Industry/Immigration/urbanization Flashcards

1
Q

Things you need to make a business:

A
Capital 
entrepreneurship 
labor 
marketing 
product to display 
transportation for product
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2
Q

The rise of industry was the result of

A

A rise in entrepreneurship

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3
Q

Steam Revolution

A

steam have better power sources for machinery

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4
Q

Thomas Edison

A

Wizard of Menlo Park

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5
Q

Telsa

A

alternative current

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6
Q

The United States took which form of electricity

A

Alternative current

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7
Q

Edison

A

Direct current

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8
Q

Europe took which form of electricity

A

Direct current

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9
Q

Olds and Benz

A

made a combustible engine

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10
Q

Henry Fords

A

made improvements to the engine
made cars more efficient and affordable
improved the assembly line

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11
Q

cause of rapid industrializations

A
Immigrants
Population increase
Western settlements (that discovered iron, copper, etc)
Entrepreneurship
Abundant capital
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12
Q

Abundant capital was a result of

A

Unskilled or semiskilled workers (immigrants)

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13
Q

Laissez Faire

A
Individual growth
Free market ( not man made)
No government intervention in markets or businesses
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14
Q

Maria Munk

A

“Awful Disclosures”

false accusations of Irish catholic culture

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15
Q

Construction jobs then lead to

A

political jobs by starting construction companies and becoming politicians

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16
Q

How The Other Half Lives

A

Jacob Riis

depicted the poor

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17
Q

stereotypes of Italians

A

criminals & poor

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18
Q

Jerry Mandering

A

drawing voting districts to favor one ethnic group or party

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19
Q

Jerry Mandering favored …

A

white southerners to prevent minorities from influencing votes

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20
Q

What ethnic group of politicians began Jerry Mandering

A

Irish politicians

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21
Q

Jerry Mandering limited

A

Italian representation in governements and elections

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22
Q

Sacco and Vanzetti were found guilty because

A

they were

anarchist & Italians

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23
Q

Jewish Immigrants were different from other immigrants because they

A

came with skills. unlike other immigrants that canes unskilled

24
Q

Jewish lifestyle

A

close knit communities
bankers, marketers, constructors
didn’t assimilate and loose their culture
focused on education and welfare

25
Q

Why did the Jewish people move to America?

A

their religion was being persecuted

26
Q

Jewish Immigrant stereotypes

A

rich, cheap, etc

27
Q

Polish Immigrants

A

unskilled, worked in construction

seen as stupid and slow

28
Q

what government run establishment was a result of backlash to immigration

A

The Federal Bureau for Immigration and Naturalization

29
Q

Jobs of the FBIN

A

checked entrance points
enforced literacy test
health examinations for newly arrived people
prohibited foreign recruitment of foreigners (could not say come to America and we’ll give you this job)

30
Q

Immigrants can’t come in if:

A

wanted by authorities in your native country
if considered mentally insane
if mentioned in a lawsuit

31
Q

a “boss” in a political machine ..

A

leads the political machine
may or may not hold political office
decides who will be in office

32
Q

Ethnic Politics

A

favors surrounded around one group to then have support from that group for later elections

33
Q

Brokerage Politics

A

exchange of favors for votes. includes everyone not just one ethnic group

34
Q

Political Patronage

A

exchange of favors for $$$

give me what I want and I’ll give you this job you want or find this project you’re a part of

35
Q

Honest Graft

A

corruption

36
Q

what was the argument FOR political machines?

A

although they were very corrupt, they helped newly arrived people and families create a steady life here

37
Q

prior to the Civil War cities were

A

post cities/by the harbor

38
Q

urban area

A

2500 people per square mile

39
Q

Megalopolis

A

large collection of cities

40
Q

the 4 Major Megalopolis

A

Milwauki to Chicago
Floridas West Coast
San Francisco to Mexican Border
Bosnywash

41
Q

Problems of Big Cities

A

Overpopulation
Housing
Transportation
Recreation (amenity)

42
Q

amenities

A

things cities provide that they don’t have to

43
Q

sporadic growth

A

building without a plan or organization

44
Q

what city did not have sporadic growth?

A

Washington DC

45
Q

Omsted

A

established Central Park

46
Q

early forms of city transportation

A

trollies, elevating trains, subway (Boston &NY)

47
Q

C. Vox

A

landscape engineer

Central Park

48
Q

Volunteer Agencies

A

YMCA/YWCA
Salvation Army
Red Cross

49
Q

skyscrapers were made of

A

steel reinforced concrete

50
Q

steel frame system

A

made by : Monier

perfected by : Burnham

51
Q

Baybard Buildings

A

Louis Sullivan

52
Q

Brooklyn Bridge

A

J. Roebling

53
Q

Rural lifestyle

A

all of the family worked
worked at home/on the field
family lived where they worked
everyone did everything

54
Q

Urban lifestyle

A

worked outside the home
lack of family roots
generations moved around a lot
job specialization

55
Q

H. Alger

A

Protestant Puritan work ethnic