Cap exam 2023 with complete solutions

Union - Answer- Organization of Laborers that unite in order to improve working conditions and pay Laissez-faire - Answer- Governments policy to allow the economy to operate with no government intervention Strike breakers - Answer- "Scab" workers hired by management during a labor strike. Capitilism - Answer- Economic system supporting the idea of a free market system with private ownership of raw materials, production,and profit Strike - Answer- Labor tactic to walk away from work as a demand for better working conditions. Lockout - Answer- Management tactic to keep workers away from work Communisim - Answer- Economic system in which the government controls all aspects of the economy including resources,labor,production,distribution. Naturalism - Answer- The belief that native born Americans were better than newly arrived immigrants. Andrew Carnige - Answer- Business magnate who developed United States Steel Company. Karl Marx - Answer- German Economists and philosopher the rich and poor in his book Communist Manifesto. Hay Market riot - Answer- The Chicago strike in 1886 that resulted in an anarchist setting off a bomb and the unions lost credibility in the eyes of the public. Anarchist - Answer- A person that believes in no government Adam Smith - Answer- Writer of the Wealth of nations which detailed capitilism Irish & Chinese - Answer- Two ethnic groups that constructed the Transcontinental Railroad. Labor - Answer- Workforce in mills,factories, mines. Mangement - Answer- People who control the decisions regarding a business Immigrants - Answer- When one enters country from another nation Ellis Island - Answer- American's most popular immigrant processing center located in New York. Urbanization - Answer- The trend of Americans leaving the rural area and moving to bigger cities. Gilden Age - Answer- Period of United States history when society boasted both technological advances and accomplishments while suffering poverty,crime,and political corruption. Social Darwinism - Answer- Belief that certain people within society are more fit than others to achieve success Individualism - Answer- Belief that any American can begin from the humblest of origins and reach the top of society through the use of their talents and commitment to hard work. Chinese Exlution Act - Answer- Congressional act limiting the amount of Chinese immigrating to the United States. Party Boss - Answer- Political leader of an urban Political Machine Ymca - Answer- Two popular christian based organization that offered financial/ religious assistance to urban poor. Angle Island - Answer- Name of the processing center for immigration San Francisco, California. NAACP - Answer- Organization established by W.E.B DU Bois in 1909 to investigate racial discrimination throughout the US. James A Garfield - Answer- President who campaigned against patronage and was later assassinated in 1881. Jim CRow laws - Answer- Those laws predominately in the South that legally segregated the races Settlement Houses - Answer- Homes established by Jane Addams to house and care for the urban poor and unemployed. Andrew Carnegie - Answer- Belief and practice that the wealthy of society should give back to those in need Terrorist - Answer- tax Imposed on imported goods Booker T Washington - Answer- Former slave who advocated education for Blacks during segregation establishing the Tuskegee institute. Plessy v.s Ferguson - Answer- US supreme court cases allowed separation of the races only if equal opportunists and condition existed for Blacks. Imperialism - Answer- The practice of a larger nation domination the affairs of a smaller nation. Spanish-American War - Answer- American war to stop Spanish imperialism int eh Caribbean and Philippine region. Panama Canal - Answer- Water canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. GReat white Fleet - Answer- Name given to the new UNited states Navy.