Chapter 20- Life in the "Gilded Age" Flashcards by Amber Keasler

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Central pacific

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Encouraged chinese to migrate

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Mark twain

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Called age of industry “Gilded Age”

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Reasons the great Chicago fire was a blessing in disguise

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Ravished cities

2. Eliminated problems

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Hull house

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Improved neighbored life

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Addams

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Founded hull house

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Most widely used transportation in 19th century

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Electric trolley car

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“Father of modern skyscraper”

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Sullivan

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New immigration

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Immigration from different parts of the world

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Worlds Colombian exposition

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Worlds fair

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First successful national labor union

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A.F. of L

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Pullman strike of 1894

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Most important strike of 19th century

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Middle class

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Became american ideal

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Wanamaker’s

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First modern department store

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Wyoming

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First state to grant women’s right to vote

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Leaders of women’s rights movement

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Stanton

2. Anthony

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Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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First written script to go to a printer

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Naismith

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Inventor of basketball

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Cincinnati red stockings

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First professional baseball team

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“Gay nineties”

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Name given to 1890’s

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Greatest craze of 1890’s

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Bicycling

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Ward

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Opened first mail-order business

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Chain stores

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Series of stores owned by same company

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A & P

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Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company

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Field

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“Give the lady what she wants”

Sholes

Invented typewriter

Moody

Best know urban evangelist

Organization founded by booth

Salvation Army

Jackson

Best known home missionaries

Mount Hermon

"evangelize the world in this generation"

YWCA

Young Women's Christian Association

Chapman

"Greatest evangelist in the country"

Bellamy

Wrote "pledge of allegiance"

Morrill act

Granted each state land for colleges

Chautauqua movement

Training session for sunday school teachers

Pulitzer

First publisher to reach large audience

Stanley

Said "dr. livingstone, I presume?"

Harris

Wrote "uncle remus tales"

Pros of labor unions

1. Better wages 2. Shorter hours 3. Six day work week 4. Elimination of child labor

Cons of labor unions

1. Strikes 2. Violence 3. Riots 4. Destruction of property

Sheldon

Wrote "in his steps"

Torrey

First president of Moody's institute

Montgomery ward

First mail order catalog