quiz 4 Flashcards

second industrial revolution

1
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luxury car

A

Pullman Palace car

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2
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helps a train stop

A

Airbrakes

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3
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invents AC generator

A

Tesla - AC

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4
Q

edison vs westinghouse

A

War of the Currents

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5
Q

Mail order catalog

A

Sears Roebuck

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6
Q

popular amusement park for the time period

A

Coney Island

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7
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circus. “the greatest show on earth”

A

The Ringling Brothers

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8
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wild west show. brought rodeos

A

Buffalo Bill

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9
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President that was plagues by many office seekers

A

J. Garfield - R

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10
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Office seeker

A

person that would beg for a government office job in front of the white house

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11
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invented by Bell to find the bullet that was shot into president Garfield

A

Metal Detector

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12
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vice president that becomes president after Garfield’s assassination

A

Arthur - R

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13
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Put into place after presidential assassination to reform the civil service act. Gets rid of the spoils system

A

Pendleton Act

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14
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American nickname that people called dollar bills because of their color

A

Greenbacks

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15
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“the silver state”

A

Nevada

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16
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Act that requires the US government to buy 4 and a half million ounces of silver every month

A

Sherman Silver Purchase Act

17
Q

“ma, ma, where’s my pa?”

A

Slogan in Blaine - R presidential campaign

18
Q

had an illegitimate child. does not marry the woman but provides financial support. wins the election. 1884. campaign slogan: “at the white house, hahaha”

A

Cleveland - D

19
Q

Wins presidential election and becomes 23rd president. loses popular vote but wins the electoral vote

A

Harrison - R

20
Q

third party established by farmers

A

Populist Party/People’s Party

21
Q

Harrison vs Cleveland vs Weaver

A

1892 election

22
Q
  • first president to serve 2 non- consecutive terms
  • wins popular & electoral vote
A

Cleveland

23
Q

Protest march on Washington

A

Coxey - Tramp’s March

24
Q

nickname if you favored gold

A

Goldbug

25
Q

nickname if you favored silver

A

Silverite

26
Q

campaigns at home from Ohio because his wife suffers from seizures. becomes 25th president

(pro-business)

A

McKinley - R

27
Q

campaigns nationwide.

(pro-labor)

A

Bryan - D

28
Q

dirtiest campaign in presidential history’

A

Jackson vs Quincy

29
Q

Annie Oakley & JoJo the dog face boy

A

part of the Ringling brothers circus show

30
Q

President that climbed out the window to escape office seekers

A

Van Buren

31
Q

Which office seeker shot Garfield?

A

Gatow

32
Q

Which piece of legislation, enacted in 1897, significantly increased tariff rates on imported goods in the United States, aiming to protect domestic industries by imposing high duties on foreign products?

A

Dingley Tariff

33
Q

What famous lode, discovered in the 1850s in Nevada, became one of the richest silver mining deposits in the United States and contributed to the economic growth of the region during the 19th century?

A

Comstock Lode