Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

History 1302 > Exam 2 > Flashcards

Exam 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Henry Ford

A

Developed Ford company, invented assembly-line technique which led to mass production of parts

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

The Gilded Age

A

1868-1901 was full of greed, excessive wealth, aggressive business practices, political corruption, and unaddressed social problems of Industrial America

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Charles Darwin

A

Darwinism-evolution, natural selection, survival of the fittest

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Karl Marx

A

Socialist who wrote the Communist Manifesto, believed that property owners would oppress the workers and result in a revolution that would destroy capitalism and create a utopian/classless society

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Anarchist

A

believed in no government and violent revolutions in order to fight capitalism

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Pullman Strike

A

Led to creation of Labor day, Pullman workers went on strike with the railroad union and a riot followed. US soldiers sent in, 12 killed and over $100k in damages

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Election of 1888

A

Benjamin Harris defeated Grover Cleaveland by the electoral vote even though Cleveland had a higher popular vote

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Alfred Thayer Mahan

A

US Naval officer who encouraged the US to build up the navy, acquire overseas bases, and build a canal through Central America

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Rough Riders

A

Roosevelt organized a volunteer cavalry which became the most famous military group in the war

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Assembly Line

A

Invented by Henry Ford, led to mass production

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Andrew Carnegie

A

Scottish immigrant who rose from poverty to richest man in the world. Controlled the steel industry in the US

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

John D. Rockefeller

A

controlled 90% of the oil business in the Gilded Age, first to use industrial espionage-spying on other companies to learn inside secrets

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

A

Made it illegal for companies to become so big they influenced/controlled trade

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Samuel Gompers

A

Introduced the strike fund and respect for the picket line of other unions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Greenbackers

A

this party favored currency expansion (soft money). Made up of western and southern farmers, they believed that an inflated currency would make it easier to pay off debts

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Manifest Destiny

A

the belief that God intended for the US to expand across the Continent of North American from the Atlantic to the Pacific

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Teller Amendment

A

Promised US support of Cuban independence and gave up US claims over Cuba

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

William Jennings Bryan

A

won the democratic nomination in 1896 with his “cross of gold” speech, known as the Great Commoner because he represented the common man

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Lenin (Vladimir Illyich Ulyanov)

A

Served as head of Russian government, USSR

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Ellis Island

A

Immigration station where Europeans were processed into the US and given a new identity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Rudyard Kipling

A

Wrote the ‘White Man’s Burden” encouraging the US to continue to control the Philippines and join the other imperial nations

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Frederic Remington

A

Worked for Hearts publications and covered the Battle of Wounded Knee, Pullman Strike, Capture of Geronimo & the Spanish American War

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Spanish American War

A

US had 6 ships and destroyed Spain, who had 10 ships. US lost 8 men, Spain lost 381.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Bread and Butter Issues

