example of a pull factor in coming to the United States? | cheap land |
Tenements were | small one room apartments located in a city slum building. |
Who founded the Hull House? | Jane Addams |
Where do the following words appear? “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, …” | on the Statue of Liberty |
Regulations for basic construction and building safety are known as ________. | building codes |