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The Democrats agreed to give Hayes the presidency in 1877
What is the Compromise of 1877
100
Leaders of large efficient corporations that often gained wealth through questionable business practices
What are Captains of Industry or Robber Barons
100
Our Twentieth President
Who is James Garfield
100
Case challenging legislation enacted by the state of Illinois against railroads
What is the Wabash Case
100
famous American social reformer who won the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize
Who is Jane Addams
200
The phrase coined by Mark Twain to describe the new industrial era
What is The Gilded Age
200
Founder of Standard Oil Company
Who is John D. Rockefeller
200
Our Twenty-first President
Who is Chester Arthur
200
Combination of national craft unions representing labor interests in wages, hours and safety, (AFL)
What is the American Federation of Labor
200
Defeated Grover Cleveland, despite receiving fewer popular votes
Who is Benjamin Harrison
300
Factions of the Republican Party in the 1880s
What are Half-Breeds, Stalwarts and Mugwumps
300
Wrote the article "Gospel of Wealth"
Who is Andrew Carnegie
300
The Only legislation passed to limit immigration of any one group of people
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act
300
This Incident was used to discredit the Knights of Labor
What is the Haymarket Square Riot
300
In a sudden exchange of gunfire between the tribe and the army, Chief Sitting Bull and others were killed
What is the Battle of Wounded Knee
400
President Hayes used federal troops to restore order after workers were killed in this strike
What is The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
400
Wall Street banker who's company financed railroads, banks, and insurance companies
Who is J.P. Morgan
400
Dominating force in the oceans
What is the Modern Navy
400
In general, this Act opened competition, the goal of which was to preserve equality and spur innovation
What is the Interstate Commerce Act
400
Social, Political and economic reform that came as an American response to problems caused by industrialization, urbanization and immigration
What is Progressivism
500
Herbert Spencer's concept on the social classes in the economy
What is Social Darwinism
500
Built a media empire, including newspapers, magazines, radio stations and movie studios (had his own castle)
Who is William Randolph Hearst
500
The first democrat elected after the Civil War
Who is Grover Cleveland
500
Legislation encouraging the breakup of Native American tribes in hopes of assimilating them into American society
What is Dawes Severalty Act
500
Declared every contract, combination or conspiracy in restraint of interstate trade to be illegal
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act