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SOCIAL STUDIESCHAPTER 8 REVIEW
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Alexander Graham Bell-Telephone
-People could talk to others miles away
Thomas Edison-Electric light bulb
-Cleaner, safer, easier than gas lamps
WHAT DID EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE
INVENT AND HOW DID IT IMPROVE LIFE IN AMERICA?
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Eiljah McCoy-Oil cap
-Allowed trains and other machines to run longer
Orville and Wilbur Wright-Airplane
-Led to people being able to travel long distances faster
WHAT DID EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE
INVENT AND HOW DID IT IMPROVE LIFE IN
AMERICA?
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What is an entrepreneur? A person who takes risks to start a
business
Who are some examples of entrepreneurs?Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller
VOCABULARY
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What is a corporation? A business in which many people own shares, or
parts, of a business
What are some examples of corporations?
Carnegie Steel, Standard Oil
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What is a monopoly? A company that has no competition
Why are monopolies a problem?
With no competition, a company can raise prices or provide poor service
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Andrew Carnegie
WHO MADE STEEL PRODUCTION AN
IMPORTANT INDUSTRY IN THE U.S.?
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania became a major steel city
Why?It was located near natural resources needed to make steel (iron and coal) and also near two rivers for transportation.
WHAT CITY BECAME A MAJOR CITY FOR THE
PRODUCTION OF STEEL? WHY?
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John D. Rockefeller
WHO FORMED THE STANDARD OIL
COMPANY?
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He bought most of the other oil companies
WHAT DID ROCKEFELLER DO THAT ALMOST GAVE HIM A MONOPOLY OVER THE OIL
INDUSTRY?
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More factories led to more jobs
HOW DID NEW INDUSTRIES HELP WORKERS?
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The working conditions were unsafe and the pay was low
HOW DID NEW INDUSTRIES HARM
WORKERS?
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Unions
WHAT DID WORKERS FORM TO TRY AND HELP TO MAKE
WORKING CONDITIONS SAFER AND TO GET HIGHER PAY?
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To get business owners to make changes
WHY DID WORKERS SOMETIMES GO ON
STRIKE?
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Northern/Western Europe (Ireland, Germany, etc.)
WHERE DID MOST IMMIGRANTS COME FROM BEFORE 1880?
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Southern/Eastern Europe (Russia, Italy, etc.)
WHERE DID MOST IMMIGRANTS COME
FROM BETWEEN 1880 AND 1924?
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China and Mexico
WHAT TWO COUNTRIES DID SMALLER NUMBERS OF
IMMIGRANTS COME FROM?
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Ellis Island
WHERE DID MOST EUROPEAN
IMMIGRANTS ENTER THE UNITED STATES?
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Angel Island
WHERE DID MOST ASIAN IMMIGRANTS ENTER THE UNITED STATES?
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They were looking for a better lifeTo find workTo escape persecution (unfair treatment)To leave poor living conditionsFreedom
WHY DID PEOPLE COME TO THE
UNITED STATES?
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Most settled in big cities (urban areas)
Whether immigrants settled in urban (city) areas or rural (country) areas, they usually settled near families, friends, or others from the same country (the same ethnic group)
WHERE DID IMMIGRANTS SETTLE ONCE THEY WERE IN THE UNITED STATES?
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-Prejudice from people who did not like immigrants
-Hard work for low pay-Cramped living conditions in tenements
(poorly built apartment buildings)
WHAT HARDSHIPS DID IMMIGRANTS
FACE?
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Large cities were located near transportation routes (railroads and waterways)
Cities near natural resources grew as factories were built using those resources
WHERE WERE BIG CITIES LOCATED?
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People from rural areas moved to cities to find jobs
Immigrants moving to the U.S. settled in cities
Great Migration of African-Americans from the South
WHY DID PEOPLE MOVE TO BIG CITIES?
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Skyscrapers – Steel used for frames to build these very tall buildings.
Electricity – Powered lights, elevators, and transportation.
HOW DID NEW INVENTIONS
CHANGE CITIES?
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Poorly built apartment buildings (tenements) caught fire easily
Crowded conditions led to illness spreading quickly
WHAT PROBLEMS DID PEOPLE HAVE IN BIG
CITIES?
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ProblemImmigrants and the poor in cities needed help getting jobs and taking care of their families.
How did Progressives try to help?Jane Addams and others started settlement houses to help people learn skills and provide other help
HOW DID PROGRESSIVES TRY TO IMPROVE LIFE IN
THE UNITED STATES?
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ProblemFactories were often dangerous places to work.
How Progressives tried to helpPictures were taken to show lawmakers the unsafe conditions so laws could be passed to help workers.
HOW DID PROGRESSIVES TRY TO IMPROVE LIFE IN
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ProblemMeatpacking plants and other places producing food were dirty and food was made that was unsafe.
How Progressives tried to helpWriters told what was happening and laws were passed to make sure factories were clean and safe.
HOW DID PROGRESSIVES TRY TO IMPROVE LIFE IN
THE UNITED STATES?
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ProblemWomen did not have suffrage – the right to vote
How Progressives tried to helpWomen gave speeches and protested until the 19th amendment was passed in 1920, giving women the right to vote.
HOW DID PROGRESSIVES TRY TO IMPROVE LIFE IN
THE UNITED STATES?
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ProblemMany African Americans faced prejudice and discrimination
How Progressives tried to helpThe NAACP was founded to work for equality for African-Americans.
HOW DID PROGRESSIVES TRY TO IMPROVE LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES?