Period 6 Unit Test Study Guide Flashcards
Reconstruction
United States grappled with the question of how to integrate millions of newly freed African Americans into social, political, and labor systems, was a time of significant transformation within the United States.
Rockefeller Oil
The success of this business empire made Rockefeller one of the world’s first billionaires and a celebrated philanthropist(a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others)
Carnegie Steel
Andrew Carnegie’s relentless efforts to drive down costs and undersell the competition made his steel mills the most modern in the world, the models for the entire industry
Morgan Steel and Banking
Morgan was instrumental in helping to create the modern American economy.
Vanderbilt Railroads
Vanderbilt’s acquisition of numerous railroads combine the railroad industry in the eastern and Midwestern United States.
Gospel of Wealth and Social Darwinism
The Gospel of Wealth helped justify the philosophy of social Darwinism by providing a reasoning for the build up of wealth by a few individuals
Industrial Revolution and Unions
Labor unions were created in order to have better communication between workers and employers.
New Immigration in Southern and Eastern Europe
It was perceived as the land of economic opportunity.
Urban life and growth of cities
“Cities grew because industrial factories required large workforces and workers and their families needed places to live near their jobs.
Dawes Act
The desired effect of the Dawes Act was to get Native Americans to farm and ranch like white homesteaders.
Frederick Jackson Turner’s Frontier Thesis
that the settlement and colonization of the rugged American frontier was final in forming the culture of American democracy and distinguishing it from European nations.
William Jennings Bryan and Populists
As Populists challenged the increasing power of the moneyed interests in the national economy, they paved the way for a movement of broad social reform that would sweep the nation throughout the early twentieth century.
McKinley and 1896
McKinley’s decisive victory in what is sometimes seen as a realigning election ended a period of close presidential contests, and ushered in an era of dominance for the Republican Party.
Jane Addams and Hull House
Jane Addams cofounded and led Hull House, one of the first settlement houses in North America.
