Politics and Corruption
This New York City political machine controlled elections and government jobs during the Gilded Age.
What was Tammany Hall?
This process revolutionized steel production, making it cheaper and stronger.
What is the Bessemer Process?
This labor protest in Chicago turned violent when a bomb exploded, killing several police officers
What was the Haymarket Riot?
This immigration station processed millions of European immigrants entering the U.S.
What was Ellis Island?
This photographer exposed the harsh conditions of tenement housing in How the Other Half Lives
What was Jacob Riis?
This notorious leader of Tammany Hall was known for corruption and embezzling public funds.
Who was Boss Tweed?
This industrialist dominated the steel industry and promoted philanthropy.
Who was Andrew Carnegie?
This 1892 steelworkers' strike ended in violence between workers and Pinkerton agents.
What was the Homestead Strike?
This immigration station processed Asian immigrants, mainly from China.
What was Angel Island?
This author wrote The Jungle, exposing poor conditions in the meatpacking industry.
Who was Upton Sinclair?
This president was assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau, leading to civil service reform.
Who was President James Garfied?
This business tycoon created a monopoly with Standard Oil.
Who was John D. Rockefeller?)
This strike involved railroad workers protesting wage cuts, leading to federal intervention
What was the Pullman Strike?
This law banned Chinese immigration for 10 years, later extended indefinitely.
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
This term describes the idea that only the strongest businesses and individuals survive in society.
What is Social Darwinism?
This law was passed to end the spoils system and require government jobs to be based on merit
What was the Pendleton Act?
This financier and banker consolidated businesses and helped form General Electric.
What was J.P. Morgan?
This term refers to business leaders who used ruthless tactics to eliminate competition and exploit workers
Who were the robber barons?
This belief favored native-born Americans and sought to limit immigration
What is nativism?
This philosophy suggests that the wealthy should use their money to benefit society.
What is philanthropy?
This system of rewarding political supporters with government jobs was known as ____.
What is patronage?
This wealthy railroad magnate helped expand America's rail networks.
Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt?
This event involved Native American resistance and was tied to the Ghost Dance movement.
What was the Ghost Dance Wars?
This gold rush in Alaska attracted thousands of fortune seekers in the late 1800s.
What was the Klondike Gold Rush?
This concept suggests that people agree to follow laws and work together for the good of society.
What is social contract?