Gospel of wealthAndrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
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Anti-Saloon leagueWorked to close down saloons
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Reservation systemIndian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo
American federation of laborGrew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
Facilitated the migration of black people to africa
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Political machinesCorrupt political bosses and their followers
Railroad companies cut salaries due to a recession. Railroad workers went on strike in 11 states. When the strike got violent, 11 people were killed before President Hayes sent in federal troops
National Grange movementSocial and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers
Knights of laborNational union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
Ida B. WellsEditor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
White collar workersAll the industrialization created a new type of work for managers and administrators who ran the factories instead of working in them
Pendleton ActPolitical appointments were very corrupt after a guy shot the president because he didn't get a job, congress passed the Pendleton Act, which created an exam that was used for deciding who would get a job
Laissez-faire economicsThere was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
Broke up tribal organizations and divided up tribal land and gave U.S. citizenship to natives who "Americanized" themselves
Bessemer processEnabled manufacturers to produce huge quantities of steel
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Assimilationist movementWanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
American protective association
Debates over moneyFarmers wanted to print more money so they could more easily pay back their debts, but the bankers and the wealthy wanted to keep the U.S. Dollar on the gold standard
After a railroad car manufacturer cut wages, and the union tried to negotiate, the company failed them all. The railroad union decided to not work on any trains with Pullman cars in them. The railroad owners tied the Pullman cars to mail trains in order to get the government to keep them moving, and the union members were jailed
Haymarket square riotAnarchists set off a bomb during a Knights of labor protest in Chicago for an 8-hour workweek. Many people began to see the labor movement as violent and radical
Sioux warsSioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.
Andrew Carnegie
Homestead act
John D. RockefellerPioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.
Indian appropriation act
Government support for railroads
A new focus on cash-crops in the north and west, and a shift to more expensive mechanized farming methods put smaller farms out of business. Big trusts that farmers relied on (like railroads) also raised prices, making it even harder for farmers to make a living
Assimilationist movementWanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
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RailroadsMassive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods
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Jim Crow laws
Worked to secure voting rights for women
Debates over moneyFarmers wanted to print more money so they could more easily pay back their debts, but the bankers and the wealthy wanted to keep the U.S. Dollar on the gold standard
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former slave who trained other black men to become economically self-sufficient, and argued this was a better way to gain power than to campaign for better voting rights
Worked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
John D. RockefellerPioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.
White collar workers
National Grange movementSocial and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers
Made monopolizing an entire market illegal
International migration societyFacilitated the migration of black people to africa
Reservation system
Pullman strikeAfter a railroad car manufacturer cut wages, and the union tried to negotiate, the company failed them all. The railroad union decided to not work on any trains with Pullman cars in them. The railroad owners tied the Pullman cars to mail trains in order to get the government to keep them moving, and the union members were jailed
Interstate commerce act
Indian appropriation act
Starting in 1865 many Americans started pushing westward again after the interruption of the civil war
Government support for railroadsRailroads supported by the government through money and land grants
Ghost dance movementnationwide movement of resistance. They began to believe that if they took up the ritualistic ghost dance, that their ancestors would return and drive the Americans out.
Growth of immigration16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities
Tammany HallThe most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
Sioux warsSioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.
Labor unionsWorkers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
Settlement housesProvided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Great railroad strike
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The new south
Enabled manufacturers to produce huge quantities of steel
A new focus on cash-crops in the north and west, and a shift to more expensive mechanized farming methods put smaller farms out of business. Big trusts that farmers relied on (like railroads) also raised prices, making it even harder for farmers to make a living
Andrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society