Unit 2 - Vocabulary list
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Captain of Industry | Businessmen that created jobs, increased production, and donated their money to charities
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| Robber Barrons | Businessmen that used ruthless tactics against their competition. They also cut worker wages for higher profits
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| John D Rockefeller | He controlled oil refining in America
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| Andrew Carnegie | He controlled steel production in America
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| JP Morgan | Famous banker that invested in electricity and railroads
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| Thomas Edison | He created the electric light bulb and DC current
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| Cornelius Vanderbilt | He controlled railroads in America
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| Monopoly | Total control of an industry by a single person or company.
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| Nativism | Anger and hatred towards immigrants.
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| Chinese Exclusion Act | Limited the number of Chinese immigrants allowed in the US.
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| Labor Union | Organization of workers that fought for higher pay, shorter workdays and better working conditions
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| Gilded Age | Term that describes the gap from the very wealthy to the very poor in America
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| Strike | When workers stop working
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| Collective Bargaining | When workers and owners negotiate terms of contracts together
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| Ellis Island | Landing site by New York for Immigrants from Europe
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| Angel Island | Landing site by San Francisco for Immigrants from Asia.
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| Assimilate | When Immigrants adopt the culture of their new home country
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