Period 6

Front 1

Causes of New markets and monopolies in North America

Back 1

Following the Civil War, government subsidies for transportation and communication systems opened new markets and monopolies.

Front 2

Reasons for looking to overseas markets

Back 2

In an effort to gain greater influence and control markets and natural resources in the Pacific, Asia, and Latin America.

Front 3

Defense of Trusts

Back 3

Business leaders and corporations defended their trusts and status through Social Darwinism.

Front 4

Conspicuous Consumption

Back 4

Some segments of Americans society enjoyed lives of conspicuous consumption as cities grew in size and number while others were living in poverty.

Front 5

Effects of immigration on workforce

Back 5

Lead to a more diverse workforce, lower wages, and an increase in child labor.

Front 6

Labor v. Management

Back 6

Battled for control over wages and working conditions.

Front 7

New South

Back 7

A change called by Southern leaders for a New South to replace agrarian sharecropping, and tenant farming systems.

Front 8

Conservationists v. Corporate Entities

Back 8

Contended with corporate interests about the extension of public control over natural resources, including land and water.

Front 9

Methods of Farmers' adaptation to new markets

Back 9

Creating local and regional organizations that sought to resist corporate control of agricultural markets.

Front 10

Populist Party Platform

Back 10

Called for political reform and a stronger governmental role in the American economic system.