The Industrial Revolution
Supporters of this type of capitalism argue no government intervention is needed in the economy.
What is laissez faire capitalism?
Farmers who supported the Populist Party wanted to end the practice of tying U.S. currency to the value of this metal.
What is gold?
This immigrant group was the first to be restricted by nationality.
Who are the Chinese?
The United States gained the territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines from this war.
What is the Spanish American War?
This term describes monopolies that are formed when one company buys out its competitors.
What is horizontal integration?
This is the practice of giving out government jobs in exchange for political favors.
What is patronage?
Most Gilded Age immigrants came to the United States from this part of the world.
What is Southern and Eastern Europe?
DAILY DOUBLE! This style of news reporting was characterized by highly dramatized headlines and emotional stories and pictures that was used to bolster public support for the Spanish American war.
What is yellow journalism?
This term describes monopolies that are formed when one company controls an entire supply chain.
What is vertical integration?
This political structure ran local urban politics by helping immigrants through a kind of private social welfare system in exchange for votes. It was often associated with corruption and bribery.
What is political machine?
This 1862 act gave settlers 160 acres of land so long as they lived on it and cultivated it.
What is the Homestead Act?
This is the name for a series of Supreme Court decisions that denied the full civil rights of people in the territories (Philippines and Puerto Rico) acquired by the U.S.
What are the Insular cases?
Written by Andrew Carnegie, this essay argued that the rich have a moral obligation to use their wealth to benefit society. It also argued the wealthy were the best suited to decide how society should be improved.
What is the Gospel of Wealth?
This law gave the government the power to regulate monopolies.
What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
DAILY DOUBLE! This supreme court case established the precedent that separating people by race was constitutional as long as facilities were equal.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This foreign policy doctrine proposed that the U.S. had a right to intervene in Latin American affairs.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?
This progressive and inclusive labor union lost popular support after the Haymarket Affair in 1886.
Who is the Knights of Labor?
DAILY DOUBLE! This president was assassinated by a man seeking a patronage job. His death led to the creation of the Civil Service Act.
James Garfield
Native Americans of different tribes built solidarity and reacted to the loss of traditional lands through this ceremonial practice.
What is the Ghost Dance?
This foreign policy called for China and other major powers to recognize the equal right of the U.S. to freely trade with and invest in Chinese markets.
What is the open door policy?