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54 Cards in this Set
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This Vision of Reconstruction was advocated by Lincoln and included a 10% Plan, which entailed 10% of the population to swear loyalty to the Union.
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Presidential Reconstruction
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Which of the following set of amendments was enacted by a mostly radical Congress during Reconstruction?
A. Black Codes, 13th Amendment, 14th Amendment B. 17th Amendment, 18th Amendment, 19th Amendment C. 13th Amendment, 14th Amendment, 15th Amendment D. 12th Amendment, 13th Amendment, 14th Amendment |
C. 13th Amendment, 14th Amendment, 15th Amendment
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What did the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments pertain to?
A. Women's Suffrage and Prohibition B. Continuing Slavery, Equal Rights and the Freedmen's Bureaus C. Abolishing Slavery, Equal Rights, and establishing Disenfranchisement D. Abolishing Slavery, Equal Rights, and Enfranchisement |
D. Abolishing Slavery, Equal Rights, and Enfranchisement
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Exploitive laws and labor systems that established a system to maintain hierarchal relationships between races were the________.
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Black Codes
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Freedmen's Bureaus were
A. Key institution comprised of a network of offices established by the Federal government with the purpose of assisting Freed blacks B. Key Institutions comprised of Southerners which wanted to Redeem the South for Reconstruction C. The primitive and beginning formation of a Federal Bureau of Investigation D. Key Institutions comprised of a network of offices established by the Federal government to take away White Owned farms and redistribute land and wealth to Freed blacks. |
A. Key institution comprised of a network of offices established by the Federal government with the purpose of assisting Freed blacks
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A person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
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Carpetbaggers
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A white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit
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Scalawags
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Terrorist group that formed because of the resentment of the South. It became an unofficial arm of the Democratic party in the South.
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KKK=KuKluxKlan
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Sharecropping continued the societal role of blacks in what way?
A. blacks worked land that were owned by white landowners, whites would share crops or give money. Blacks dependent on whites for economic stability. B. Blacks were forced to share the land with Native Americans while expanding Westward. C. Blacks worked as strike breakers for a short time and then were replaced themselves D. Blacks were discriminated against and couldn't vote unless they paid a poll tax and passed a literacy test |
A. blacks worked land that were owned by white landowners, whites would share crops or give money. Blacks dependent on whites for economic stability.
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This group of conservative Southerners who took back control of Congressional seats after the end of Reconstruction period were known as_________.
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Redeemers.
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This Court Case ruling, in 1896, was the crowning moment of the Jim Crow system which upheld the legality of segregation in a case known as______.
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Plessy Vs. Ferguson
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This process made it easier and quicker to create Steel from Iron.
A. Carnegie Process B. Standard Oil C. Coal Refinery Process D. Bessemer Process |
D. Bessemer Process
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The advantages for this organization of business include the stability and continued existence after the owner dies and were legally powerful.
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Corporation
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One day I decide to have a garage sale. I decide that people should pay higher prices for my stuff and I allow my children to do the same, giving them their own miniature free market. All of this so we can make more of a profit and look out for ourselves. This is an illustration of what concepts?
A. Protectionism and Laissez Faire B. Imperialism and Women's Laissez Faire C. Imperialism and Socialism D. None of the above because its a damn garage sale and I have no imagination. |
A. Protectionism and Laissez Faire
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This Robber baron's company became the nation's first trust in 1882 and he was Mr. Big Oil. Who was he and what was his company's name?
A. Andrew Carnegie and The Standard Oil Company B. John D. Bessemer and Automatic Oil Company C. J. Pierpoint Morgan and United States Steel Corporation D. John D. Rockefeller and the Great Standard Oil Trust |
D. John D. Rockefeller and the Great Standard Oil Trust
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If I own Mcdonalds and one day, I decide I want to make more money, so I buy Burger King. Then as the profits pour in, I buy Wendys and then Jack in the Box, and Whataburger, and even the local burger joint down the street. I now own the competition. Next I decide I want more, so I buy a beef factory, a potato company, Trailer trucks for transportation, and more to control every stage of the Production process. What 2 terms does this illustrate?
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Vertical and Horizontal Integration
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This Act, which appeared in 1890, was used initially against Unions, but was later used to break up monopolies by Teddy Roosevelt's Administration.
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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He wrote a book about Ragged Dick, a young bootblack that-through hard work and good moral-escalates the social ladder to respectability.
A. Bootblack McAdams B. Louis Brandeis C. Horatio Alger D. Upton Sinclair |
C. Horatio Alger
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This concept was prevalent during the time of industrialization and was advocated by William Sumner. It applied the theories of natural selection to society.
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Social Darwinism
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This nationwide strike was made up of thousands of Railroad and non Railroad workers. Although it was crushed, it gave working people hope in the power of organizing.
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The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
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This Radical organization, which advocated worker's ownership of companies, was brought to an end because of the Haymarket Square Massacre.
A.Wobblies B. Tea Party C. Knights of Labor D. American Federation of Labor |
C. Knights of Labor
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This person was the head of the Knights of Labor and wanted to organize very broadly to overcome "wage slavery."
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Terrence Powderly
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This organization of labor brought about a more moderate and flexible approach and would become the model for Union organizing.
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The American Federation of Labor
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This man was President of the moderate organization, the AFL, and advocated working within the system to bring about gradual change.
