Rise of big Business
Who becomes president in 1880?
James Garfield
What year does Reconstruction End?
1877
What did Upton Sinclair Wrote?
The Jungle
What Navy Ship Sunk?
The Maine
What is Yellow Journalism?
Writing newspaper articles that present little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers.
What were the 4 Big Businesses?
Oil Industry, Steel Industry, Railroad Industry, and Banking
What was the Battle of Wounded Knee?
Slaughter 300 unarmed Indians, ends Indian wars
What's Meat Inspection Act?
All meat sold must inspected, Must be marked by Federal inspectors and graded.
Where is the Spanish American War fought?
What is Imperialism?
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
What led to the growth of Big Business and cultural changes for the average person?
Technology and Inventions
What 4 groups went out West?
Whites, Native Americans, African Americans and Chinese.
What is the National Grange?
Organization of Farmers across America trying to improve their conditions
What does imperialism gain?
Economic, cultural, and political gain.
What's a Robber Baron
a person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices.
What were the perfect labor force, work for cheap and an abundant supply, faced harsh racism and criticism for taking American jobs.
Immigrants
What is the Homestead Act?
Available to ALL people except those that rebelled against the US
Claim 160 acres over 21, had to farm for 5 years then land was yours
Who Wins the Election Of 1896?
William McKinley
What became a Protectorate in 1849 because they have bananas and SUGAR!!!!
Hawaii
What is Union?
An organized group of workers who come together to make decisions about the conditions of their work.
What was the Pullman Strike?
1894 in Pullman, Chicago. Cut wages and raised rent. Slowed trains throughout the U.S. Ended when government troops were sent by Grover Cleveland
What is The Dawes Act of 1887
Assimilation of Native Americans
What's the 18th Amendment?
Temperance Movement, bans the sale of Alcohol creates Prohibition
Who did the U.S. establishes the Open Door Policy,
China
What is Social Darwinist?
White people are racially superior and need to help the other races of the world