Politics of the Gilded Age
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This political scandal involved kickbacks from the Union Pacific Railroad and government officials.
What is the Crédit Mobilier scandal?
Immigrants arriving in the late 19th century from Italy, Poland, and Russia were called this group.
Who were the “New Immigrants”?
He was known as the “Steel King” and pioneered vertical integration.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
This violent 1886 strike at a Chicago labor rally damaged the reputation of labor unions.
What is the Haymarket Riot?
This 1862 law gave settlers free land in the West if they farmed it for five years.
What is the Homestead Act?
The practice of giving government jobs to political supporters.
What is the spoils system (patronage)?
Settlement houses like this famous one in Chicago provided education and aid to immigrants.
What is Hull House?
John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil used this strategy to control competitors.
What is horizontal integration?
Samuel Gompers founded this major union that focused on skilled workers.
What is the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?
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Ranchers drove cattle along trails to railheads in this state.
What is Texas (or the Great Plains)?
This act attempted to reform civil service by requiring exams for government jobs.
What is the Pendleton Civil Service Act?
Tenements were known for these poor living conditions.
What are overcrowding, poor sanitation, and fire hazards?
This 1890 law aimed to stop monopolies and trusts but was weakly enforced at first.
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?
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This 1892 strike at Carnegie Steel’s plant in Pennsylvania turned violent.
What is the Homestead Strike?
The completion of this railroad in 1869 connected the eastern and western United States.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
Farmers and laborers supported this 1890s political party that pushed for bimetallism.
What is the Populist Party?
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He wrote How the Other Half Lives, exposing urban poverty through photography
Who is Jacob Riis?
Business leaders who built fortunes but were criticized for unethical practices were called this.
Who are “robber barons”?
Eugene V. Debs led this union, which included both skilled and unskilled workers
What is the American Railway Union (ARU)?
Farmers formed this political group in the 1860s to fight railroad abuses.
What is the Grange (Patrons of Husbandry)?
This Supreme Court case upheld segregation under “separate but equal.”
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
Political machines, like this one led by Boss Tweed, controlled city governments through corruption.
What is Tammany Hall?
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The economic philosophy supporting no government interference in business
What is laissez-faire?
This 1894 strike against George Pullman’s company led to federal intervention and troops.
What is the Pullman Strike?
The 1890 U.S. Census declared this officially closed.
What is the frontier?