CHAPTER 18:Industrialization and Immigration

• You will choose a team captain.– This is the only person who gives answers.

• You may only use your Study Guide.– No books or other notes or worksheets.

• You only gain points for being right.– The only way to lose points is to be loud, taunt

other teams, or argue with the teacher.

JEOPARDY RULES

CHAPTER 18 JEOPARDYMisc.City LifeImmigrantsLabor &

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Who was the owner of the Standard Oil

Company?

People – 10 points

John D. RockefellerPeople – 10 points

Study Guide #13

What two inventions is Henry Ford most famous

for?

People – 20 points

Henry Ford invented the assembly line and the

Model T car.

People – 20 points

Study Guide #11

Who was inventor of the first mass-produced

newspaper and what was its title?

People – 30 points

Joseph Pullitzer The New York World

People – 30 points

Study Guide #14

Who was the owner of the steel empire and

what did he do with some of his money?

People – 40 points

Andrew CarnegieHe donated his money to

build public libraries.

People – 40 points

Study Guide #12, 16a

Who invented the electric power plant and how did

it change American society?

People – 50 points

Thomas EdisonIt allowed businesses to

stay open later, homes to have light after dark, city

street lights, etc.

People – 50 points

Study Guide #9

What was Carnegie’s “Gospel of Wealth”?

Labor & Business – 10 points

The philosophy that the wealthy have a duty to

improve society.

Study Guide #16

Labor & Business – 10 points

What were the results of the Triangle Shirtwaist

Factory fire?

Labor & Business – 20 points

It led to more safety laws for workers.

Study Guide #19a

Labor & Business – 20 points

Name 2 goals of labor unions.

Labor & Business – 30 points

1. Safer working conditions2. Higher wages3. Shorter hours

Study Guide #20

Labor & Business – 30 points

What did Samuel Gompers believe was the most effective way to win

improvements for working?

Labor & Business – 40 points

Collective bargaining

Study Guide #21

Labor & Business – 40 points

Name 2 arguments for and 2 arguments against

trusts.

Labor & Business – 50 points

For – trusts are good:• Built up the economy

• Lowered prices• Created jobs

Against – trusts are harmful:

• Threatened free enterprise• Carnegie & Rockefeller are

“robber barons”Study Guide #17

Labor & Business – 50 points

Beginning in 1917, what did immigrants have to be able to do in order to

come to America?

Immigration – 10 points

Read their own languagePeople – 50 points

Study Guide #32

Immigration – 10 points

From which region of the world did the new immigrants come?

Immigration – 20 points

Southern and eastern Europe

People – 50 points

Study Guide #28

Immigration – 20 points

Name 2 of the main reasons causing

immigrants to come to America at the turn of

the century.

Immigration – 30 points

1. Religious persecution2. Political unrest3. Lack of farmland4. Job opportunities

(technically a pull factor)

People – 50 points

Study Guide #27

Immigration – 30 points

Name 2 of the 3 main beliefs of Nativists about

immigrants.

Immigration – 40 points

1. Took jobs from Americans2. Brought crime, violence, and

anarchy to the U.S.3. Could not assimilate because

their cultures were too different

People – 50 points

Study Guide #31

Immigration – 40 points

Give 2 reasons why it was more difficult for new immigrants to assimilate

than old immigrants.

Immigration – 50 points

1. Most were Catholic & Jewish. Old immigrants and Americans were mostly Protestant.

2. Few understood English and their languages weren’t similar. Old immigrants came from English-speaking countries.

3. No experience with democracy.

People – 50 points

Study Guide #30

Immigration – 50 points

Why did cities near waterways grow the

fastest?

City Life – 10 points

Waterways provided easy transportation.

People – 50 points

Study Guide #23

City Life – 10 points

What new type of store attracted people to

shopping in the cities?

City Life – 20 points

Department storesPeople – 50 points

Study Guide #25

City Life – 20 points

What 2 things allowed the suburbs of cities to

grow?

City Life – 30 points

1. Public transportation2. Steel bridges

People – 50 points

Study Guide #24

City Life – 30 points

Name 3 specific kinds of entertainment available

in the cities.

City Life – 40 points

• Museums, art galleries, orchestras, and theaters

• Circuses• Sports – baseball,

football, basketball• Central Park and others

like it

People – 50 points

Study Guide #26

City Life – 40 points

Describe life in the tenements citing 3

specific ideas.

City Life – 50 points

• Buildings divided into tiny apartments

• No windows, heat, or indoor plumbing

• Overcrowded – 10 people to one room

• Streets were littered with garbage• Lots of disease

People – 50 points

Study Guide #20

City Life – 50 points

What was the minimum level of education most

states required?

Misc – 10 points

10th gradePeople – 50 points

Study Guide #35

Misc – 10 points

Who was the first popular American comic strip

character?

Misc – 20 points

The Yellow KidPeople – 50 points

Study Guide #38

Misc – 20 points

Who was the most popular realist author and what was his first

book titled?

Misc – 30 points

Mark TwainHuckleberry Finn

People – 50 points

Study Guide #36

Misc – 30 points

Why did education expand at the turn of the

century?

Misc – 40 points

As industry grew, it required an educated

workforce.

People – 50 points

Study Guide #34

Misc – 40 points

Explain the names of the following sports teams:• Pittsburgh Steelers• San Francisco 49ers• Denver Nuggets

Misc – 50 points

• 49ers – 1849 California Gold Rush

• Steelers – dominant in the steel industry

• Nuggets – dominant in mining (gold nuggets)

People – 50 pointsMisc – 50 points

FINAL JEOPARDYExplain how immigrants

impacted the development of modern

America. Give 2 examples.

FINAL JEOPARDY1. Labor was essential to the

economy – they did the dangerous and dirty jobs nobody wanted.

2. Opened businesses in ethnic neighborhoods – their food and culture becomes part of American culture.

3. Individuals:a) Bell – invented the telephoneb) Carnegie – steel empire, librariesc) Pulitzer – mass-produced newspaperd) Jacob Riis – photographed slums