Gilded North and National Politics Flashcards
1
Q
monopiles
A
exclusive possession of a supply or trade
2
Q
Rockefeller
A
controlled oil monoply
3
Q
Standard Oil Company
A
Rockefeller controlled almost every oil company
4
Q
Andrew Carnegie
A
controlled steel monoply
5
Q
Carnegie Steel Company
A
Carnegie controlled all the steel production in the U.S
6
Q
Trusts
A
Arrangements to control companies but not own them
7
Q
New immigrants
A
Southern and Eastern Europeans
8
Q
Old Immigrants
A
Northern and Western Europeans
9
Q
Tenements
A
4 Story building that help dozens of people
bad living space 80% of infants died
10
Q
Political Machines
A
Organization ran by a few people (Would control city politics)
11
Q
Temperance Movement
A
Movement against public consumption of alcohol
12
Q
Tariff
A
Tax on imports
