CHAPTER 18: Industrialization and Immigration

1. CHAPTER 18: Industrialization and Immigration

2. JEOPARDY RULES • You will choose a team captain. • This is the only person who gives answers. • You may only use your Study Guide. • No books or other notes or worksheets. • You only gain points for being right. • The only way to lose points is to be loud, taunt other teams, or argue with the teacher.

3. CHAPTER 18 JEOPARDY People Labor & Business Immigrants City Life Misc. 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50

4. People – 10 points Who was the owner of the Standard Oil Company?

5. People – 10 points John D. Rockefeller Study Guide #13

6. People – 20 points What two inventions is Henry Ford most famous for?

7. People – 20 points Henry Ford invented the assembly line and the Model T car. Study Guide #11

8. People – 30 points Who was inventor of the first mass-produced newspaper and what was its title?

9. People – 30 points Joseph Pullitzer The New York World Study Guide #14

10. People – 40 points Who was the owner of the steel empire and what did he do with some of his money?

11. People – 40 points Andrew Carnegie He donated his money to build public libraries. Study Guide #12, 16a

12. People – 50 points Who invented the electric power plant and how did it change American society?

13. People – 50 points Thomas Edison It allowed businesses to stay open later, homes to have light after dark, city street lights, etc. Study Guide #9

14. Labor & Business – 10 points What was Carnegie’s “Gospel of Wealth”?

15. Labor & Business – 10 points The philosophy that the wealthy have a duty to improve society. Study Guide #16

16. Labor & Business – 20 points What were the results of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?

17. Labor & Business – 20 points It led to more safety laws for workers. Study Guide #19a

18. Labor & Business – 30 points Name 2 goals of labor unions.

19. Labor & Business – 30 points • Safer working conditions • Higher wages • Shorter hours Study Guide #20

20. Labor & Business – 40 points What did Samuel Gompers believe was the most effective way to win improvements for working?

21. Labor & Business – 40 points Collective bargaining Study Guide #21

22. Labor & Business – 50 points Name 2 arguments for and 2 arguments against trusts.

23. Labor & Business – 50 points • For – trusts are good: • Built up the economy • Lowered prices • Created jobs • Against – trusts are harmful: • Threatened free enterprise • Carnegie & Rockefeller are “robber barons” Study Guide #17

24. Immigration – 10 points Beginning in 1917, what did immigrants have to be able to do in order to come to America?

25. Immigration – 10 points People – 50 points Read their own language Study Guide #32

26. Immigration – 20 points From which region of the world did the new immigrants come?

27. Immigration – 20 points People – 50 points Southern and eastern Europe Study Guide #28

28. Immigration – 30 points Name 2 of the main reasons causing immigrants to come to America at the turn of the century.

29. Immigration – 30 points People – 50 points • Religious persecution • Political unrest • Lack of farmland • Job opportunities (technically a pull factor) Study Guide #27

30. Immigration – 40 points Name 2 of the 3 main beliefs of Nativists about immigrants.

31. Immigration – 40 points People – 50 points • Took jobs from Americans • Brought crime, violence, and anarchy to the U.S. • Could not assimilate because their cultures were too different Study Guide #31

32. Immigration – 50 points Give 2 reasons why it was more difficult for new immigrants to assimilate than old immigrants.

33. Immigration – 50 points People – 50 points Most were Catholic & Jewish. Old immigrants and Americans were mostly Protestant. Few understood English and their languages weren’t similar. Old immigrants came from English-speaking countries. No experience with democracy. Study Guide #30

34. City Life – 10 points Why did cities near waterways grow the fastest?

35. City Life – 10 points People – 50 points Waterways provided easy transportation. Study Guide #23

36. City Life – 20 points What new type of store attracted people to shopping in the cities?

37. City Life – 20 points People – 50 points Department stores Study Guide #25

38. City Life – 30 points What 2 things allowed the suburbs of cities to grow?

39. City Life – 30 points People – 50 points Public transportation Steel bridges Study Guide #24

40. City Life – 40 points Name 3 specific kinds of entertainment available in the cities.

41. City Life – 40 points People – 50 points • Museums, art galleries, orchestras, and theaters • Circuses • Sports – baseball, football, basketball • Central Park and others like it Study Guide #26

42. City Life – 50 points Describe life in the tenements citing 3 specific ideas.

43. City Life – 50 points People – 50 points • Buildings divided into tiny apartments • No windows, heat, or indoor plumbing • Overcrowded – 10 people to one room • Streets were littered with garbage • Lots of disease Study Guide #20

44. Misc – 10 points What was the minimum level of education most states required?

45. Misc – 10 points People – 50 points 10th grade Study Guide #35

46. Misc – 20 points Who was the first popular American comic strip character?

47. Misc – 20 points People – 50 points The Yellow Kid Study Guide #38

48. Misc – 30 points Who was the most popular realist author and what was his first book titled?

49. Misc – 30 points People – 50 points Mark Twain Huckleberry Finn Study Guide #36

50. Misc – 40 points Why did education expand at the turn of the century?