2013-2014 Final Exam Review 8 th Grade Social Studies PART 2: Industrialization, immigration and the Progressives.

2013-2014 Final Exam Review8th Grade Social Studies

PART 2: Industrialization, immigration and the

Progressives

Economics: the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of

goods and services and their management

How does Industrialization Change Things?

• Mass Production: Works moves out of the home and into factories.– New machines– Assembly lines– Interchangeable parts

• Result is a huge shift from homemade goods to factory made goods.

• Urbanization: The rise in the number of factories leads to a rise in the number of cities.– Immigrants looking for

jobs– Rural settlers looking for

opportunity.

• Result is overcrowding, slums, poor sanitation…

CEO

Board of Directors

Investors

THE CORPORATION: A business owned by many investors.

A corporation raises $$ for the business by selling STOCKS

STOCKHOLDERS receive a share of the profits and can choose the leaders

The BOARD OF DIRECTORS chooses a Chief Executive Officer to run the corporation

Corporations

Limited Government Interference

Consolidation of

Corporations into Trusts

Monopolies

“Big Business”

• In the late 1800’s, groups of corporations combined to form one GINORMOUS corporation called a TRUST.

• By 1900, trusts dominated most major industries and had a lot of power and $$$$

• Many saw trusts as a threat to FREE ENTERPRISE

TRUST Me….

TRUSTS

Sherman Anti-trust Act

Immigration

The growth of industry and cities meant more factory jobs for unskilled laborers. This meant opportunity for immigrants

seeking a better life.

Factors Leading to Immigration

PUSH FACTORSThese are things that pushed people out of their countries:– Civil war– Famine– Persecution– A bad economy

PULL FACTORSThese are things that pulled, or drew people to the U.S. between 1880 and 1920.

– Jobs– Opportunity– Religious freedom– Promise of a better life– Relatives who had

recently immigrated

Issues Relating to Immigration

AssimilationImmigrants clung to many parts of their traditional culture but also tried to “fit in”, or assimilate, to their new American culture.

Nativism Increased immigration led to an anti-Immigrant backlash. Nativists argues immigrants cannot ever fit in and that most of societies problems were the fault of immigrants.

An umbrella label for a wide range of economic, political, social, and moral reforms. These included efforts to outlaw the sale of alcohol; regulate child labor and sweatshops; scientifically manage natural resources; insure pure and wholesome water and milk; Americanize immigrants and bust or regulate trusts

The Progressive Era

a person advocating or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas.

What is a Progressive?

16th: Income Tax

17th: Direct election of Senators by the people.

18th: Prohibition

19th: Women get the vote (suffrage)

The Progressive Amendments

SUFFRAGISTS/SUFFRAGETTES: women (and some men) who fought for the right of women to vote.

EX: Alice Paul

MUCKRAKERS: Investigative journalist who tried to uncover political corruption, workplace abuses and generally make life better by exposing “the bad guys”.

EX: Upton Sinclair, author of The Jungle

Progressive Groups