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Coach Book pages 104-105 “Migration to the Cities & Immigration to the US”

Coach Book pages 104-105 “Migration to the Cities & Immigration to the US”. Where were people migrating from? Why? Why did the Irish migrate to the US? Upon arriving to the US, where did most immigrants go first? Was this true for all immigrants?

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Coach Book pages 104-105 “Migration to the Cities & Immigration to the US”

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  1. Coach Book pages 104-105“Migration to the Cities & Immigration to the US” Where were people migrating from? Why? Why did the Irish migrate to the US? Upon arriving to the US, where did most immigrants go first? Was this true for all immigrants? How did immigration and the migration to the cities impact urbanization? Prior to 1870, from what parts of Europe were most immigrants coming from? After 1870?

  2. What is the difference between a melting pot and cultural pluralism? • Why were many natural born Americans against immigrants? • What is an ethnic ghetto? • What is nativism? • What is a tenement? • Describe the working and living conditions for most immigrants.

  3. Reformers and the Social Gospelp. 106 in CB • What did the reformer, Jacob Riis, write and what reform (change) was a result of this book? • Which reform movement was Jane Addams a part of? • What area of reform was Addams interested in? • What was the Hull House?

  4. Urban Life in the Age of Industrialization • Which form of transportation allowed people to work in the city but live in the suburbs? • As middle class people began to move out of the city and live in the suburbs, what happened to the cities? • What were some of the new forms of amusement for people to engage in? • Who was Frederick Olmstead?

  5. The Rise of Big Businesspages 107-109 • This enabled iron to be converted into steel • The type of industry associated with Andrew Carnegie and the business practice he is most known for. • What did Carnegie mean by “Gospel of Wealth?” • Which industrialist drilled for oil? • Which industrialist created the first trust, and what was that trust called? • Why is a trust illegal? • Which business practice is most associated with Rockefeller?

  6. Which industrialist is associated with railroads? • Who was known as the finance capitalist? • Which company did JP Morgan buy out, and what did he rename it? • What impact did the transformer have on the use of electricity? • What is an interlocking directory?

  7. Social Darwinism and the Gilded Agep. 109 • What government policy is often associated with Social Darwinism? • How did Horatio Alger promote Social Darwinism? • What is the difference between a captain of industry and a robber baron? • What period in history does the Gilded Age refer to? What did Mark Twain mean by this phrase?

  8. The Role of Government in Economic & Political Affairs 114-116 • Under which president did the Whiskey Ring and Credit Mobilier Scandal occur? • What was scandalous about the Whiskey Ring? The Credit Mobilier Scandal? • Why was the Pendleton Act passed and what was its purpose? • What is the purpose of a political machine? Which group of people did it target? How did it help these people? • What is graft? • Who was the most well-known political boss?

  9. 7. What was Tammany Hall? • What led to the downfall of Boss Tweed? • What was the first act passed to regulate businesses and what “business” did it regulate? • What was passed to break up monopolies but was used against labor unions? • Why was US v. EC Knight Co. Considered a major victory for business and a setback in the battle against monopolies? • What is a referendum? • What is an initiative? • Which movement did the goals of the Populist later become? • What do you think was the overall impact of the secret ballot, the referendum, the recall, and the initiative?

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