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Definition of “birds of passage”

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Immigrants that came to America to earn money and then returned back to Europe wealthy

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Immigrants that came to America to earn money and then returned back to Europe wealthy

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“Birds of Passage”

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Year of oldcomers

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1870

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Where did oldcomers derive from?

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NW Europe

  • England
  • France
  • Germany
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Where did newcomers derive from?

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  • Southeastern Europe
  • Greece
  • Turkey
  • Italy
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What machine shortened the voyage to America from 2 months to 10-12 days?

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Steamship

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What is the significance of the steamship?

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It shortened the voyage to America from 2 months to 10-12 days?

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The steamship shortened the voyage to America from 2 months to __ - __ days

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10 - 12

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LISTING: PROBLEMS TO COMBAT (know 5)

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  1. Law wages (just enough to survive)
  2. Long hour (12-16 hours)
  3. Owner doesnt care about their employees
  4. Big factories could close at any time
  5. Strikebreakers
  6. Children and women made up 50% of the workforce
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Who did the “Knights of Labor” include?

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All workers - skilled, unskilled, and workers of different races and ethnicities

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What group included all workers (skilled, unskilled, and workers of different races and ethnicities)?

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“Knights of Labor”

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Who was the leader of the American Federation of Labor?

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Samuel Gompers

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Samuel Gompers was the leader of …?

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The American Federation of Labor

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What did Samuel Gompers do differently than a lot of authority figures?

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Established a relationship with the government to help avoid suspicion

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In 1912 ___% of states had some type of child labor law

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75%

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In 1912 75% of states had some type of _____ _____ law

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Child labor

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Muckraking (def)

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A book which simply told the facts (no bias) and let the readers come up with their own ideas

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A book which simply told the facts (no bias) and let the readers come up with their own ideas

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Muckraking

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What was the most famous muckraking book?

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“The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair

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“The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair was what type of book?

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Muckraking

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Fixed price agreements - everyone charges a high price

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Pools

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pools (def)

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Fixed price agreement - everyone charges a high price

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Combining ownership of several companies

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Trusts

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Trusts

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Combining ownership of several companies

