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History 8 ch 18
Question | Answer |
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Limited Liability | investors(stockholders) can only lose the money they invest in a corporation; limited risks |
Immigration | In the late 1800’s many immigrants came from Europe looking for work in the United States; they were helped by immigrant-aid societies that helped them get shelter, clothing, and an education |
Assimilation | the process of becoming part of another culture; some believed immigrants were too different and would not be able to assimilate |
Henry Ford | invented the assembly line and mass-produced the automobile |
Orville and Wilber Wright | invented a flying machine that led to the airplane |
Thomas Edison | invented the light bulb, phonograph and many other things; his invention of the power plant allowed electricity to be used |
Social Darwinism | philosophy that tied the principle of “survival of the fittest” to industry; embraced by factory owners |
Pullman Strike | railroad workers went on strike after wages were cut |
“New” Immigrants | Arrived from the late 1800’s to early 1900’s from southern and eastern Europe |
Compulsory education laws | most required student attendance through the 10th grade; needed to create a more educated workforce |
Education | As education increased more people began to read; newspaper and magazine readership increased dramatically leading to a growth in newspapers |
Urbanization | term for the growth of cities; technology, jobs, department stores, museums, professional sports, and many other things attracted many; many farmers migrated to the city to look for work |
Industrial Growth | Government supported industrial growth through land grants; high tariffs; and subsidies |
Newspapers | grew at this time because cities grew, more people could read, and newspapers offered a variety of features that attracted many(sports, fashion, etc.) |
Settlement House | community centers that offered services for the poor |
Steel | was stronger and cheaper then iron |
Realism | writers showed life as it really was |
John D. Rockefeller | made his money in oil; believed competition cost too much and hurt the economy |
Nativists | believed immigrants hurt the economy stole jobs from Americans |
Inventions | telephone and typewriter improved business and office work |
Mass Production | made possible by Henry Fords Assembly Line which lowered the cost of building an automobile; cars moved along a conveyer belt to each worker during the assembly line |
Baseball | most popular professional sport in America at the turn of the century |
Skyscrapers | Stronger steel and elevators allowed buildings to go up higher |
Tenements | apartment buildings in the city; problems included poor sanitation overcrowding, infant deaths |
Yellow Journalism | sensational news reporting of the late 1800’s; used to encourage readership |
Collective Bargaining | unions negotiate with management for workers as a group |
Entrepreneur | person who sets up a new business |