Gilded Age - glittering surface of wealth and the corruption beneath., William "Boss" Tweed - Controlled Tammany Hall, Bessemer Steel Process - allowed for stronger and cheaper materials for manufacturing and transportation, Trusts - group of separate companies under the control of one board that act as a monoploy, Nativism - support natural born citizens over immigrants, Monopoly - one company has all the control over an entire industry, Labor Union - organized group of workers with a common goal of better wages and working conditions, Political Boss - person who controls the local branch of a political party/machine., Political Machine - political party organization that wins voter loyalty., Urbanization - Moving from family farms into cities in search of employment. Cities became overcrowded., Americanization Movement - reduce immigration and assimilate immigrants into American culture., Push Factor - Reasons to leave the country you live in., Pull Factor - Reasons to go to a specific country., Andrew Carnegie - Steel Industry, philanthropist, John Rockefeller - Oil Industry, Robber Baron,

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