AMH 2020 Midterm Part 2

Social Darwinism

1870s–1900s; belief that “survival of the fittest” justified inequality

Robber Barons

1870s–1900; wealthy industrialists (Rockefeller and Carnegie) symbolizing both innovation and corruption of the Gilded Age.

Social Gospel

1870s–1920s; Protestant movement urging social reform and moral responsibility to address poverty and injustice.

Peace Policy

1869–1877; Grant’s plan to “civilize” Natives through Christian missions—reduced warfare but eroded tribal sovereignty.

Dawes Act

1887; divided tribal land into private plots to assimilate Natives leading to massive Indigenous land loss.