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1
Q

The period of massive economic growth in the United States in the late 19th century is known as the ________________ Revolution.

A

2nd industrial revolution

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2
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at the start of the civil war economically the US lagged behind the European nations of

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Britain France Germany

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3
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some of the reasons for the massive rate of industrialization included

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natural resources, labor supply, large markets

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4
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the number of patents issued in the 1890s exceeded

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36 thousand

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Samuel morse invented the ____ allowing for communication across long distance

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Samuel morse invented the ____ allowing for communication across long distance

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6
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the first message sent by morse was between the cities of __ and ___

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Washington and Baltimore

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7
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the man responsible for the invention of the telephone

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Alexander grahm bell

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8
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bell wanted to use this as the greeting when answering the phone

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ahoy

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9
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Edisons first job was working the news wire at __

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Menlo park

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10
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thomas Edisons electric company was later renamed

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Edison illuminating company

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11
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Henry bessemer invention made __ much cheaper to produce

A

steel

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12
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passed by congress in 1862 the ____ called for the building of a transcontinental railroad

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pacific railroad act

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13
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Andrew Carnegie was master of the

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steel industry

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14
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Carnegie proposed rich men had a responsibility to spend their money to benefit the greater good of the people

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Gospel of wealth

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15
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when one company buys everything they need to produce, market and deliver the product it is known as ____

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monopoly

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16
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allowed companies to side step laws and manage another persons money or company without owning outright

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trustee

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17
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in an effort to prevent cooperations form obtaining market monopolies congress passed the

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sherman antitrust act

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18
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the first trust was established by

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Samuel todd

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19
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Rockefeller saw the commercial potential of linking Cleveland Ohio to the oil fields of

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Pennsylvania

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20
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the 2 transcontinental railroads met at

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promontory Utah

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21
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coined the gilded age

A

mark twain

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22
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the number of women employed outside the home rose from 15% in 1870 to __ in 1900

A

20%

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23
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the average work week in the late 19th century was ___ a week

A

60 hours

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24
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by 1900 the top 10% owned more than ___ of the nations wealth

A

3/4

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25
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the most prominent leader of the knights labor was

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terence Powderly

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26
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the knights of labors decline began because of its perceived involvement in the

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hay market riot

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27
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the American federation of labor differed from the knights of labor because it only permitted

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skilled labor

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28
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the leader of the AFL was

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Samuel Gompers

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29
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the homestead steel strike occurred when homestead steel plant owner ___ cut wages by 20%

A

Henry Frick

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30
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the pullman strike concluded with the arrest of ___ who would run as a socialist for president in future elections

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Eugene debs

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31
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pres grover Cleveland was able to break up the pullman strike through a federal injunction on the grounds the strike obstructed the

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ARU (American Railroad Union)

32
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by 1900 __ of farmers in the south did not own the land on which they toiled

A

70%

33
Q

the average annual income of white Southerners was ___ that of Americans outside the region

A

50%

34
Q

the crop lien system was a system where

A

merchants provided goods on credit for a share of crops

35
Q

a series of constitutional amendments designed to restrict black voting rights in the 1890s

A

Mississippi plan

36
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the grandfather clause of 1898 originated in the state of

A

Louisiana

37
Q

by 1900 black voting in the south fell by

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62%

38
Q

tax that had to be paid before a person could vote which impacted the poorest in society

A

poll tax

39
Q

Please vs Ferguson established the legal precedent of

A

separate but equal

40
Q

summing vs Richmond Co board of education sanctioned the segregation of the races in

A

Schools

41
Q

booker t Washington was a former slave from the state of

A

Virginia

42
Q

booker t Washington was president of the ___ of Alabama which became the model for industrial and agricultural schools

A

Tuskegee institute

43
Q

booker t Washington argued African Americans should focus on ___ and not activism

A

hard work

44
Q

argued that black response to racial prejudice was to fight for civil rights

A

web du bois

45
Q

wrote “the souls of black folks” in 1903 which openly attacked Washington’s policy of accommodation

A

web du bois

46
Q

manifest destiny was a catchword for a providentially or historically sanctioned right to

A

continental expansion

47
Q

coined the term manifest destiny

A

John osullivan

48
Q

the painting ___ by John cast romanticized the west

A

american progress

49
Q

works on race in the mid 1800s included ___ which used head measurement to distinguish race

A

phenology

50
Q

polygenism was a belief in 4 distinct

A

races

51
Q

in 1897 congress created the ___ to establish small reservations for natives and offer ways to help civilize them

A

peace commission

52
Q

US army officer __ and his troops were massacred at the battle of little big horn in 1876

A

George Custer

53
Q

the nez perce Indians were led by

A

chief joseph

54
Q

by 1890 many Sioux turned to ___as a means to escape their suffering

A

ghost dances

55
Q

in 1890 the battle of __ resulted in the massacre of over 200 Indian men women and children by the us army

A

wounded knee

56
Q

the Carlisle Indian school for natives was founded by _ in 1879

A

richard pratt

57
Q

1887 attempt to to americanize natives by offering them 160 acres and citizenship if remain on the land for 25 years

A

Dawes severalty act

58
Q

the 1890 census announced the end of the

A

frontier

59
Q

over crowded and narrow low rise apartments were known as

A

tenements

60
Q

by 1900 ___ of all Americans lived in cities with a population of over 8000

A

1/2

61
Q

Jacob Riiis wrote this novel to highlight the terrible conditions of those living in tenement housing

A

how the other half lives

62
Q

by 1900s __of residents in major cities were foreign born

A

15%

63
Q

Northern and Western Europe immigrants were known as what?

A

old immigrants

64
Q

Southern and Eastern European immigrants were known as what?

A

new immigrants

65
Q

1867 required that construction had regulations and toilet requirements

A

tenement housing act

66
Q

officially opened in 1892 as the official point of entry for immigrants from Europe

A

ellis island

67
Q

social philosopher took Charles Darwin’s ideas on biological evolution and applied it to human society

A

herbert spencer

68
Q

native born Americans who viewed the influx of immigrants into the US with concern

A

nativists

69
Q

the first federal law to restrict immigration on the basis of race

A

Chinese exclusion act

70
Q

promoted political involvement among its members to enact change for their members

A

farmer alliance

71
Q

1883 replaced the spoils system for federal jobs with job placement on the basis of competitive testing

A

Pendleton act

72
Q

called for gov ensuring the best prices for crops, free coinage of silver, end to protective tariffs

A

Ocala demands

73
Q

the panic of 1893 started when

A

the economy grew to fast

74
Q

pres Cleveland made the panic worse by repealing what act

A

silver purchase act

75
Q

1896 presidential election the democrats nominated __ after the gave his “cross of gold” speech

A

William jennings bryan

76
Q

William mckinleys strategy for the 1896 election was unique because he focused solely on voters from ___ and __ areas

A

Industrial/ urban area

U.S. History II (4 decks)

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