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Why did businesses consolidate into monopolies, trusts, and holding companies? |
To have as much control over an industry as possible |
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What is Social Darwinsim? |
The theory that human groups and raced are subject to the same laws of natural selection |
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What is the purpose of unions? |
To bargain for things like work hours, pay, etc. |
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Who led the Knights of Labor |
Terrence V. Powderly |
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Who led the AFL? |
Samuel Gompers |
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What was the purpose of organizations such as Grange? |
Farmers attempt to organize to gain more power and better economics |
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What does laissez-faire mean? |
"Leave alone" which means that the government leaves the people alone regarding all economic activities. Separation of the economy and state |
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What were three goals of the populist party? |
Government should take over railroads, telephones, and telegraphs Free coinage Graduated income tax |
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Who were the critics of America's new industrial economy? What did they say? |
Poor people. They didn't think they were given opportunity to advance themselves. |
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How did the conditions and characteristics of the workforce change during this period of rapid industrialization? |
Low incomes. Unsafe factories. |
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What were the problems with rapid urbanization? |
Cities, housing, sewage, social systems, and transportation was unable to keep up |
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What was populism? |
It was a social and political movement of the people and began under the economic hardship that was being felt by American farmers during the Civil War |
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How did the U.S. become an imperial power? |
The U.S. began its rise as an imperial power with the annexation of Hawaii and the acquisition of Puerto Rico, Guam, and Cuba after the Span-Am War |
