Unit 1 test review 2 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Most important producer of steel in America, he also invested in oil, captured the largest share of the railroad industry, went from a poor immigrant to a millionaire- the American Dream, gave away a lot of his money.
Andrew Carnegie
Each worker specializes in making particular part, all the parts are then brought together and assembled, made mass production possible through the assembly line.
Division of labor
Invented the telegraph in 1887, sent electronic signals over wire, made it possible for people to communicate over great distances in seconds.
Samuel morse
Invented the telephone in 1876
Alexander Graham Bell
Greatest inventor of his time, probably best known for inventing the phonograph in 1877 and the electric light in 1879- harnessing electricity
Thomas Alva Edison
Business leaders and financiers, wealthy investors who took risks, many built businesses out of nothing, new american hero of the time.
Entrepreneurs
Wrote over 130 rags to riches motivational stories for boys, told the same story; poor boy works hard and receives good fortune.
Horatio Alger, jr
Richest man in america, went into the oil business, organized the standard oil company, controlled over 90% of the oil in the united states, fiercely competitive.
John D. Rockefeller
To cover with a thin layer of gold, to give something an attractive appearance.
to gild
Were still poor
problem of the gilded age
had little or no education
problem of the gilded age
no english
problem of the gilded age
cultural differences
problem of the gilded age
Poverty, famine, religious persecution, political oppression
push factors
land to settle on, freedom and equality, job opportunities, religious freedom.
pull factors
people who wanted immigration to be slowed down or stopped completely.
Nativists
Immigrants worked longer hours for less money, physically inferior, blamed for hard economic times.
Resentment of immigrants
prohibited chinese workers from entering the us for 10 years, later the ban was extended and it was not lifted until 1965
chinese exclusion act
overcrowding, widespread disease, city water impure, high property costs, primitive plumbing, inadequate police and fire protection, high crime rates.
problems of city life.
located in poor neighborhoods, they had something for everyone- nurseries, gymnasiums, social activities, english classes, etc. Most famous: HULL HOUSE- foounded by Jane Addams
settlement houses
