The Gilded Age

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Across
  1. 3. Republican president elected in 1888, served one term
  2. 6. Business practice of merging companies in the same industry to reduce competition
  3. 8. Democratic Party’s powerful New York City organization
  4. 13. Labor organization led by Eugene V. Debs, involved in the Pullman Strike
  5. 19. Inventor of the phonograph and the electric light bulb
  6. 20. President during the Pullman Strike, served two nonconsecutive terms
  7. 24. Large business combination formed by joining several companies under one board of directors
  8. 25. 1894 strike against the Pullman Company, led by Eugene Debs
  9. 26. Automobile manufacturer who pioneered the assembly line
  10. 28. Economic system where wealth and resources are shared collectively
  11. 30. New York harbor site where millions of immigrants entered the U.S.
  12. 33. Exclusive control over an entire industry or product
  13. 34. Term for Chinese immigrants who claimed false family ties to gain entry to the U.S.
  14. 36. Group of workers organized to protect and advance their interests
  15. 37. Political corruption involving bribery or dishonest gain
  16. 39. Large company recognized as a single entity under the law
  17. 41. Rapid expansion of factories, technology, and industry
  18. 42. Union that sought to unite all workers, skilled and unskilled
  19. 43. Business strategy of controlling all steps of production, from raw materials to finished product
Down
  1. 1. Labor union founded by Samuel Gompers, focused on skilled workers
  2. 2. Organization that controlled votes and political appointments in cities
  3. 4. U.S. president who succeeded Garfield after his assassination
  4. 5. Economic system based on private ownership and profit
  5. 7. Oil industry leader who founded Standard Oil
  6. 9. Steel magnate and philanthropist who funded libraries and universities
  7. 10. Inventor known for alternating current (AC) electricity
  8. 11. Journalist and photographer who exposed tenement living conditions in How the Other Half Lives
  9. 12. Inventor of the telephone
  10. 14. 1907 agreement limiting Japanese immigration to the U.S.
  11. 15. West Coast immigration station, especially for Chinese immigrants
  12. 16. 1892 steelworker strike against Carnegie’s company
  13. 17. Chicago labor protest in 1886 that turned violent after a bomb exploded
  14. 18. Period of major industrial growth in the late 19th century
  15. 21. New steelmaking method that fueled industrial growth
  16. 22. Growth of cities due to migration and industrialization
  17. 23. Infamous New York City political boss of Tammany Hall
  18. 27. U.S. law of 1882 that restricted immigration based on nationality.
  19. 29. U.S. president assassinated in 1881 by a disappointed office seeker
  20. 31. Work stoppage by employees to demand better conditions or pay
  21. 32. Photographer who documented child labor conditions
  22. 35. Economic philosophy calling for little government interference in business
  23. 38. A state without government, often associated with violent radical movements
  24. 40. Replacement workers hired during a strike