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100 The process that made steel able to be produced cheaper is known as The Bessemer Process back

200 What replaced whale oil as the primary means for heating homes and providing light in America in the 1870s? Crude oil back

300 Daily Double What development made railroads the “wave of the future” in 1869? The transcontinental railroad back

400 What two people invented the airplane? Orville and Wilbur Wright back

500 What were the three major advancements in communications technology? Telegraph, telephone, and typewriter back

100 In what state was Thomas Edison born? Ohio back

200 What was Menlo Park? Thomas Edison’s laboratory in New Jersey back

300 When Thomas Edison died how many patents did he have? Over 1,000 back

400 What invention did Edison have that changed New York City overnight? The DC Power Plant back

500 How did Edison change daily life in America? He made life more convenient back

100 Who was Horatio Alger? He wrote rags to riches stories that cemented the American dream back

200 Laissez-Faire economic systems (free enterprise) was developed by who? Adam Smith back

300 Name at least one advantage of a corporation. Businesses can raise more money, Owners have limited liability, It is a stable corporation back

400 Describe horizontal integration. One company owns all factors of production at a single level back

500 What was the one major development in marketing that allowed for the consumer culture of America to start? The department store back

100 Daily Double What law was passed in 1890 that helped to control companies that had too much power? The Sherman Anti-trust act back

200 What type of work was available for immigrants, African Americans, women, and children? Low paying, unskilled children back

300 Describe what working conditions in America were like between 1880 and hour workdays, no benefits, no workman’s compensation, less than $10 a week back

400 What was the name of the successful early labor union? The Knights of Labor back

500 What kind of an impact did the Knights of Labor have on race relations? A bad impact because they segregated their union back

100 The Great Upheaval occurred during what year? 1886 back

200 What happened during the Haymarket Riot? Anarchists and police clashed over a strike in Chicago back

300 What new labor union was formed after the Haymarket Riot that only accepted skilled workers? The American Federation of Labor (AFL) back

400 Who was Eugene V. Debs? He was the leader of a union that caused strikes back

500 What happened that ended the Pullman Strike in 1894? President Cleveland ordered federal troops to operate the factories back

100 Describe the Old Immigrants. Northwestern Europe, Protestant, mostly English speaking, relatively wealthy back

200 Describe the New Immigrants. Southeastern Europe, Mostly Catholic, Slavic language speaking, mostly poor back

300 In what two immigration stations did immigrants arrive when they came to America? Ellis Island and Angel Island back

400 Daily Double To what groups did immigrants turn to gain help? Benevolent societies and religious institutions back

500 What was the name of the group that did not like immigrants or the idea of immigration? The Nativists back

100 What was the major change in the architecture of the cities? Steel allowed for skyscrapers back

200 What change allowed for the growth of the suburbs? Mass transportation advances such as the trolley, railroads, and subways back

300 What was the name of the new upper class of people that had made their money during their lifetime? Nouveau Riche back

400 What happened to the middle class that made sure that people were able to do their job well? Licensure and certification back

500 Daily Double In what type of apartments did the poor live? Tenements back

100 How did education change in the late 1800s and early 1900s? Compulsory education laws required children to go to school back

200 What was yellow journalism? Sensationalized writing that tried to grab the attention of the readers back

300 What class frequented basketball games? The middle class back

400 What class frequented baseball games? The upper class back

500 What class frequented football games? The lower class back

100 Who was Frederick Law Olmsted? The designer of New York’s Central Park, part of the city beautification movement back

200 What was the popular form of music in the early 1900s? Ragtime music back

300 What were settlement houses? Early, privatized forms of welfare back

400 What was the name for the type of spending in which the nouveau riche engaged to show that they had lots of money? Conspicuous consumption back

500 What was the name for the type of spending in which the nouveau riche engaged in order to show people that they cared about the less fortunate? Philanthropy back