11 U.S. History F Block Mr. Bedar Unit Study Guide: The Gilded Age Essential Questions: How did the U.S. economy transform in this period? Were the industrial giants of the Gilded Age “Captains of Industry” or “Robber Barons”? How did labor unions form and what were their goals? How effective were they? How did immigration and urbanization shape US society in the late 19th century? ID Terms: Syll. Reading/Topic Date ID Terms # Due 1 Chapter 13 Section Corporation Trust 2: The Rise of Big Monopoly Vertical integration Business (p. Cartel “robber barons” + ess Q #1 John D. Rockefeller Social Darwinism Horizontal integration Sherman Antitrust Act Andrew Carnegie 2 Chapter 13 Section Sweatshops AFL, Samuel Gompers 3: Organized Labor Company towns Haymarket Riots (p. 450-457) + Ess “wage slavery” Homestead Strike Q #3 Collective bargaining Socialism Knights of Labor 3 Chapter 14 Section “New” immigrants Americanization 1: The New Push vs. pull factors “Melting pot” Immigrants (p Ellis & Angel Islands nativism Assimilation Chinese Exclusion Act 4 Chapter 14 Section Urbanization Tenements 2: Cities Expand Skyscrapers Problems of cities and Change + Ess Mass transit Q #4
11 U.S. History F Block Mr. Bedar Unit Study Guide: The Gilded Age Essential Questions: How did the U.S. economy transform in this period? Were the industrial giants of the Gilded Age “Captains of Industry” or “Robber Barons”? How did labor unions form and what were their goals? How effective were they? How did immigration and urbanization shape US society in the late 19th century? ID Terms: Syll. # Reading/Topic Date Due ID Terms 1 Chapter 13 Section 2: The Rise of Big Business (p. + ess Q #1 Corporation Monopoly Cartel John D. Rockefeller Horizontal integration Andrew Carnegie Trust Vertical integration “robber barons” Social Darwinism Sherman Antitrust Act 2 Chapter 13 Section 3: Organized Labor (p. 450-457) + Ess Q #3 Sweatshops Company towns “wage slavery” Collective bargaining Socialism Knights of Labor AFL, Samuel Gompers Haymarket Riots Homestead Strike 3 Chapter 14 Section 1: The New Immigrants (p “New” immigrants Push vs. pull factors Ellis & Angel Islands Assimilation Americanization “Melting pot” nativism Chinese Exclusion Act 4 Chapter 14 Section 2: Cities Expand and Change + Ess Q #4 Urbanization Skyscrapers Mass transit Tenements Problems of cities
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