An industrial Society: 1860 - 1914 Chapter 20
Vocabulary to Know Socialism Urbanization Tenements Thomas Edison Labor Industrialization Philanthropists Assimilation Corporations Monopoly Trusts Business Cycle Entrepreneur Raw materials Haymarket Square Sweatshop Socialism Urbanization Tenements Thomas Edison Andrew Carnegie John D. Rockefeller Ellis Island/Angel Island Chinese Exclusion Act New/Old Immigrant Bessemer Steel Steerage
The Growth of Industry How did inventions and big business change the nation?
Railroads Transform the Nation Why did the federal government want a transcontinental railroad?
The Rise of Big Business How did the Industrial Revolution in the U.S. create enduring change? John D. Rockefeller Andrew Carnegie
Workers Organize Why were workers discontent with working conditions in the late 1800’s and how did they try to improve them?
Changes in American Life 1880 - 1914 Chapter 21
Cities Grow and Change Why did immigrants & farmers settle in big cities? What are 2 inventions that made modern city life possible?
Life in a Tenement
The New Immigrants Haw are new immigrants different from old immigrants & how do they support each other?
Segregation & Discrimination How did discrimination in the North differ from discrimination in the South?
Society & Mass Culture How did industrialization and new technologies create a mass culture in the United States?