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Battle of Little Bighorn |
Violent warfare between whites and Native Americans, due to the U.S. Government's attempt to keep the Natives within the reservations |
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Battle of Wounded Knee |
A battle between the U.S. Army and the Dakota Sioux |
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Mechanization of agriculture |
The development of engine-driven machines, which helped to dramatically increase the productivity of land |
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Populists |
Represented Westerners and Southerners who believed that U.S. economic policy inappropriately favored Eastern businessmen instead of the nation's farmers, AKA the People's party |
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Pullman strike |
Strike by railroad workers upset by drastic wage cuts |
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Fourth party system |
A term scholars have used to describe national politics from 1896-1932, when Republicans had a tight grip on the White House and issues like industrial regulation and labor concerns became paramount, replacing older concerns like civil service reform and monetary policy |
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Gold Standard Act |
An act that guaranteed that paper currency would be redeemed freely in gold, putting an end to the already dying "free silver" campaign |
