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10 Cards in this Set
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1. Waving the Bloody Shirt
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refers to the demagogic practice of politicians referencing the blood of martyrs or heroes to inspire support or avoid criticism.
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2. Compromise of 1877
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The Compromise of 1877 occurred after the Presidential Election of 1876, when Congress formed the Electoral Commission to resolve disputed Democratic Electoral votes from the South
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3. Credit Mobilier
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1872 involved the Union Pacific Railroad and the Crédit Mobilier of America construction company. The distribution of Crédit Mobilier stocks by Congressman Oakes Ames along with cash bribes to congressmen took place during the Andrew Johnson presidency in 1868
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4. Pendleton Civil Service Act
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of United States federal law established the United States Civil Service Commission, which placed most federal government employees on the merit system and marked the end of the so-called spoils system. The act provided for some government jobs to be filled on the basis of competitive exams
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5. Laissez-Faire
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means allowing industry to be free of state intervention, especially restrictions in the form of tariffs and government monopolies
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6. Robber Barons
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- big industrial companies buying smaller one to monopolize
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7. Andrew Carnegie
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He was one of the most famous leaders of industry of the late 19th and early 20th centuries
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8. Interstate Commence Act
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designed to prevent unfair business practices in the railroad industry, the statute shifted responsibility for the regulation of economic affairs from the states to the federal government.
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Haymarket Square Riot
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was a disturbance that took place on Tuesday May 4, 1886, at the Haymarket Square in Chicago, and began as a rally in support of striking workers.
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10. Pullman Strike
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was a nationwide conflict between labor unions and railroads that occurred in the United States in 1894. The conflict began in the town of Pullman, Illinois on May 11 when approximately 3,000 employees of the Pullman Palace Car
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