Rise of Industrial Capitalism
This steel tycoon promoted the "Gospel of Wealth" and used vertical integration to dominate his industry
Who is Andre Carnegie?
This inclusive labor union declined after being associated with the 1886 Haymarket Riot
What is the Knights of Labor
This 1882 Law was the first major federal restriction on immigration, targeting a specific group
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
This act aimed to assimilate Native Americans by dividing tribal land into individual plots
What is the Dawes Act (1887)?
This 1883 law began civil service reform by requiring exams for government jobs
What is the Pendleton Act?
This oil magnate used horizontal integration to build the Standard Oil Trust
Who is John D. Rockefeller
This strike at a Carnegie steel plant in 1892 turned violent and was suppressed by private guards.
What is the Homestead Strike?
This woman founded Hull House and led the settlement house movement
Who is Jane Addams?
This 1890 massacre marked the end of major Native American resistance
What is the Wounded Knee Massacre?
This 1892 political party called for free silver, a graduated income tax, and direct election of Senators
What is the Populist Party?
This 1890 law was meant to curb monopolies but was initially weak and ineffective.
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?
This skilled-workers-only labor union was led by Samuel Gompers
What is the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?
These corrupt organization controlled many city governments and traded favors for votes
What are political machines?
This 1869 event symbolized the unification of the U.S economy and helped settle the West
What is the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad?
This political scandal involved fraudulent railroad construction and bribes to government officials
What is the Credit Mobilier Scandal
This economic theory argued that government should not interfere with business
What is laissez-faire capitalism?
This 1877 nationwide strike was the first major labor conflict in U.S history
What is the Great Railroad Strike?
This religious-based movement aimed to apply Christian ethics to address social problems
What is the Social Gospel
This federal law gave land to settlers willing to farm it, encouraging Western migration
What is the Homestead Act?
This 1896 case limited the government's ability to enforce antitrust laws
What is U.S. v. E.C. Knight Co.?
This belief applied "survival of the fittest" to justify social and economic inequality
What is Social Darwinism?
This 1894 strike against a company town was broken by federal troops under President Cleveland.
What is the Pullman Strike?
This term refers to immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe who came in large number after 1880.
What are the "New Immigrants"
This school in Pennsylvania aimed to "civilize" Native children through assimilation
What is the Carlisle Indian Industrial School?
This 1896 presidential candidate represented both Democrats and Populists but lost to McKinley
Who is William Jennings Bryan?