America in the World
A national doctrine of avoiding political and/or economic entanglements with other countries
What is isolationism?
The process of immigrants adopting American culture, identity, way of living, religion, etc., often by sacrificing their own beliefs and culture
What is assimilation?
Run down apartments shared by immigrant families in the lower working class
What are tenements?
What affairs did isolationism apply to?
Political and economic alliances
Foreign conflicts such as wars
Anything other than free trade
What was and what caused Native American activism during Period 6?
Shift from armed militaristic resistance to cultural movements as the
Forceful seizure of land (Dawes Act)
Forceful assimilation (boarding schools, prohibition of free religious and cultural practice)
What effect did an increase of ethnic neighborhoods in urban centers have on the social structures of the time?
Alienation of immigrants (increase of nativism)
Increased presence of foreign cultures
Made cities more welcoming for other immigrants
What was happening globally during Period 6?
European imperialism
Global economic instability
Russo-American sale of Alaska
Protestant Catholic tension
Secularism
How did tenements and ethnic neighborhoods influenced immigrant culture, identity, and daily life in cities during the Gilded Age?
Maintenance their native language, traditions, and cultural identity
Fostering tight-knit communities that provided intra-community support
1890 publication containing photos of the squalid living conditions endured by the lower class which inspired muckraking journalism and spread awareness about the class inequality of the time
What is How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis?
How did the US government interact with Native Americans during this time?
The Dawes Act of 1883
Indian boarding schools
Battle of Little Bighorn
Wounded Knee Massacre
How did laissez-faire economic policies shaped American culture during the Gilded Age?
Creation of immense wealth and innovations
Increased wealth disparity and unjust labor practices
How did women’s presence(or lack thereof) in the public sphere change during the Gilded Age?
Increase of women in the workforce/unmarried/unsettled women
Growing feminist sentiment
Formation of coalitions for equal pay and voting rights
How did the economy of the Gilded Age impact foreign policy?
Focus on securing foreign markets, raw materials, and investment opportunities
Involved protective tariffs like the McKinley Tariff Act of 1890
How did collective bargaining and labor unrest, such as the Knights of Labor, reflect a broader cultural conflict in American society during the Gilded Age, and how did these conflicts help set the stage for Progressive Era reform?
Rise of conflict between workers seeking fair compensation and safe working conditions from industrial elites
Exposing severe inequalities occurring
Inspiring Progressive Era reformers who fought for the improvement labor conditions and the regulation of businesses
How did the social structures and conditions created/enforced during the Gilded Age inspire change in subsequent eras?
Sparked social outrage:
Extremely large and impoverished lower class
Dangerous working conditions and low wages, especially for women and children
Political exploitation resulting in the support of the extremely wealthy