Gilded Age Politics
This law was passed in response to nativist fears of Chinese immigrants
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882)
This was the first nationwide labor union, open to all workers
Knights of Labor
Give the two different nicknames for rich industrialists during the Gilded Age
Captains of Industry & Robber Barons
Reconstruction ended as a result of this
The Election of 1876
What nickname is given to Teddy Roosevelt because he wanted to dismantle monopolies and trusts?
"Trustbuster"
This law broke up monopolies and trusts
Sherman Antitrust Act
This is the name for negotiations between labor union leaders and management
Collective Bargaining
This invention resulted in increased manufacturing efficiency and many new factories
Henry Ford's assembly line
This doctrine was the result of the Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) decision
"Separate but Equal"
Teddy Roosevelt attacked problems in society based upon the 3 C's. What were they?
Consumer protection
Control of corporations
Conservation of nature
This party was built by farmers angry over corruption and the gold standard
The Populist Party/"The People's Party"
Name one "old immigrant" country and one "new immigrant" country based on Gilded Age trends.
Old: Ireland, Germany
New: Italy, Poland, Russia
This is the philosophy of government having a “hands off” approach to the economy and trade between individuals and society
Laissez-Faire
This organization helped former slaves find employment and housing
Freedmen's Bureau
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle directly led to what piece of legislation?
Meat Inspection Act (1906)
This leader gave the "Cross of Gold" speech in 1896 while running for president against William McKinley
William Jennings Bryan
This violent labor incident in Chicago caused labor union membership to decrease in the late 19th century after a bomb was thrown during the protests
Haymarket Riot
Describe social darwinism and what it was used to justify during the Gilded Age.
The idea of survival of the fittest, justified extreme wealth inequality
This was the name of laws in the South that were aimed at separating the races
Jim Crow Laws
What is a muckraker?
Journalists and writers who exposed social scandals
"Boss Tweed" was a boss from this New York City political machine
Tammany Hall
This was Teddy Roosevelt's doctrine of government protection of labor
What is horizontal integration?
Working with competitors to create a monopoly
These two thinkers clashed over advancement for African-Americans during the Jim Crow Era
Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois
What did Jacob Riis's book expose?
The horrors of tenement housing