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25 Cards in this Set
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`What allowed manufactures to build their factories away from rivers?
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electricity
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What was Social Darwinism ?
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An economic and social philosopy-supposedly based on the biologist Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection-holding that a system of unrestrained competition will ensure the survival of the fittest.
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scabs
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were used to break strikes
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Trusts
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an illegal combination of companies in which the stock of the companies is controlled by a central board of trustees, thus making it possible to manage the companies as a single company.
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Interstate Commerce Act
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1887
established the federal government's right to supervise railroad activities and created a five-member interstate commerce Commission to do so |
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What contributed to the industrial boom of the early 1900
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wealth of natural resources
growing urban population Government support for business |
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What are three things Andrew Carnegie did to gain control of most of the steel industry?
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buying out suppliers
buying out competitors underselling competitors |
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Sherman Anti-trust Act
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enacted in 1890
intended to prevent the creation of monopolies by making it illegal to establish trusts by making it illegal to establish trust that interfered with free trade. |
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Collective bargaining
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is a way for workers to gain rights and benefits
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Vertical Intergration
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A company takes over its suppliers and distributors and transportation systems to gain total control over the quality and cost of its product
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Was there an increase of employment for men or women with the invention of the telephone and typewriter?
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women
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Three of the goals of union was to help workers have
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a shorter work week
fair pay safe environment |
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Who owned 90% of the oil industry
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Rockerfeller
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Who wanted bimetallism and gave a famous speech about "the cross of gold?"
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William Jennings Bryan
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What kind of people joined the Populist Party?
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farmers, factory workers-the regular people
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Grange
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an organization that stated out as a social outlet and educational forum for isolated farm families and became a political voice for farmers.
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What lasting affects came out of the Morrill Land Grant Act?
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Agricultural colleges and new farming techniques
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Dawes Act
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Designed to Americanize Native Americans by encouraging them to own property
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Sand Creek and Wounded Knee
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Both sites of U.S. Army massacres of Native Americans
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Ghost Dance Movement
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Attempt by Native Americans to regain their former life
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These 3 factors were very important to the Plain Indians
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horse
buffalo extended family |
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Assimilation for the Plain Indians meant
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giving up their own culture and taking on the white culture
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Plain farmers supported bimetallism because
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it would put more money in circulation
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Did the gold standard put more money into circulation?
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No
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Why did farmers favor silver-backed money
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Cheap money would make it easier for them to get more for their crops and pay back their loans.
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