Gilded Age - ANSWER 1870-1890. It was time of big businesses. It was time of
political corruption, monopolies, but all looked golden
Laissez-Faire - ANSWER Hands off. little government intervention in business.
Leads to increased monopolies
Monopoly - ANSWER A market in which there are many buyers but only one seller,
usually price increases
Andrew Carnegie - ANSWER Dominated the US steel industry. Made millions with
his monopoly in the steel industry. Later in his life he became a philanthropist,
"Gospel of Wealth" rich should do good with $$
John Rockefeller - ANSWER Creator of the Standard Oil Company, vertical &
horizontal integration... eventually a monopoly
Robber Baron - ANSWER a negative term for business leaders that implied they
built their fortunes by stealing from the public
American Federation of Labor - ANSWER A labor union created by Samuel
Gompers that was the ONLY labor union that only accepted skilled workers
Homestead Act - ANSWER 1862 - provided free land (160 acres) in the west as
long as the person would settle there and make improvements in five years
Transcontinental Railroad - ANSWER Completed in 1869 at Promontory, Utah, it
linked the eastern railroad system with California's railroad system, revolutionizing
transportation in the west
Dawes Act - ANSWER 1887 law which gave all Native American males 160 acres
to farm and also set up schools to make Native American children more like other
Americans- assimilation
Farm Issues - ANSWER Overproduction of goods led to less money for farmers.
Populist Party - ANSWER Led by farmers and advocated the coinage of silver,
protect farmers and workers from the powerful bankers
William Jennings Bryan - ANSWER United States lawyer and politician who
advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a
Tennessee high school
Nativism - ANSWER the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or
established inhabitants against those of immigrants, anti-immigrant beliefs
, Jacob Riis - ANSWER Early 1900's muckraker who exposed social and political
evils in the U.S. with his novel "How The Other Half Lives" exposed the poor
conditions of the poor tenements in NYC
Chinese Exclusion Act - ANSWER (1882) Denied any additional Chinese laborers
to enter the country while allowing students and merchants to immigrate.
Social Gospel - ANSWER A movement in the late 1800s / early 1900s which
emphasized charity and social responsibility as a means of salvation.
Jane Addams - ANSWER the founder of Hull House, a settlement house, which
provided English lessons for immigrants, daycares, and child care classes
Theodore Roosevelt - ANSWER 26th President of the United States, 26th
president, known for: conservationism, trust-busting, Hepburn Act, safe food
regulations, "Square Deal," Panama Canal
Yellow Journalism - ANSWER Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the
news to create sensations and attract readers
Causes of Spanish American War - ANSWER desire for US imperialism, reported
Spanish brutality to the Cubans, explosion of the USS Maine, yellow journalism
Result of Spanish American War - ANSWER Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam
became territories of the US. US became a World Power, Platt Amendment - US
remained involved with Cuba
Open Door Policy - ANSWER A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which
ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China.
Imperialism - ANSWER A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other
countries politically, socially, and economically.
Panama Canal - ANSWER The United States built (finished) the Panama Canal to
have a quicker passage to the Pacific from the Atlantic and vice versa.
Progressive Era - ANSWER time at the turn of the 20th century in which groups
sought to reform America economically, socially, and politically
Sherman Anti-Trust Act - ANSWER First United States law to limit trusts and big
business. Said that any trust that was purposefully restraining interstate trade was
illegal.
Progressive Party - ANSWER Also known as the "Bull Moose Party," this political
party was formed by Theodore Roosevelt in an attempt to advance progressive
ideas and unseat President William Howard Taft in the election of 1912.
political corruption, monopolies, but all looked golden
Laissez-Faire - ANSWER Hands off. little government intervention in business.
Leads to increased monopolies
Monopoly - ANSWER A market in which there are many buyers but only one seller,
usually price increases
Andrew Carnegie - ANSWER Dominated the US steel industry. Made millions with
his monopoly in the steel industry. Later in his life he became a philanthropist,
"Gospel of Wealth" rich should do good with $$
John Rockefeller - ANSWER Creator of the Standard Oil Company, vertical &
horizontal integration... eventually a monopoly
Robber Baron - ANSWER a negative term for business leaders that implied they
built their fortunes by stealing from the public
American Federation of Labor - ANSWER A labor union created by Samuel
Gompers that was the ONLY labor union that only accepted skilled workers
Homestead Act - ANSWER 1862 - provided free land (160 acres) in the west as
long as the person would settle there and make improvements in five years
Transcontinental Railroad - ANSWER Completed in 1869 at Promontory, Utah, it
linked the eastern railroad system with California's railroad system, revolutionizing
transportation in the west
Dawes Act - ANSWER 1887 law which gave all Native American males 160 acres
to farm and also set up schools to make Native American children more like other
Americans- assimilation
Farm Issues - ANSWER Overproduction of goods led to less money for farmers.
Populist Party - ANSWER Led by farmers and advocated the coinage of silver,
protect farmers and workers from the powerful bankers
William Jennings Bryan - ANSWER United States lawyer and politician who
advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a
Tennessee high school
Nativism - ANSWER the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or
established inhabitants against those of immigrants, anti-immigrant beliefs
, Jacob Riis - ANSWER Early 1900's muckraker who exposed social and political
evils in the U.S. with his novel "How The Other Half Lives" exposed the poor
conditions of the poor tenements in NYC
Chinese Exclusion Act - ANSWER (1882) Denied any additional Chinese laborers
to enter the country while allowing students and merchants to immigrate.
Social Gospel - ANSWER A movement in the late 1800s / early 1900s which
emphasized charity and social responsibility as a means of salvation.
Jane Addams - ANSWER the founder of Hull House, a settlement house, which
provided English lessons for immigrants, daycares, and child care classes
Theodore Roosevelt - ANSWER 26th President of the United States, 26th
president, known for: conservationism, trust-busting, Hepburn Act, safe food
regulations, "Square Deal," Panama Canal
Yellow Journalism - ANSWER Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the
news to create sensations and attract readers
Causes of Spanish American War - ANSWER desire for US imperialism, reported
Spanish brutality to the Cubans, explosion of the USS Maine, yellow journalism
Result of Spanish American War - ANSWER Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam
became territories of the US. US became a World Power, Platt Amendment - US
remained involved with Cuba
Open Door Policy - ANSWER A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which
ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China.
Imperialism - ANSWER A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other
countries politically, socially, and economically.
Panama Canal - ANSWER The United States built (finished) the Panama Canal to
have a quicker passage to the Pacific from the Atlantic and vice versa.
Progressive Era - ANSWER time at the turn of the 20th century in which groups
sought to reform America economically, socially, and politically
Sherman Anti-Trust Act - ANSWER First United States law to limit trusts and big
business. Said that any trust that was purposefully restraining interstate trade was
illegal.
Progressive Party - ANSWER Also known as the "Bull Moose Party," this political
party was formed by Theodore Roosevelt in an attempt to advance progressive
ideas and unseat President William Howard Taft in the election of 1912.
