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69 Cards in this Set
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When was the gilded age
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1870-1895
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What were robber barons
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Tycoons of industry running monopolies (trusts)
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How many miles of railroads did us have by 1890?
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193000 miles
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Who was jay gloud
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Stock speculation
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What did Vanderbilt do
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Ships then railroads
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What did rokefellar do
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Standard oiil co
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What is the standard oil co today
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Exxon mobile
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What is vertical monopoly
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To own something from the bottom up such all oil mines and gas stations
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Who did vertical monopoly
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Rockefellar
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Who was the first billionaire
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Rockefellar
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What were muerakers
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Investigative reporters
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Who was a mueraker
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Ida torbell
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What helped steel take off
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Bessemer converter
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What was the first billionaire corp
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us steel
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Who came up with the first billionaire corp
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Carnegie
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What was steel used for
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Rr bridges and sky scrapers
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How much did Carnegie make a year
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23 million
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How many hours a week did workers work
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72
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How much were they paid
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12 cents
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How much a year
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450
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Who was known for banking
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Jp morgan
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What was the deal he and Carnegie made on the golf course
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Buy us steel for 480 million
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How did the rich justify being rich
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Social Darwinism, the gospel of wealth, and lasses faire economic
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What was social Darwinism
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Surviva; of the fittest nature-natural law
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What was the gospel of wealth
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Carnegie rich should give back, gave 300 million in libraries
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What was lassez faire economic
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Leave it alone, govt must leave business alone
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What was patronage
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Spoils systems
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What was the spoil system
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Reward your friends with govt jobs
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How did the workers contribute to this party
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Paid 2-3 % of their salary back to party
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What did the local and state govt have
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Party bosses
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Who was a famous party boss in nyc
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Boss tweed
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Who were the two dem pres from 1856-1928
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Cleveland and Wilson
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Who runs for the election of 1876
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Hayes (r) vs tilden (d)
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Who wins
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Hayes
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What happens to the spoils system
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Replaced with the civil service
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What happens as a result
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Spilts the republican party
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Who were the people for civil service
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Mugwumps
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Who were the people that were neutral
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Half-breeds
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Who were the people against civil service
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Stalwords
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Who ran for the election of 1880
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Garfield (r) and aurther (d)
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Who won
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Garfield
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Who assinated Garfield
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Charlies giteau
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Who came up with the civil service act
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Chester aurther
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Who ran in the election of 1884
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Cleveland (d) and blaine (R)
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Who won
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Cleveland
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What was the solid south
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White voted dem and you voted that way or you were shot
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What was the nickname given by the rep party
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Rum, rebellion, and Romanism
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Who ran in the election of 1888
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Cleveland vs Harrison
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Who won
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Harrison
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Who ran in the election of 1892
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Cleveland vs Harrison
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Who won
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Cleveland
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What happened that cursed Cleveland
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Panic of 1893
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Who ran for pres in 1896
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McKinley vs William Jennings Bryon
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What was McKinley’s fight
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Gold
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What was Bryon’s fight
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Sliver
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Who wins
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McKinley
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What were the three political issues
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The tariff, railroads, and gold-silver
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What was the tariff on
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Tax on imports
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Who was opposed
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Rep, businessman
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What was against
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Dem, farmers
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What was the railroad controversy
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High transportation costs, monopoly
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What did farmers want with railroads
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The g range low fees
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What was passed for rr
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Interstate commerce act and Sherman anti-trust act
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Who fought for suffrage
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Elizabeth stantan and susan b Anthony
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Who fought for prohibition
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Carry nation
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Who fought for anti-lynching
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Ida wells
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What and when did lizzie borden do
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Killed her parents 1893
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What three important things did Edison invent
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Light bulb, phonograph, and motion picture
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What did bell invent
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Telephone
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