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chapter 5/6/7
immagration and political machine
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nativism | favoritism toward Natives-born americans, gave rise to anti-immigrant groups and led to a demand for immigration restrictions. |
| Bessemer Process | developed aorund 1850 and became the number 1 process to manufacture steel during the industrial revolution. this teqnique involved injecting air into molten iron to remove the carbon and other impurities |
| trust | when leaders convinced the share holders of all the companies in one industry to convey their shares to a board of trustees, in exchange for dividend paying certificates |
| monopoly | when a firm bought out all its competitors and tried to gain complete control over its industry, would then control production, wages, and prices |
| craft union | included skilled workers from one trade |
| industrial union | included all workers (skilled and unskilled)in a specific industry |
| political machines | an organized group that controlled the activities of a political party. they offer services to voters and businesses in exchange for political or financial support. |
| Graft | the illegal use of political influence for personal gain |
| what were the two main reasons for european immigration to united states? | 1) escape religious persecution2) rising population in europe |
| what was the entrance into the country located in new york harbor? | Ellis Island |
| what were the two main reasons for chinese immigration to the united states? | seek a fortune after the discovert of gold in 1848 at Sutter's Mill in california2) help build railroads |
| what was the entrance into the country located in san fransisco Bay? | Angel Island |
| what were the three main countries that cariv=bbean immigrants came from between 1890-1920? | jamaica, cuba, puerto rico |
| what were two main reasons for mexican immigration to the u.s. between 1910-1930? | they came due to political revolution in mexico and for more job opportunities |
| what southern city was the entrance point into the United states for most Mexicans? | El paso, Texas |
| what was the chinese Exclusion Act of 1882? | the act banned entry of all chinese except students, tourists, and government officials |
| what were two things the populists party demanded? | to be given greater force in there government.Reforms to lift the burden of debt from farmers |
| what did the populist parties achieve in 1892 elections? | elections led to a variety of populist canidates getting elected to office( mostly senatores and governors) |
| who was the democrat canidate in the 1896 presidential election? | william jennings Bryan |
| who was the republican? | william Mckinley |
| who won? | republican william Mckinley |
| what was the impact of this election on the populist party? | resulted in the collapse of populism |
| what did Andrew Carnegie first do when he enmtered the steel business? | he chose to tour a british steel mill and witnessed the amazing spectacle of the bessemer process. |
| where did he bring it back to? | United States |
| how was carnegie steel doing by 1899? | he manufactured more steel that all the factories in Great Britain. |
| what claim to fame could he make by 1901? | the wealthiest man in the world |
| what were the principles of social darwinism? | stated that free competition in the economy, like natural selection in the boilogical arena, would ensure survival of the fittest |
| what did the political boss control? | he controlled municipal jobs and business licenses |
| what were the three main ways that political machines helped immigration? | naturalizationjobshousing |
| who was boss tweed? | boss william tweed was the head of tammany hall- which was Ny's most powerful machhin |
| what was his worst scheme? | he charges tax payers $13 million for a city courthouse that actually cost $3 million |
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