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| A secret labor organization of Irish workers named after a woman who led protest against landlords in Ireland in the 1840s. |
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| Between 1870 and 1910, the number of jobs in the American workforce _______________. |
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| By 1910, the majority of the American workers were employed ________________. |
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| Tsar Alexander II of Russia was assassinated in 1881. Who was wrongfully blamed for his assassination? |
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| American Federation of Labor |
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| Union formed in 1886 that organized skilled workers along craft lines and emphasized a few workplace issues rather than a broad social program. |
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| Process common to many immigrant groups whereby one family member brings over other family members, who in turn bring other relatives and friends and occasionally entire villages. |
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| The application of Charles Darwin's theory of biological evolution to society, holding that the fittest and the wealthiest survive, the weak and the poor perish, and government action is unable to alter this "natural" and beneficial process. |
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| Term applied to the late 19th century America that refers to the shallow display and worship of wealth characteristic of the period. |
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| The consolidation of numerous production functions, from the extraction of the raw materials to the distribution and marketing of the finished products, under the direction of 1 firm. |
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| What was the first Ethnic group to be excluded by Congress from entering the United States? |
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| The mass movement of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North, spurred especially by new job opportunities during WWI and the 1920s. |
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| Unsuccessful railroad strike of 1877 to protest wage cuts and the use of federal troops against strikes; the 1st nationwide work stoppage in American history. |
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| An author who captured the nation's imagination with stories about rags-to-riches heroes. |
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| Thesis that hard work and perseverance lead to wealth, implying that poverty is a character flaw. |
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| Representatives of a union negotiating with management on behalf of all members. |
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| The merger of competitors in the same industry. |
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| Chicago settlement house that became part of a broader neighborhood revitalization project led by Jane Adams. |
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| Favoring the interests and culture of native-born inhabitants over those of immigrants. |
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Thomas Edison Alexander Graham Bell |
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Who invented the light bulb? The telephone? |
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| Government-directed attacks against Jewish citizens, property, and villages in tsarist Russia beginning in the 1880s; a primary reason for Russian Jewish migration to the United States. |
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| Congress passed the Naturalization Act barring this group from citizenship. |
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| Labor union that included skilled and unskilled workers irrespective of race or gender; founded in 1869, peaked in the 1880s, and declined when its advocacy of the 8 hour workday led to violent strikes in 1886. |
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| 4 to 6 story residential dwelling, once common in New York and certain other cities, built on a tiny lot without regard to providing ventilation or light. |
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True or False Child Labor was no longer common in certain industries in America during the period covered by our Chapter 1870-1910. |
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True or False Before typewriters, most office workers were women. |
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| Most of the Asian immigrants work on the __________________ Coast during 1870 to 1930s. |
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| Most of the European immigrants worked on the ______________________ Coast during the 1870 to 1930s. |
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| Most Mexican immigrants worked in the _______________________ part of the United States during the 1870 to 1930s. |
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True or False In 1881 30,000 railroad workers were either killed or maimed on the job. |
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| Bank of American started as ___________________ right here in San Francisco. It is now one of the top 3 largest banks in America. |
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