Industrial Revolution, Immigration, and Politics of the ...



Industrial Revolution, Immigration, and Urbanization of the late 1800s (88 Points)Chapter 14 Sections 1&2, Chapter 15 Sections 1 & 2, Chapter 16 Section 1Terms – provide the significance of each of the following (28 points)Gilded AgePendleton Civil Service ActWilliam “Boss” TweedThomas NastMcKinley Tariff (1890)laissez-faire economicsSherman Anti-trust ActRobber baronAndrew CarnegieJohn D. RockefellerEugene DebsJP MorganEdwin DrakeThomas EdisonPush-Pull immigrationSocial DarwinismHorizontal integrationVertical integration“Gospel of Wealth”MonopolyStandard Oil“new” immigrantsEllis IslandnativismChinese Exclusion ActSamuel GompersNational Labor UnionAmerican Federation of Labor (AFL)Discussion Questions (60 points)Explain the impact of steel on: Growth of the WestDevelopment of American citiesHow did businessmen like Andrew Carnegie dominate the corporate world? (consider the strategies used)What early efforts were made to control the new corporate industrial giants, and how effective were these efforts? (provide at least 3 examples)What effect did the Industrial Revolution have on American workers – consider working conditions? How did various labor organizations attempt to respond to the new conditions (compare the Knights of Labor and American Federation of Labor) ?What new opportunities did the cities create for Americans? What social problems did urbanization create?How did “New Immigration” (1880s – early 1900s) differ from the “Old Immigration” (1830s – 1850) ? ................
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