Basic#19 Flashcards
Sherman Anti-trust Act
An act passed by Congress to restore competition to encourage small business and outlawing “every… Combination … in restraint of trade or commerce.”
Pg. 653
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Four to six story residential dwellings, once common in NY, built on tony lits without regard yo providing ventilation or light.
Pg. 665
“Gospel Of Wealth”
Thesis that hard work and perseverance lead to wealth, implying that poverty is a character flaw.
Pg. 654
Andrew Carnegie
G
Social Darwinism
Gh
Chinese Exclusion Act
Gg
Thomas Nast
A pemier landscape architect.
Pg.665
Knights of Labor
Gg
American Federation of Labor
Hh
Tenements
Hh
Fedrick Law Olmstead
Hh
“Gilded Age”
Term applied to the 13th century America that refers to shallow display and worship of wealth characteristics of that period.
Pg. 667
YMCA
A program that middle class families joined for leisure. Pg. 669
Mail order houses
A service used to help get new products for consumers.
Pg. 652