Assimilationist movementWanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
Political machinesCorrupt political bosses and their followers
Starting in 1865 many Americans started pushing westward again after the interruption of the civil war
American federation of laborGrew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
RailroadsMassive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods
Ida B. WellsEditor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Enabled manufacturers to produce huge quantities of steel
Sherman antitrust act
Interstate commerce actRequired railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads
American protective associationHeavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
Booker T. Washington
Pullman strike
International migration societyFacilitated the migration of black people to africa
Pioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.
Andrew CarnegiePioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
Haymarket square riot
White collar workersAll the industrialization created a new type of work for managers and administrators who ran the factories instead of working in them
Government support for railroadsRailroads supported by the government through money and land grants
Women's Christian Temperance UnionWorked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
Debates over money
nationwide 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.
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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
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Boost!
Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
Anti-Saloon league
Populist party
Political machinesCorrupt political bosses and their followers
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Ghost dance movement
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Andrew CarnegiePioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
Gospel of wealthAndrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
Knights of laborNational union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
White collar workersAll the industrialization created a new type of work for managers and administrators who ran the factories instead of working in them
American federation of labor
Jim Crow lawsForced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties
There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
NAWSAWorked to secure voting rights for women
Ida B. WellsEditor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
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
National Grange movementSocial and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers
Sioux warsSioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.
Anarchists 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
Women's Christian Temperance UnionWorked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
Tammany HallThe most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
Dawes act
Pullman strike
Views on immigration
Panic of 1893A severe economic depression during which nearly a quarter of railroads declared bankruptcy. This caused bankers to buy up many of the railroads, leading to consolidation.
Assimilationist movementWanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
Interstate commerce act
congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
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
Labor unions
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Indian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo
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Great railroad strikeRailroad 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
Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women