Politics
political machines
the form of transportation that became a huge industry dominated by Vanderbilt
railroads
the movement against alcohol
Temperance
the view that all money should be backed by gold to prevent inflation; promoted by bankers, investors, and established businesses.
the Gold Standard
Giant in railroads, "the Commodore"
Cornelius Vanderbilt
a political group in the 1890s that wanted political and economic reform; promoted the Omaha platform, an increase in the power of common voters, popular election, silver coinage, etc.
the Populists
the movement of workers banding together to demand better workplace rights; ex. AF of L, Knights of Labor
the union movement
policies in the South that segregated facilities by race
Jim Crow Laws
the view that the government should stay out of the economy
lasseiz-faire economy ("free market economy")
Owner of the Standard Oil company; used horizontal integration
John D. Rockefeller
a business strategy that involves bringing competitors under one corporation; employed by Rockefeller
the idea of "survival of the fittest" in society and economics; used to justify monopolies/powerful businesses
social Darwinism
The Billion Dollar Congress
pro-business president (1885-1889) (1893-1897) that signed the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and the Dawes Act; only president to serve two nonconsecutive terms
Grover Cleveland
law passed as a part of the antitrust movement; prohibited trusts and conspiracies in restraint of trade
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877, the Homestead Strike, and the Pullman strike were all strikes by ____ to secure ____
unions; better wages
After the Civil War many Americans moved West to settle in the ____. (Hint: this area would later become the Dust Bowl due to poor farming practices)
The party that promoted the printing of fiat money ($ that has no real value and is not backed in gold)
The Greenback Party
president (1897-1901) that supported high tariffs, laborers, and the Gold Standard
William McKinley
ended recognition of American Indian tribes as sovereign nations and nullified all treaties with them
The period of growth of large-scale industry and the production of steel, oil, electric power, and industrial machinery
The Second Industrial Revolution
the school of thought that American Indians should give up their traditional ways and integrate into American society; supported by the Dawes Act
assimilationism
A financial depression caused by overspeculation that led to 1/4 of railroads being bankrupt. J.P. Morgan stepped in to consolidate railways.
The Panic of 1893
Leader of the American Railroad Union who boycotted in the Pullman Strike. Ran for president for the Socialist Party 5 times
Eugene V. Debs