1. Immigration and Urbanization

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3. This person founded the Hull House in Chicago

4. Jane Addams

5. This person was considered the richest man in America in the early 1900s for his work in the oil business

6. John D. Rockefeller

7. A Scottish immigrant who became one of the richest men in the late 19 th century for his part in expanding the steel industry

8. Andrew Carnegie

9. This industrialist and philanthropist has a University named after him

10. Cornelius Vanderbilt

11. He wrote “The Jungle,” a book that helped reveal the harsh working conditions of people in the meat packing plants in Chicago.

12. Upton Sinclair

13. Most new immigrants lived in cities to be closer to what?

14. Industrial jobs

15. Most Asian Americans entered the United States through where?

16. Angel Island

17. Most European immigrants entered into the United States through where?

18. Ellis Island

19. Besides economic reasons, what was a reason for immigrants to come to the United States?

20. Escape from oppressive governments or religious freedom

21. What was the reason for the migration from rural areas to cities during the late 19 th and early 20 th century?

22. Steady employment

23. Give one reason women were lured to cities

24. Factory work, teaching jobs, secretary jobs

25. What was an issue with housing for the working class in major cities?

26. Poor sanitation

27. Pittsburg is known for what product that helped lead to the industrialization of America?

28. Steel

29. Chicago was an important center for this food- based industry

30. Meat packing

31. Question 3 - 50 This city became the automobile capital of the United States

32. Answer 3 – 50 Detroit

33. In what part of the ship did most immigrants travel when coming to America?

34. Steerage

35. Overcrowded housing where immigrants lived

36. Tenements

37. These ensured that certain candidates got elected through the use of bribes and financial incentives

38. Political machines

39. What is the belief that native born, white Americans were better than incoming immigrants?

40. Nativism

41. The leader of a political machine

42. Political boss

43. This refers to the blending of many cultures in one place. Immigration in the late 19 th and early 20 th century led to many major cities becoming this:

44. A melting pot

45. What is the negative name given to late 19 th century businessmen such as Andrew Carnegie. People who believed they were dishonest in their practices called them this:

46. Robber Barons

47. What is Industrialization?

48. Shift from emphasis on agriculture to mass producing goods on a large scale

49. This law, intended to last 10 years, put limits on immigration from China

50. Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

51. Mark Twain referred to the late 1800s as this. It was a time when many people were prosperous but there was rampant corruption and other social issues

52. The Gilded Age