HIstory EXAM CATCH UP Flashcards
Strengths and weaknesses of US
most of the factories and most of the men. also got blacks to fight for them
strength and weakn. of confeds
know land. no factories, no men, not suitable industries
thomas stonewall jackson
confederates most successful general and got name from standing still at the battle of first bull run
so. economy after the war
destroyed
no. economy after the war
prosperous because more people work in factories
battle of vicksburg
US cut confeds through MS river
fall of confederacy
due to lack of resources and after the failed attept at picketts charge, the Confeds decided to surrender
Legacy of CW
Gov gets more powerful. spend a lot of money and lives on civil war. finally the US is united
Andrew johnson
man that took over after lincoln died. disliked because they thought he was to lenient on the south.
reconstruction
lincoln said ten percent of voter had to pledge loyalty to union and blacks had to be freed, but no confed generals. johnson said majority had to pledge and 13 amendment had to be used(no slaves).
agricultural and cattle expansionism from railroads
allowed for farming to be transported quick and easily
the vanderbilts
owned the most railroads and controlled industry
andrew carnegie, gospel of wealth
controlled all of the steel industry and gave most of his money to charity
new inventions
made life easier especially for women. made them want to rebel and do something important
alexander graham bell
made telephone
thomas edison
improved lightbulb and made many things such as phonograph, camera
henry ford
made ford motor company and model t and assembly line
assembly line
made by henry ford so he could mass produce cars cheaper
mass production
things were cheaper and more people buy= economy goes up.
sherman anti-trust
1890 law that banned trusts and monopolies
immigration
people come to us for a better life. often didn’t end up that way due to competition
urbanization
rich people move from factories into rural areas. did not like crowds and poor people. made ghettos racism etc
poverty, building codes
people die from cheap poor house= make building codes
rise of labor union
people outraged about work ethics= make labor unions to help fight them= prices higher, people happier
strike breakers
people that replace striking workers
goals of progressivism
avoid corruption in polotics
teddy roosevelt
help people get out of GDP
american expansionism
take over land= more discrepancies and problems
yellow journalism
people write about gossip headlines do it for sales. often biased
spanish american war
maine blew up by cuba= war= take cuba and phillipines
expansionism dangerous
leads to war
