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53 Cards in this Set
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What were the many factors which converged to help launch the dramatic economic grown after the Civil War?
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Forests
Mineral wealth Rivers Growing Population Business People Inventors |
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What were the three related developments which spurred the Second Industrial Revolution?
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International connected transportation Electrical power
Scientific Research |
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What was the first big business in the U.S.?
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Railroads
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What ethnic group dominated the work force of the Central Pacific Railroad in the 1860s?
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Chinese
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Who invented the lightbulb in 1879?
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Thomas Edison
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What organizational innovation did Rockefeller devise to consolidate his control over the oil industry?
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Standard Oil Trust. (People bought stocks)
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What were the SOCIAL TRENDS of the wage earners in the late 19th Century?
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Rich owned EVERYTHING.
Rise in blue -> white collar workers. People were poor, except RICH. |
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In what way did the American Federation of Labor differ form the Knight of Labor?
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The American Federation of Labor was a federation of national organizations.
It exercised a great leverage over management. |
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Who was the head of the American Railway Union during the 1894 Pullman strike?
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George Pullman
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Who said, "Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living"?
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Mother Jones
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counter factual history
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asking what COULD have been
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Years of the Industrial Revolution
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1850-1900
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Life in 1850...
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Lived on farms and rural areas
Country folk Most were agrarians (farmers) |
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Life in 1920...
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Lived in urban cities
Most were factory workers |
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What were some problems in the Industrial Revolution?
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Everyone was moving to cities and there was poor water and air quality
People had BOSSES that controlled the hours and wages. |
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What did the farmers demand of the government?
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PROVIDE CLEAN WATER, MACHINES, etc...
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W.W. Rostow
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Man who wrote "The Stages of Economic Growth". 1960.
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What are the five stages of economic growth?!
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1. Traditional
2. Preconditions for Takeoff 3. Takeoff 4. Drive to Maturity 5.Age of High Mass Consumption |
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Who are the best savers?
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RICH people.
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What were the years of the Gilded Age
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35 years between the end of the Civil War and the end of the 19th century.
(1865-1901) |
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What were the four distinctive elements of the political system during the Gilded Age?
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controlled access to political offices
dominated elections Shaped policy making Close division between Reps and Dems in congress |
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What was the purpose of the Pendleton Act?
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NOW gov filled with competitive examinations vs. political favoritism
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What were the problems encountered by southern and western farmers in the late 19th century?
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Prices down
High tariffs Debt |
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What was the important new third party which participated in the 1892 elections?
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The People's Party/ The Populist Party
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What were the planks in the 1892 Populist platform?
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Finance
Transportation Land |
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What was the most important issue in the election of 1896?
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Should we have gold or silver coins?
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Who won and who lost the election of 1896
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WINNER: William McKinley
LOSER: William J. Bryan |
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Henry D. Lloyd accused the coal industry what type of abuses of power?
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Low wages, low employment, and high costs
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According to F.B. Tracy, what were the forces victimizing farmers in the late 19th century?
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Everyone cared about the RAILROADS!
-Land went to railroads -Bribes of politicians -Farmers ignored |
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According to W.P. Peffer, who were those exploiting the famers?
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railroads
bankers money changers manufacturers |
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In what ways did the American farmer differ from his ancestors?
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Ancestors were FOCUSED FARMERS
They had a lil corn, wheat, cows. NOW, people SPECIALIZE by being a big ol' chicken farm. |
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Who coined the term "guilded age"
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Mark Twain
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What was the guilded age essentially about?
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millionaires and corruption
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During the guilded age...
important issue ______ less important issue_____ |
INDUSTRIALIZATION
Civil war...` |
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Why was the civil war less important?
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all the veterans were dead and people forgot about the horrors
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How many people died in the civil war?
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600,000
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Through 1876- 1901 all prez but Grover Cleveland were...
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veterans
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North political party
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REPUBLICANS
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South political party
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DEMOCRATS
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What was the voter turnout like?
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80%
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religion of republicans
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protestants
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religion of democrats
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catholic and jewish
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waving the bloody shirt
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Civil war rhetoric
Rep: VOTE REP! DEMS ARE TRAITORS! |
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What years were the guilded age
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1865-1900
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Takeoff has three parts...
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1. Stimulant Industry
2. Investment Rate =10% GNI 3. Proper Value System |
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What is the Protestant Ethic?
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belief in God and hardwork.
you need to be god's elect |
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Why did the Pilgrims come over?
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King Henry was acting like a douche and took over the church
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Who lead the Puritans?
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martin luther
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Who started the idea of predestination?
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John calvin
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what is predestination?
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God is all powerful and God is all knowing
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God gives you signs where you are going/ if you are saved. this is called being...
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born again
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what was the major religion in america during the beginning>
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PROTESTANT
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1840s who came over to America?
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Irish (catholics)
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