US history (2) - Industry, Immigration, Progressive reform
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What did the melting pot theory suggest?
Immigrants would blend into American culture
What is an ethnic enclave?
A neighborhood where people of the same ethnicity live together
What nickname was given to powerful industrialists?
Robber barons
Rockefeller controlled 90%+ of what industry?
Oil industry
Carnegie is associated with what industry?
Steel industry
Complete control over an industry is called what?
Monopoly
What is vertical integration?
Controlling all stages of production
Who bought Carnegie Steel and created U.S. Steel?
J.P. Morgan
What was the purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
Prevent or break up monopolies and trusts
What novel exposed the meatpacking industry?
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
What did Social Darwinism argue?
Survival of the fittest, little government interference
What did the Social Gospel encourage Christians to do?
Help the poor and improve society
Why was Theodore Roosevelt called a trust-buster?
He broke up harmful trusts
What were major Progressive goals?
Reform government, regulate business, protect workers and consumers
What was the Bull Moose Party?
The Progressive Party led by Theodore Roosevelt
What did the 17th Amendment establish?
Direct election of U.S. senators
What did the 18th Amendment establish?
Prohibition, banned alcohol
What did the 19th Amendment establish?
Women's right to vote
What reform did the 16th Amendment create?
Federal income tax
Why did Progressivism lose momentum after WWI?
Conservative shift and fear of radicalism and communism
Why did immigrants form ethnic enclaves?
Shared language, culture, and community support
How did tycoons build their businesses?
Rockefeller used horizontal integration, Carnegie used vertical integration, Morgan created U.S. Steel
How did Social Darwinism, Social Gospel, and Progressivism differ?
Darwinism: little government
Gospel: help the poor
Progressivism: government reform
How did women win the right to vote?
Suffrage groups, protests, speeches, petitions, and political pressure led to the 19th Amendment in 1920