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Urbanization
The building of large skyscrapers
Mass movement of people to the city
Mass movement of people to rural areas
Someone of low moral character
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Monopoly/Trust
Railroad, Standard Oil, US Steel
Eliminates all competition among businesses
Model of fairness of how a business should be run
Small businesses
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Americanization
Immigrants hostile to becoming American
Another word for Nativist
Immigrants assimilating into American culture
Being American
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Chinese Exclusion Act
Prohibited Chinese immigrants entry into US
Acceptance of Chinese in US
Excluded Chinese from building the transcontinental railroad
Prohibited Chinese immigrants entry into only California
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Tenement
Newer skyscrapers made from steel and concrete
Ten buildings located on one block
Run down dwellings occupied by immigrants
Nicer dwellings owned by the rich
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Interstate Commerce Act 1887
Regulated the safety of roads and bridges
Regulated unsafe highways
Regulated unfair practices by railroads
Regulated unsafe automobiles
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Laissez Faire (pick 2)
Would not allow entrepreneurship
strict government regulations in business
Very little government interference in business
"Hands off"
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Corporation (pick 2)
Large business organization
Not common during the Gilded Age
Small business organization
Can commonly invest and own stock in one
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John D Rockefeller
Made rich from textile (clothing)
Made his wealth from steel
Made his wealth from oil
Made his wealth from cattle industry
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Andrew Carnegie
Rich from water rights
Rich from oil
Rich from steel
Rich from diamonds
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Entreprenuer
A drifter
A shareholder
A stockholder
someone who starts their own business
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Nativists
Those who supported immigrants coming to America
Those against immigrants coming to America
Refers to Native Americans
Refers to the early settlers of the U.S.
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Philanthropy
Idea that the poor should care for themselves
Wealthy giving large amounts of money to good causes
Those who used vertical integration
Americanizing immigrants
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Gilded Age (Pick 3)
Associated with fair & safe working conditions
Associated with great wealth
Associated with the transcontinental railroad
Robber Barons and Captains of Industry
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Melting Pot
Where the rich kept their money
Merging of cultures & people
Used for cooking in 1800s
Pot used by Chinese for cooking
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New Immigrants (pick 3)
Mostly came to US from southern and eastern Europe
Were protestant
Some were Chinese
Were Catholic
