Terms
Hate group that terrorized former slaves in the South
Ku Klux Klan
"Wizard of Menlo Park"; "inventor" of the light bulb
Thomas Edison
During what years does Reconstruction take place?
1865-1877
An organization designed to help workers fight for better wages and benefits
Labor Union
Where is Sandy Cheeks from?
Texas
One business controls the entire market of a product or service
Monopoly
Andrew Carnegie
What does impeachment refer to?
The PROCESS of removing an elected official from office for misconduct.
Why did the Pullman Strike start?
Lower wages, high rent, firing of 3 workers
What is Taylor Swift's lucky number?
13
Strike
Owned Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller
Sharecropping
Law passed by congress that allows the government to break up monopolies (trusts)
Sherman Antitrust Act
What college football team has the record for the most losses of all time by an FBS program?
Indiana
This gave Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency in exchange for removing federal troops from the South
Compromise of 1877
Ulysses S. Grant
List the Civil War amendments and their purpose.
13: End Slavery
14: Citizenship for African-Americans
15: Right to vote for African-American men
Consolidation of businesses in which one company buys their competition
EX: Netflix buys Warner Bros.
Horizontal Consolidation
What actor voiced both Mufasa in the original Lion King and Darth Vader in Star Wars?
James Earl Jones
A sudden, violent, illegal seizure of power from an elected government
Coup d'etat
Andrew Johnson
Which law did Johnson violate that led to his impeachment?
Tenure of Office Act
Consolidation of businesses in which a company buys the companies in their supply chain
EX: Meatpacking company buys slaughterhouses, transport, etc.
Vertical Consolidation
What do Tom Cruise, John Travolta, and Elisabeth Moss have in common?
They're Scientologists