history sem 1

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before the civil war, most railroads had been built to promote specific cities or to serve local needs

false

most railroads nearly went bankrupt building their lines bc the govts. land grants were not sufficient to cover the costs of construction

true

the supreme court case Munn v. Illinois was not good news for the rr industry

false

charles darwin proposed the philosophy of social darwinism

true

most unions in the late 1800s excluded women

be turned into kerosene

Even before the invention of the automobile, petroleum was in high demand because it could

Government Regulation

which of the following did social Darwinism discourage

the triangle shirtwaist factory

in which of the following places did 146 female workers die in a fire?

they were workers used to break strikes

Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers during the late 1800s?

China

because of the shortage of workers in California, the central pacific rr hired workers from...

selling government land grants

Railroad companies raised most of the money they needed to build their railroads from

Vertical Integration

cattle\>slaughterhouse\>meatpacking plants\>ace meat industries

paying inflated bills from a construction company they controlled

in the credit mobilier scandal, union pacific investors got rich by

to lower excessive rr rates

what was the goal of the interstate commerce act

divided the country into 4 time zones

To make rail service more reliable, in 1883 the American Railway Association

Horizontal Integration

oil co. A+ oil co. B+ oil co. C= Mega oil co.

Entrepreneur

are people who risk their capital in organizing and running a business

captains of industry

men viewed as ingenious and industrious leaders who transformed the american economy with their business skills were called...

robber barons

scandals created the impression that railroad entrepreneurs were what, or people who looted an industry and have nothing back

Monopoly

a single company that achieves control of an entire market is a...

May 10th, 1869

first transcontinental rr was completed...

technology

today many of the captains of industry and robber barons are in the what field....

Thomas Alva Edison

set up Menlo Park

Larry Page and Sergey Brin

Founders of Google

John D. Rockefeller

Standard Oil

Cornelius Vanderbilt

began the first direct rail service from NY to Chicago

Karl Marx

"The basic force shaping capitalism is the class struggle between workers and owners"

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immigrants who failed a medical inspection upon arrival in the united states might be separated from their families and return to Europe

true

the Chinese exclusion act prevented people already in the US from becoming citizens

true

immigrant parents sometimes worried that Americanization would make their children forget their own cultural traditions

false

the gentlemen's agreement limited the immigration of unskilled workers from mexico

true

with the pendleton act, the federal government had begun a shift away from the spoils system

true

the social gospel movement contributed to the development of settlement houses

true

Jim crow laws enforced segregation

eastern and southern Europeans

By the 1890s, more than half of all immigrants in the United States were

Work on the Transcontinental Railroad

In the early 1860's, Chinese immigrants came to US to?

would work for low wages

Many labor unions opposed immigration, arguing that most immigrants

Gospel of Wealth

was the philosophy that wealthy Americans bore the responsibility of using their great fortunes to further social progress

settled with their own ethnic group

Immigrants tended to adjust well to America if they

Angel Island

European immigrants--\> Ellis Island

Asian immigrants--\> ?

limit immigration

Nativists wanted to

relieve congestion on city streets

Subway systems were first developed to

political machine

Tammany hall was a

votes

Political machines provided new city dwellers with necessities such as jobs, housing, and police protection in exchange for

their performance on examinations

Under the Pendleton Act, people would gain government jobs according to

civil rights act of 1875

the supreme court set the stage for legalized segregation by overturning the

enforced by law

Unlike in the North, segregation in the South was

Competed successfully against white grocers

In a newspaper article, Ida Wells reported that three African American grocers in Memphis had been lynched because they had

across the nation

Americans faced political inequality...

advocated separate but equal accommodations in the US

the Plessy Ferguson Supreme Court decision

Steerage

on voyages across the atlantic, most immigrants booked passage in what, which was the cheapest accommodations on the streamship

Nativism

the wave of immigration in the late 1800s led to the increase feelings of what, an extreme dislike for foreigners

Social Gospel Movement

the what movement worked to better conditions in cities according to the biblical ideals of charity and justice

Gilded Age

by naming the era the what, Mark Twain was sounding an alarm that beneath the surface of society lay extreme corruption and social problems

Segregation

separation of the races (occurred in both north and south)

Jim Crow

statutes in the south enforcing segregation were called what?

James Garfield

Second president assassinated

ida wells

launched a fearless crusade against lynching

Thomas Nast

political cartoonist who exposed Boss Tweed

Chester A. Arthur

legacy was passing the Pendleton Act

Plessy v. Ferguson

Separate but equal doctrine

WEB DuBois

African american should pursue social/political goals before economic goals

Similar religion, similar language, similar culture/traditions

3 reasons why immigrants preferred ghetto neigborhoods

true

social Darwinist justified expanding american power overseas by suggesting that nations competed with each other, and only the strongest would survive

true

the rough riders were cavalry unit organized by Theodore Roosevelt

true

with the treaty of pairs ending the Spanish american war, the US became an imperial power

false

Theodore Roosevelt was elected to the presidency for two terms

false

the British had started building a canal across panama before turning the job over to the US

false

progressivism was an organized political movement that worked together to achieve a set of agreed-upon reforms

true

progressives thought that by applying scientific principles to society, they could fix its problems

true

in international affairs, Theodore Roosevelt was a social Darwinist

false

progressives were pleased William Howard Taft for pushing through the payne-aldrich tariff

false

Theodore Roosevelt will make a great deal of money in his cattle business out west

they were producing more products than other industrialized countries wanted

in the late 1800s, the Europeans were looking overseas for places to sell their products bc...

Humanitarian purposes

not a reason why the US wanted to imperialize

charisma and war fame

Theodore Roosevelt was chosen as McKinley's running mate in the 1900 election because of his

Roosevelt Corollary

when the US assumed responsibility for collecting customs tariffs in the Dominican republic, using the marines as agents, it was applying the...

a group of planters supported by the US marines

The Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown by

Protectorate

the platt amendment effectively made Cuba into an American...

ensure trading rights for all nations

The purpose of the Open Door policy in China was to

between Russia and Japan

Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for negotiating peace

Monroe Doctrine

The Roosevelt Corollary was seen as a statement which was built upon the...

Science and expertise

Progressives had a strong faith in

reforms that broke the power of party bosses

Wisconsin became known as "the laboratory of democracy" because of its

government ownership of business

Socialists believe in

all party members vote for a candidate to run in the general election

in a direct primary...

building codes requiring fire escapes

Tragedy at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company led to

military actions

what was not a concern of muckrackers

Legislative Action

what did progressives think was responsible for solving the problems of US society

Imperialism

is the economic and political domination of a strong nation over weaker nations

the navy

in TR's quote that became known as his foreign policy- "speak softly and carry a big stick and you will go far". what was the "big stick" known as...

Laissez-faire economics

progressiveness was partly a reaction against what economics with its emphasis on an unregulated market

Bull Moose Party

nickname for the new Progressive Party, which was formed to support Roosevelt in the election of 1912

Dollar Diplomacy

enrique dupuy de lome

Ida Tarbell

Leading muckraking journalist whose articles documented the Standard Oil Company's abuse of power

Leon Czolgosz

assassinated McKinley

Enrique Dupuy de Lome

ambassador whose intercepted letter fueled american feelings toward war with spain

Alfred T. Mahan

Naval officer whose book built public support for a large navy

Emilio Aguinaldo

Filipino revolutionary leader