gilded age Flashcards
who coined the term gilded age?
mark twain
which historians have a more positive outlook on the gilded age
revisionist historians
name one who traditional historian who wrote about the gilded age
bryve, godkin,ginger
what was the term given to the system in which the party who won the election would give political positions and jobs in the civil service to people active in their party
spoils system
what was the name of the infamous us senator who controlled the us custom house
ruscoe conkling
what was the name of the ultra conservative wing of the republicans that supported the spoils system
stalwarts
how did hayes think new appointments to the civil service should be handled
based on merits in exams
name one of the people hayes appointed as head of the special cabinet committee in charge of drawing up these new rules for federal appointments
william evarts
which future president was fired from the new york custom house by hayes
chester arthur
which famous event happened in 1877 led hayes to send federal troops to restore the peace
the great railroad strike
who did garfield put in charge of the new york customs house
william robertson
when garfield attacked corruption in the post office what mail route did he stop offering contracts for
star routes
what year was garfield assassinated
1881
what famous act that made the civil service a strictly professional outfit was passed in the presidency of chester arthur in 1883
pendleton act
which people were ecluded by srthur from entering the US for 20 years
chinese
which act lowered the amount of extra taxes put of foreign goods in 1883
the tariff act
what was the name given to republicans that supported tackling corruption in the 1884 election
the mugwumps
what were they called when the officialy joined Clevelands democratic campaign
the goo goos
what famous bill was tabled by congress to give funding to texas farmers vetoed by cleveland in 1887
the texas seed bill
by the 1880s what was the avergae annual rise in GDP
3.8%
what was the term people sympathetic to the robber barons use
captains of industry
who propagated the idea of social Darwinism in his tour of America in 1882
herbert spencer
what did Vanderbilt install on his railroads to make sure he monopolised all the railroads in the east and that made sure the railroads who wanted to join with him would have to buy tracks from him
a standard gauge
what claim could William Vanderbilt make about his wealth by 1885
he was the richest man in the world
what country was carnegie from
scotland
what philosophy of giving back was championed by Carnegie
philanthropy
what company did rockefeller set up?
standard oil
what company did rockefeller set up?
standard oil
what claim could Rockefeller make about his wealth by 1913
americas first billionaire
name one of the major US companies formed by mergers organised by JP morgan
general electric and US steel
which inventor revolutionised the process of scientific invention by creating a business based on the principles of mass production
Thomas Edison
which inventor revolutionised the process of scientific invention by creating a business based on the principles of mass production
Thomas Edison
what did the national labour union attempt and fail to achieve after It was created in 1886
the 8 hour day
after the railroad strike of 1887 what was the position of the republicans and the business decision about how to deal with trade unions
oppose them at all costs
what union group attempted to unite all workers of all creeds in 1869
the knights of labour
which railroad did the knights of the labour force to the negotiating table in 1885
the Wabash railroad- southwest system
where did black international throw a bomb at policemen which caused a riot that finished off the reputation of the knights of labour
Haymarket square, Chicago
