Us History Test 1

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disfranchisement

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African Americans were restricted from voting.

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13th, 14th and 15th amendments

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13- abolished slavery
14- equal political rights
15- voting rights

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Election of 1876
and
compromise of 1877

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Hayes (r) vs Tilden (d)
Tilden won the popular vote but made a compromise to say that teh republicans (hayes) will take the white house

waving the bloody shirt

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Plessy v Fergusson

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idea of separate but equal and de jure segregation (segregation by law)

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Booker T. Washington

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accomodationism
gave a compromise speech in Atlanta asking for economic opportunity and for the violence to stop.
did not want to be forceful.. accepted seperation but wanted opportunity

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W. W. B. Du Bois

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enemy of Booker T. Washington.
Northerner
demands for constitutional protections of African Americans
stated the need for a Talented 10th

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Talented 10th

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idea of Du Bois
a skilled core, leadership class that would be trained in professions and arts.

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Niagara Movement

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group of young agitators wanting rights.
supporters of Du Bois

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NAACP

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brought out by the Niagara Movement in 1909

National Association for the advancement of Colored People

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Robber Barons

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cruel entrepreneurs
first entrepreneurs of the business world

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John D. Rockafeller

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founded the first oil company
used for machine lubricant and for lighting

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Fredrick Winslow Taylor

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Taylorism and "scientific management"
"How do you make human labor compatible with the machine age?"

idea of efficiency
subdivision of tasks: the assembly line

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J.P. Morgan

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America's Banker
bought Andrew Carnegie's Steel Co.
was the richest man alive at this time.

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Andrew Carnegie

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a robber baron entrepreneur
made steel stronger
eventually sold his steel co. to JP Morgan
idea of philanthropy and the duty of giving back

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The Knights of Labor

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led by Terrance Powderly
was a labor union for anyone except for bankers and lawyers

wanted an 8 hour work day and better work conditions

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Terrance Powderly

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led the Knights of Labor
worked for worker's rights

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Samuel Gompers

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led the American Federation of Labor
conservatively asked for better working conditions without causing strikes

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Eugene Debs

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socialist party candidate
which during the 1912 election was a serious party that received a large amount of votes.

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Gospel of Wealth

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idea of philanthropy and the duty of the upper class people to give back to the less fortunate

the softening of social darwinism

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The Social Gospel

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the social teachings of the bible
the idea that the bible should be used as a model for society and behavior today.

said that it was the christian duty to focus on the problems of society

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Theodore Rosevelt

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member of the progressive party/ the Bull Moose Party
president from 1902-1908

established corporate regulations of specific industries. (Railroads and Food)
chose Taft as his successor in 1908

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Gilford Pinchot

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an environmental conservationist
"use the land wisely"
liked by Rosevelt

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Gustavus Swift

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beef and pork market
first to experiment with refrigerated railroad cars
opened butcher shops all over US
broken down (trust-busted) by the government because he crushed all other competition

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Northern Securities Case

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major railroad trust owned by JP Morgan
busted by Rosevelt

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New Nationalism

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election of 1912
the Bull Moose/ Progressive party
candidate= Taft (R)

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New Freedom

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election of 1912
Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic Party
favored individual competition and small enterprises

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The "Exodusters"

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first African American migration out of the south
led by Pap Singleton
headed towards Kansas

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Fusion Politics

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populist members (angry farmers) and black Republicans can together to elect a candidate

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causes of the great migration out of the south

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1 The Boll Weevil
2 violence
3 Poverty
4 Labor shortages in the North, demand in the Northern factories

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noblesse obligue

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Andrew Carnegie's idea of the Gospel of Wealth
wealthy classes have a responsibility to give back to the less fortunate.

softened social darwinism

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tenements

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city apartments
poorly constructed and dangerous
very popular at this time.

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Veblen's Conspicuous consumption

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buying things just because you can
a show of your economic status

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themes of Progressivism

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1 anger over excesses in industry
2. emphasis on social cohesion
3. belief in an active citizenship in order to improve society

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the muckraker

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first investigative journalists
focused on the problems of society

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scalawags

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southern supporters of the Northern union

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carpetbaggers

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Northerners who came south
unpopular in the south

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Jane Adams

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the birth of social work
settlement houses

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5 main features of progressiveness

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democracy
efficiency
regulation
social justice
social control