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Samuel Gompers
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Jurgis Jerkin Jerjasidish, an eskimo from the Arctic emigrates because of some relatively stable incentive such as a new job. A year later, his family joins him. What is this a demonstration of?
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Family Migration Chain
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In 1882, Chinese were explicitly restricted from immigration unless they were not immigrating to get involved in menial labor in this very exclusionary act.
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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The _______side of Manhattan was characterized by overpopulation and______, which were cheap and filthy multifamily homes during the late 19th century.
A. East, Tenements B. Ghetto, Projects C. South, Tents D. Lower East, Tenements |
D. Lower East, Tenements
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This US Historian revolutionized the study of the American frontier with his paper entitled “The Significance of the Frontier in American History” (1893), arguing that rugged Americans spread democracy.
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Frederick Jackson Turner
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This historic Gold and Silver source located west of Nevada brought Californians into the last quarter of the 19th century.
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Comstock Lode
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This mining company bought land and prospectors and incorporated the use of Diamond-Head drills, explosives, and heavy machinery.
A. Anaconda Copper Mining Company B. Comstock Lode Company C. Texas Rattle Snake Company D. Anaconda Copperhead Company |
A. Anaconda Copper Mining Company
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This trail was used in the 19th century to drive cattle from ranches in Texas up north to Railheads in Kansas.
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Chisholm Trail
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A battle in which General George Custer and his forces were defeated by Sioux and Cheyenne warriors in 1876, also known as Custer's Last Stand.
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Battle of Little Big Horn
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This act broke up reservations in order to force natives to become small holders in an attempt to further assimilate them into U.S society, but ended up being a way to possess more land.
A. Trail of Tears Act B. Sherman Severalty Act C. Dawes Severalty Act D. Custer's Severalty Act |
C. Dawes Severalty Act
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Before the Great Depression, there was this. It was the largest economic downturn in the 19th century where companies across the nation were declaring bankruptcy and in some parts, 25% of the population was unemployed.
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Panic of 1893
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In 1894, the _____ strike substantiated the idea that strikes were between ordinary working people and elites and set a trend for a tough government approach on strikers.
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Pullman Strike
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In 1984, this unemployed worker's march on Washington demanded that Congress create public works programs to create jobs. It was led by Jacob Coxey.
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Coxey's Army
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This alliance was designed to help the individual producers reclaim control of the market that had fallen into the hands of a few wealthy individuals.
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Farmer's Alliance.
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The Populists established the ______ party which would eventually run _______ for President.
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People's, James Weaver
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This organization, known as the Wobblies, was made up of proponents of a more radical vision. They believed that worker control ultimately would come about through “direct action.”
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International Workers of the World
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________ was the leader of the Wobblies, who envisioned social and racial solidarity to between workers.
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Big Bill Haywood
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The center figure of the Socialist Party, founded in 1901, was _______.
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Eugene Debs
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Many industrialists concluded that _______ was driving the boom and bust cycle, creating surpluses and causing much fluctuation in the economy.
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Overproduction
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This guy wrote the Jungle Book in 1894 and that's pretty much all I know. =/
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Rudyard Kipling
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All of the following are true about the Hepburn Act except:
A. It represented a shift in the role of government B. It was enacted during Teddy Roosevelt's Administration C. It was an extremely radical position, favored by populists D. It imposed government regulations on the Railroads |
C. It was an extremely radical position, favored by populists
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A preacher begins his sermon:
"So the lawrd came into the house and he looked upon the table and saw no food for the black man, Then he looked at the table next door belonging to the white man and saw no food. Then he came into the church and he told me what he saw. And now I'm here to tell you. We must not forget that we are all brothers and the devil is the form of poverty and greed!" This made up sermon illustrates what new concept in protestant churches? |
Social Gospel
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In 1906 and shortly after, these two acts were pushed into legislation mostly by Packinghouse conditions revealed in Sinclair's "The Jungle" and led to the establishments of institutions such as the FDA.
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Pure Food and Drug Act, Meat Inspection Act
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This "House", established by Lillian Wald became a center for providing services and a focal point for agitating for social reforms that would bring benefits to the working poor.
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Henry Street Settlement House
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Louis Brandeis utilized this concept, which emphasized the effects of a law rather than the law itself.
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Sociological Jurisprudence
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_____ Vs. _____, headed by attorney at law Louis Brandeis, was a turning point because it validated the ability for the State to limit working hours!
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Muller Vs. Oregon
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Suppose that I imitate a President in the 20th century and then proceed to go after Northern Securities because they violated the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. I kick their ass and they break apart. Who was I imitating and how would you describe what I did? (I busted that trust.)
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President Teddy Roosevelt, Trustbusting
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This very "Non Curvaceous" deal established more regulations such as an 8 Hr work day for Federal employees, restrictions on Port and Juction strikes, and much more.
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Square Deal!
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Today headed by Ben Bernanke, this Federal institution was first established by the Federal Reserve Act under Wilson's administration. (duh -_-)
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THE FEDERAL RESERVE!
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Wilson's FTC's agenda was to fight trusts and unfair combinations that diminished competition. What is FTC an abbreviation of?
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Federal Trade Commission
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This trade ship was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915. It was an example of how Germany thought about nations who supported her enemies and the increasingly aggressive nature that eventually brought the US into WWI.
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Lusitania
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