Gilded Age

invented the Model T and pioneered the assembly line

Railroad and steamship tycoon

dark, crowded workshops where workers made clothes for long hours and little pay

a person who invests their money into a corporation

1st national strike showed government support of management over workers

group of workers united to improve working conditions

wealthiest American ever who ran Standard Oil Company

where Europeans were processed after crossing the Atlantic Ocean

allowed a company to dominate an industry & gain wealth

The major purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was to

invented the Model T and pioneered the assembly line

first to fly at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

invented the telephone

the outskirts of a city where many middle class lived during this time

negotiations between management and laborers in order to form a new work agreement

Why did industrialists try to form monolpolies in the 1800s?

writer/photographer exposed New York City’s poor conditions

allowed for more space in the rapidly growing cities

The Statue of Liberty

to become a part of the American culture

What was the major goal of labor unions in the late 19th century?

kept specific workers from entering the U.S. for ten years

Laws are worthless without enforcement.

where Asian immigrants were processed after crossing the Pacific

building in which several families rent rooms or apartments

allowed a company to dominate an industry & gain wealth