terms (Gilded Age) Flashcards

coined by "golden in the outside but corrupt underneath"

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mark twain

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coined by “golden in the outside but corrupt underneath”

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jane addams

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founder of the hull house for women/children

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3
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william booth

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founder of the salvation army

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4
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george williams

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founder of YMCA (young men’s Christian association)

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5
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jacob riis

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social reformer journalist/photographer showed “how the other half lived”

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6
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henry ford

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automobile- worth $200 B (Model T)

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7
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populist party

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party of the working class

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8
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horace mann

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started public school education

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9
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thomas nast

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journalist- drew political cartoons to expose corruption of the bosses and robber barons

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10
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ulysses s. grant

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least corrupt president during this period

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11
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andrew carneige

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steel- worth $350 B

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12
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cornerlius vanderbilt

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railroads- worth $765 today

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13
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john d. rockerfeller

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kerosine/oil- worth $400 B

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14
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william tweed

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made millions of $ illegal, eventually went to jail for it

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15
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monopoly

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single sellers/ controls all

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16
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“working class”

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“have-nots” industrial workers

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17
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unions

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protected workers

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18
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strikes

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stoppage of work to combat robber barons

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jp morgan

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banking/finance- wort $100 B

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muckrakers

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exposed the “evils” of society

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robber barons

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a person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices

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dumbbell tenements

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multifamily dwellings

23
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gentlemen’s agreement

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limited the # of Japanese immigrants to America

24
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assimilate

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become like

25
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ethnic islands

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community w/ some ethnic groups

26
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chinese exclusion act of 1882

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stopped chinese immigration for 30 years

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immigration act of 1917

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required immigrants to be able to read and write before coming to America

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ellis island

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NYC

29
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golden door

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statue of liberty

30
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railroads

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where the “linchpin” connected America

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proletariat

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working class

32
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emma lazarus

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american poet

33
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capitalism

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industry controlled by private owners

34
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graft

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illegal use of politcal influence for personal gain

35
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row houses

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very small house for the middle class

36
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nativism

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anti-immigration sentiment

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urbanization

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movement of people from the country to the cities

38
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sweatshops

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factories in the clothing industries (dark, crowded, unsafe)

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american party

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(know-nothings) political party designed to restrict and stop immigration

40
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angel island

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san francisco

41
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statue of liberty

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opportunity and freedom

42
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mass transit

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designed to move large group of people

43
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thomas edison

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creates the the first incandescent light bulb

44
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bourgeoisie

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private business owners