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Complete control of a certain product
Monopoly
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Monopoly
Complete control of a certain product
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Where did JP Morgan make all his money?
Banking
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Who made all his money in banking?
JP Morgan
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Would buy struggling businesses and later buy them for a large profit
JP Morgan
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What did JP Morgan do?
Would buy struggling businesses and later buy them for a large profit
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How did Rockefeller make his money?
Oil
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Who made their money with Oil?
John D Rockefeller
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Rockefeller believed in _______ __ ___ _______
Survival of the fittest
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Who believed in survival of the fittest
Rockefeller
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Who has the rags to riches story?
Andre Carnegie
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Andre Carnegie had what background?
Rags to riches
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Who turned Pittsburgh, PA into the steel capital of the world
Andrew Carnegie
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Carnegie turned ________, __ into the steel capital of the world
Pittsburg, PA
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Carnegie turned Pittsburgh, PA into the _____ capital of the world
Steel
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Which one of the businessmen was very generous?
Andrew Carnegie
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Andrew Carnegie can be characterized as very _______
Generous
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1865 - 1900 was a period of president stricken by _________
Corruption
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T / F: 1865-1900 had great presidents
False
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Government allowed ________ and ____________
Monopolies and break strikes
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Union Pacific RR pain the government $400,000 to ...?
Get rid of the N. Americans (more land for RRs)
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Credit Mobilier
Fake company started by Union Pacific to give the appearance of competition
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Fake company started by Union Pacific to give the appearance of competition
Credit Mobilier
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Credit Mobilier: Fake company started by ______ _______ to give the appearance of competition
Union Pacific
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Who chose the senators during this time?
US Senate state legislature
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What did the interstate commerce commission do?
Regulate RR prices
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Who regulated RR prices?
Interstate commerce commission
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T / F: The Sherman Anti-Trust Act and Interstate commerce commission was well enforced
False
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The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was ... ?
- poorly enforced | - only gave the impression that something was being done
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How much were the Chinese payed a pay to build the Transcontinental RR?
$1 a day
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What cities had violent anti-Chinese protests?
- Denver - San Francisco - Seattle
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What was angel island? Location?
- Coast of San Francisco | - Main port of entry on the West Coast
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When was the Chinese exclusion act?
1882
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Farmers union that was the advocate for the farmer
Grange
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Grange (def)
Farmers union that was an advocate for the farmer
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What was the main problem for farmers during the Gilded age
Overproduction / low prices
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What two crops suffered the most from overproduction?
Wheat and cotton
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Railroads were _________ owned
Privately
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What was the results of railroads being privately owned?
The owners charged what they wanted
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The populist party believed in ____________ _____
Silver-backed money
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Who was the leader of the populists?
William Jennings Bryan
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William Jennings Bryan was the leader of the _________
Populists
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Who ran 3 times for president but never won
William Jennings Bryan
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William Jennings Bryan ran ___ times for president but never won
3
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What was the main problem that led to the failure of the populists?
Overproduction
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LISTING: WHY CITIES GREW (4)
1. Farmers moved to cities 2. Immigrants moved to cities 3. Jobs were available in the cities 4. Had no money to move West
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Crowded apartments next to each other were referred to as ...?
Dumbbell housing
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Dumbbell housing (def)
Crowded apartments next to each other
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Yellow dog contracts
Made workers sign a contract that they would not join a union
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Made workers sign a contract that they would not join a union
Yellow dog contracts
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What was the most famous hall in NYC
Tammany
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_______ hall was the most famous hall in NYC
Tammany
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Who led Tammany Hall
William Tweed
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LISTING: difficulty organizing unions (know 4)
1. Language barrier 2. Segregation 3. Desperately needed a job 4. Large labor force 5. Dislike and mistrust of other immigrant groups 6. Unskilled workers so easily replaced
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Who had tough times growing up?
Roosevelt
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Roosevelt had a _____ time growing up
Tough
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Roosevelt's ______ and _____ died on the same day
Mother and wife
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Whose mother and wife dies in the same day
Roosevelt
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Roosevelt was the governor of ___
NY
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Roosevelt was the ________ of NY
Governor
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Roosevelt was the governor of __
NY
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Who was the vice-president for McKinnley
Roosevelt
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Roosevelt was the ____ ________ for McKinnley
Vice - president
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_________ was the Vice President for McKinnley
Roosevelt
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Roosevelt was the youngest president at age __
42
90
Who was the youngest president at 42?
Roosevelt
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When _________ became president, the french had been working on a canal for 20 years
Roosevelt
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What country had been working on a canal for 20 years when Roosevelt became president
The french
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Who owned panama?
Colombia
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The US still needed a lease from ________, which owned panama
Colombia
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"Police Officer of the Wester Hemisphere"
Roosevelt Corollary
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Roosevelt Corollary was known as ...?
The police officer of the Western Hemisphere
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LISTING: What prompted people to move to the US?
1. Poverty 2. Famine 3. Jobs 4. Political persecution
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Where was the Gentlemen's agreement located?
San Francisco
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LISTING: Reasons for US expansion (3)
1. New Markets - opportunity to sell excess products and eliminate problem of over production 2. International influence and power 3. Reignite adventurous spirit since there was no longer a frontier
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What country / state was independent form the Spanish-American war?
Hawaii
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What American ship blew up off of the coast of Cuba?
USS Maine
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The USS Maine blew up off the coast of ____
Cuba
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Who was in charge of sinking the Spanish fleet?
Admiral George Dewey
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What was Admiral George Dewey's job in the Spanish-American war?
sink the spanish fleet
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What were anti-imperialists scared would happen?
Scared it would pull us into an Asian conflict
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Who were the Anti-imperialists scared about specifically?
The Japanese
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What was TR's role in the Spanish-American war?
Assistant secretary of the Navy
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Who was assistant secretary of the Navy in the Spanish-American war?
Teddy Roosevelt

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