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American History: The Gilded Age

This unit studies the growth of industry and its impact on economic, social, and political life in America.

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Where did most of the "old" immigrants--those who came before 1890--come from?northern & western Europe (Germany, England, Scotland, Ireland)
Where did most "new" immigrants come from after 1890?southern and eastern Europe (Italy, Russia, Poland)
What was one of the effects of increased immigration to the United States in the late 1800s?cheap labor, urbanization, ethnic neighborhoods
What process do labor unions try to use to secure a contract with good wages and better working conditions?collective bargaining
Which act was a result of nativism?Chinese Exclusion Act
What type of housing did poor immigrants in urban areas live in during the late-1800s?tenements
What industry was controlled by Andrew Carnegie?steel
Which business structure enabled John D. Rockefeller to control the oil industry?Standard Oil Trust (trusts)
What term describes an economic system with very little government regulation?laissez-faire capitalism
Which methods were used by business leaders to grow the size of their companies?horizontal and vertical integration
What business structure enabled business leaders to eliminate competition during the late-1800s?trust
What term is used to describe the efforts to oppose foreign immigration?nativism
Which theory explained the growing wealth of America's business leaders during the late-1800s?Social Darwinism
What is associated with Andrew Carnegie's "Gospel of Wealth"?donating funds to libraries, schools, and hospitals
What did workers form to fight for better working conditions in the late 1800s?labor unions
Which labor union focused on obtaining higher wages and better working conditions?American Federation of Labor (AFL)
What tactic did the American Federation of Labor (AFL) use achieve their goals?strikes and collective bargaining
What is it called when a labor union refuses to work until they are paid higher wages?strike
What were the organizations that controlled local and state political parties in the late-1800s called?political machines
Which individual became infamous for corruption as the boss of New York City's Tammany Hall political machine?William M. "Boss" Tweed
Political machines grew in power by attracting the support of which group?immigrants
What problems were caused by urbanization in the United States during the late-1800s?overcrowding, sanitation, fires, crime



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