GILDED AGE Flashcards
The period of the Gilded Age was?
1870s-1900s
What was the Gilded Age?
A period in which glamour hid corruption.
Another name for the Gilded Age was?
Era of Corruption
Why did Mark Twain called this era the Gilded Age?
The period was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath.
What is a monopoly?
When a corporation controls the means of production & distribution with no competition.
What is Social Darwinism?
The belief that strong people survive & weak people die out
What were robber barons?
A person who became rich through ruthless, unscrupulous and unethical business practices.
What were capatains of industry?
Business leader whose means of amassing a personal fortune contributes positively to the country in some way.
John D. Rockerfeller
Standard Oil Company
Andrew Carnegie
Steel Industry
John P. Morgan
Banking
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Railroads
3 factors that contributed to America’s economic growth in the late 19th century.
- Vast natural resources
- Cheap labor
- Geographic security form foreign attacks
The battle of little bighorn happened in
June 25, 1876
What happened in the battle of little bighorn?
U.S government wants the mineral-rich lands of the Lakota Sioux, South Dakota’s Black Hills.
What awarded huge land grants, subsidies, generated huge markets, lots of jobs, rapid industrialization of America & stimulated mining and agriculture in the West by bringing people & supplies?
Railroads
Money granted by the government to assist an industry or business is…
Subsidy
When was the transcontinental railroad completed?
1869 in Promentary Utah
What opened the door for settlers into Arizona?
Gadsen Purchase
2 major conflicts in Cochise County in the 1870s & 1800s.?
The Chiracahua Apaches, Norther Republicans & Southern Democrats
When was Fort Huachuca established?
1877
What signaled the end of the Apache Wars in Cochise County & the area considered safe for settlers?
The surrender of Geronimo
Dawes Act of 1877..
Broke up reservations & forced Natives to be farmers
Who were the last to surrender in the Southern Indians?
The Chiracahua Apaches in 1886
