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The idea that some people are more fit to survive in the American economy than others

Bottom level of a boat that many immigrants had to live in on their journey to America.

Which of the following was NOT a factor that led to our Industrial Revolution?

Type of building that many immigrants were forced to live in and were very dangerous

Pullman created this when all his workers lived in his apartments away from civilization.

A strong hatred for immigrants and belief that America should be for Americans.

Which of the following immigrant groups faces the WORST discrimination?

Which of the following was NOT a popular form of mass transit during this era?

The American Federation of Labor was created by

If McDonald's buys out beef farmers, cheese manufacturers, etc..

These help protect inventions from being stolen and produced by others.

Which of the following was a PUSH factor to leave European or Asian nations?

As farms were mechanized and became more productive...

What did labor unions do for workers to negotiate better working conditions and wages?

Rockafeller created this business form to avoid monopoly lawsuits.

A political and economic system that believed in public ownership of property

Wealthy Industrialists pay their workers horribly and force them to work in bad conditions

Which of the following men had a monopoly in the Railroad industry?

This inventor worked in Menlo Park, NJ and invented the light bulb.

Sport that many Americans fell in love with around 1900

The fact that many Americans started buying the same gadgets and toys during this era is known as

Which helped encourage people to buy U.S. made products and increased costs of foreign goods?

businesses hired these people for low wages and because they could fit in small spaces.

What invention made the work day longer in the USA?

This strike took place at a Carnegie steel plant and Pinkerton guards killed several workers.

Which of the following is a PULL factor to America?

Immigration processing center on the East coast that 12 million immigrants came through.

Which of the following was NOT different about the "new immigrants"?

New process for how to mass produce steel, allowing cities to grow rapidly.

Which product made the population density in cities explode?

Business owners are great innovators and have created millions of jobs, they are

This legislation was meant to break up big corporations that formed monopolies

The idea of working hard and making something of yourself and earning a good living is known as

Article by Carnegie about the responsibility of a man of wealth.

After this event, many people left the Knights of Labor

Working in an crowded, hot, small area was called a

Many Americans went to these for entertainment during this era.

Term for the era coined by Mark Twain, everything seemed nice on the outside but was not really what it seemed.

This law was created to regulate railroad shipping rates.

Wealthy billionaires during this time period gave a lot of money to charity aka as

When McDonald's buys out all of their competition (Burger King, Taco Bell, Etc...)