| A | B |
|---|
| Ellis Island | During the 2nd major wave of immigration, most immigrants entered here in New York harbor |
| Melting Pot | Immigrants assimilating into American culture created this term.. |
| Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and Immigration Restriction Act of 1921 | Effectively cut off most immigration to America for several decades |
| Northern and Western Europe (Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway) | Where most immigrants came from prior to 1871 |
| Southern and Eastern Europe (Italy, Greece, Poland, Russia) | Where most immigrants came from during the period of 1871-1921 |
| Andrew Carnegie | Industrial leader in steel |
| J.P. Morgan | Industrial leader in finance |
| John D. Rockefeller | Industrial leader in oil |
| Cornelius Vanderbilt | Industrial leader in railroads |
| Lynching | Form of intimidation directed towards African Americans |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | Supreme Court ruled that "separate but equal" did not violate the 14th Amendment |
| Ida B. Wells | Led an anti-lynching crusade by calling on federal gov't to take action |
| Booker T. Washington | Believed the way to equality was through vocational education and economic success |
| W.E.B. Dubois | Supported political equality for African Americans by helping to form the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People |
| Income disparity, lavish lifestyles | Excesses of the Gilded Age |
| Pullman Strike | Strike over workers wages in the railroad industry |
| Samuel Gompers | Founder of the American Federation of Labor |
| Eugene V. Debs | Founder of the American Railway Union |
| Sherman Anti-Trust Act | Act that prevents any business structure that "restrains trade" |
| Clayton Anti-Trust Act | Act that expands Sherman anti-trust act; outlaws price-fixing; exempts unions from Sherman Act |
