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gilded age Flashcards

1
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who coined the term gilded age?

A

mark twain

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2
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which historians have a more positive outlook on the gilded age

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revisionist historians

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3
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name one who traditional historian who wrote about the gilded age

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bryve, godkin,ginger

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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

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spoils system

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5
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what was the name of the infamous us senator who controlled the us custom house

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ruscoe conkling

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what was the name of the ultra conservative wing of the republicans that supported the spoils system

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stalwarts

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7
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how did hayes think new appointments to the civil service should be handled

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based on merits in exams

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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

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william evarts

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9
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which future president was fired from the new york custom house by hayes

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chester arthur

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10
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which famous event happened in 1877 led hayes to send federal troops to restore the peace

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the great railroad strike

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who did garfield put in charge of the new york customs house

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william robertson

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12
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when garfield attacked corruption in the post office what mail route did he stop offering contracts for

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star routes

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13
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what year was garfield assassinated

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1881

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what famous act that made the civil service a strictly professional outfit was passed in the presidency of chester arthur in 1883

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pendleton act

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which people were ecluded by srthur from entering the US for 20 years

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chinese

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16
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which act lowered the amount of extra taxes put of foreign goods in 1883

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the tariff act

17
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what was the name given to republicans that supported tackling corruption in the 1884 election

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the mugwumps

18
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what were they called when the officialy joined Clevelands democratic campaign

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the goo goos

19
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what famous bill was tabled by congress to give funding to texas farmers vetoed by cleveland in 1887

A

the texas seed bill

20
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by the 1880s what was the avergae annual rise in GDP

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3.8%

21
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what was the term people sympathetic to the robber barons use

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captains of industry

22
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who propagated the idea of social Darwinism in his tour of America in 1882

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herbert spencer

23
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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

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a standard gauge

24
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what claim could William Vanderbilt make about his wealth by 1885

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he was the richest man in the world

25
Q

what country was carnegie from

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scotland

26
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what philosophy of giving back was championed by Carnegie

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philanthropy

27
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what company did rockefeller set up?

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standard oil

27
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what company did rockefeller set up?

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standard oil

28
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what claim could Rockefeller make about his wealth by 1913

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americas first billionaire

29
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name one of the major US companies formed by mergers organised by JP morgan

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general electric and US steel

30
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which inventor revolutionised the process of scientific invention by creating a business based on the principles of mass production

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Thomas Edison

31
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which inventor revolutionised the process of scientific invention by creating a business based on the principles of mass production

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Thomas Edison

32
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what did the national labour union attempt and fail to achieve after It was created in 1886

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the 8 hour day

33
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after the railroad strike of 1887 what was the position of the republicans and the business decision about how to deal with trade unions

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oppose them at all costs

34
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what union group attempted to unite all workers of all creeds in 1869

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the knights of labour

35
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which railroad did the knights of the labour force to the negotiating table in 1885

A

the Wabash railroad- southwest system

36
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where did black international throw a bomb at policemen which caused a riot that finished off the reputation of the knights of labour

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Haymarket square, Chicago

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