A

Higher wages, shorter hours, safe working conditions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Laissez-faire
"to let alone", government should only interfere when absolutely necessary to protect society
26
Horatio Alger
Most popular children's author during the gilded age. classic story about a poor boy reaching success; self made man
27
Molly Maguires
Irish immigrants who formed a secret group who fought poor working and living conditions
28
The Gospel of Wealth
emphasized that “Protestant virtues” enabled the accumulation of wealth and moral deficiency caused poverty
29
William Graham Sumner
Social Darwinist who followed human evolution
30
Grover Cleveland
Democrat who served 2 presidential terms-only one in history to not serve them consecutively (1884, 1892)
31
Bourgeoisie
Property owners, the oppressors
32
Theodore Roosevelt
Became youngest president after being VP, McKinley was assassinated.
33
Eugene V. Debs
Debs spent 6 months in jail for violating an injunction against the strike, after he was released he founded the American Socialist Party and ran for president of the US 5 times
34
Proletariat
The workers, being oppressed
35
Homestead Steel Strike
Iron and steel workers went on strike. It ended when 12 people died. Union was broken and returning workers had to sign "yellow dog" contracts
36
Social Gospel
"people dont ask to be poor" set up soup kitchens and inner city missions in the slums (YMCA/YWCA)
37
Farmers Alliance
sub-treasury plan=called for the federal govt to set up warehouses where farmers could store products when prices were low, and the govt would then offer federal loans worth 80% of the crops value. This way farmers could sell their crops when prices were high to make a profit and pay off debts
38
Free silver
free and unlimited coinage of silver
39
Yellow press
tabloid newspapers fought over attention of the public and seized upon the revolutions in Cuba to increase circulation
40
Depuy De Lome
Spanish ambassador who insulted president McKinley and Congress, it was published by Hearst and Depuy was attacked by mobs until he resigned and fled the country
41
Emilio Aguinaldo
Youngest president of the Philippines, battled the US for independence
42
John Hay
US secretary of state, issued 2 open door notes: 1. Called for the trading nations to observe the policy of fair & free trade In China 2. Called for preservation of the territory & government of China
43
Interstate Commerce Act
applied only to railroads, requiring "just and reasonable" rates; prohibiting discriminatory policies
44
Henry Clay Frick
Opposed unions, was stabbed during the Homestead Steel Strike but recovered
45
JP Morgan
Founded a private bank, bought out Carnegie steel and created US Steel, loaned money to US govt to stabilize economy really fuckin rich
46
Robber Barons
a derogatory term that was applied to the major industrialists of the Gilded Age implying that they were the arch criminals of their day
47
Knights of Labor
Largest union in the US, open membership, rejecting strikes and boycotts in favor of political action, ruined by association with anarchist violence
48
Haymarket Square
Workers protested the killing of a striker during the McCormick Harvester strike. A bomb was thrown at a police squad attempting to break up a rally, police responded with open gunfire which killed several
49
Salvation Army
Originated in England, put in place to donate used items to the poor community
50
Jane Addams
Opposed the entrance of the US into WWI, won a nobel peace prize, co-founded the Hull house
51
Grangers
tried to set up farmer owned co-operatives to cut out the “middle men” and allow farmers a bigger share of the profits from their produce. Lack of capital resources doomed the co-ops to failure.
52
subtreasury system
federal govt to set up warehouses where farmers could store agricultural products when prices were low. The govt would then offer federal loans worth 80 percent of the crops market value. In this way the farmers could sell their crops when prices were high making a profit and paying off the loans. Called for direct govt action
53
White Man's Burden
the idea that Americans were the purest of the superior white races.
54
Battleship Maine
USS Maine exploded in Havana harbor killing 260 Naval personnel. US pres blamed the Spanish for the explosion
55
Platt Amendments
-Cuba can’t get into debt =Can’t enter into a treaty that impairs independence =The US has right of intervention -The US can have military bases/Guantanamo ($2000 a year rent)
56
Open door Notes
1. Called for the trading nations to observe the policy of fair and free trade In China 2. Called for preservation of the territory and government of China
57
William McKinley
Republican president for 2 terms (1896, 1890), won spanish american war, issued open door notes on china
58
American Federation of Labor
Union leaders joined together to form the worlds largest union
59
George Dewey
Naval officer in command during the Spanish American war
60
Evangelina Cisneros
the "virgin of havana prison"
61
Alice Paul
Women's suffrage leader who fought for the 19th amendment, giving women the right to vote
62
Liliuokalani
Once queen of Hawaii, was overthrown and under house arrest by sanford Dole. Hawaii became a republic with Dole as president
63
Elections of 1896/1900
Election of 1900 was a replay of election 1896
64
Margaret Sanger
Devoted her life to legalizing birth control and making it universally acceptable to women
65
William Randolph Hearst
Owner of the New York Journal
66
Joseph Pulitzer
Owner of the New York World
67
Peace of Paris 1898
-Spain got out of Cuba/Cuba became independent -The US acquired the Philippines, Wake, Puerto Rico, and Guam -The US paid $20 million for the Philippines "a splendid little war" -Sec. of state John HAy
68
Pinkerton Detective Agency
It was employed by railroads and industrialists specializing in protecting trains, catching train robbers and “breaking strikes.” The logo inspired the term "private eye". Surrendered at the Homestead Steel Strike

History 1302 (4 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions