Chapter 15 + Chapter 14 Review

People would attain some comforts or move into the growing middle class by:

Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst created newspapers called:

___________ was the 1st federal body set up to monitor American business operations.

Which of these was NOT an attraction to the United States for Immigrants?

Which is NOT a push factor?

___________ provided customers with raw materials and new markets to buy from.

Who created the telephone?

J.P. Morgan supported research labs for inventors to experiment with products and methods for future profits including:

What does the electrical current DC created by Thomas Edison stand for?

What religion were the majority of New Immigrants?

How many different time zones do we have?

________ Outlawed any trust that operated “in restraint of trade or commerce among the several states.”

System of consolidating many firms into one was called

Why were major industrialists called Robber Barons?

Which of these was not one of the main products of the Second Industrial Revolution?

A belief that native-born White Americans were superior to newcomers was called:

Between 1870 - 1900 the immigrant population:

Why did farmers move to cities in the 1890s?

______ allowed customers in Atlanta, Cincinnati, and San Francisco to buy the same products.

Which is NOT a Pull Factor?

Isolated communities near their workplaces

Why did cities like Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Chicago explode during this era?

Idea that people wanted and bought the many new products on the market was called:

Prohibited immigration by Chinese laborers, limited civil rights/naturalization of Chinese immigrants already in America

This strike was a result of a 25% wage reduction/several layoffs by an owner who controlled company towns.

Conspicuous Consumerism can be summed up by saying:

1852 - Developed a safety elevator that would not fall if the lifting rope broke

Which of these was not a new career path for UNSKILLED women workers?

What was the first city to move their transportation system underground?

What was the name of the West Coast island where Chinese immigrants entered the United States?

Owning all of the means of production to produce a good/service

The Chicago Fire of 1871:

What sport from this era ended up becoming America's Pastime?

New middle class lifestyle included all but what?

The Switchback Railway was the first ride to open where?

This factor compels people to leave their homes (famine, war, persecution)

Define Free Market

Which of these was not a new opportunity for Women Workers?

Which of these was not a new career path for SKILLED women workers?

This system’s products and service prices are set and strictly regulated by the government or a state entity.

The ___________ was the violent result of police being called to duty during a nationwide strike for an 8-hour work day.

Define Capitalism

Where did most immigrants to the U.S. come from in the late 1800s/early 1900s?

This factor draws people to a new place (economic opportunity, religious freedom)

People worked on schedules, rode trolley cars, paid rent to live in apartments, and met new people daily living in:

Who first used Horizontal Integration?

Define Socialism

Define Entrepreneur

What is the translation of "Laissez - Faire" in French?

1888 - Where were the first streetcars powered by overhead electric cables?

Who was enemy #1 to capitalism? "Workers will rise up to destroy the Capitalist System"

What does the electrical current AC created by Nikola Tesla stand for?

What is a monopoly?

Henry Bessemer:

Which of these were major problems in Tenements?

To combat Fire, Crime, and Conflict in cities, ________ were established:

Which of these was not a major problem in cities?

What was the name of the NY Harbor island where immigrants entered the United States?

Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory of Natural Selection was applied to American Capitalism through ________

In 1886, Samuel Gompers founded the __________ for better wages, working conditions, and work hours for skilled workers.

Who was the creator of the light bulb?

Uriah Smith Stephens founded the:

These provided office space in cities that had no room left on the ground:

Why was it called "The Gilded Age"?

Which of these is not a place where the Old Immigrants are from?

Public transportation allowed people in the Middle-Class to move where?

Which of these subjects did schools not teach?

_________ were influential in reflecting and creating Mass Culture.

What were old movie theaters called?

Who drilled the first oil well in Titusville, PA?

Cities, mostly in ethnic neighborhoods where people shared their native language, religion, and culture called:

What is the belief that society at large should take control of a nation’s wealth, not just private individuals

What was the cycle of debt in Company Towns similar to?

What used to be the typical work week in the Factory System?

What religion were the majority of Old Immigrants?

Which of these is not a place where New Immigrants were from?