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UNIT 1 - THE GILDED AGE (1877-1900) Flashcards

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  • 1877
  • RAILROAD INDUSTRY; WAGE CUTS
  • PRESIDENT RUTHERFORD B. HAYES; DEPLOYED TROOPS
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GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE OF 1877

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  • PRESIDENT OF PA RAILROAD
  • FORCEFUL RESPONSE TO SUPPRESS PROTESTS
  • TIES W/ GOVERNMENT & INFLUENCE TO POLITICAL CIRCLES
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THOMAS ANDREW SCOTT

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-IMPROVED INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY VIA SCIENTIFIC METHOD
-(CONFLICT) INTENSIFIES WORK W/O IMPROVED WAGES AND WORK CONDITIONS

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TAYLORISM

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DEVELOPED PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFIC METHOD

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FREDERICK WINSLOW TAYLOR

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-EFFICIENCY OF HARVESTING CROPS
- IMPACT ON FOOD PRODUCTION
-PATENED IN 1834 BY CYRUS MCCORMICK

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MCCORMICK’S MECHANICAL REAPER

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-RAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION
-RISE OF CORPS
-WEALTH INEQUALITY
-URBANIZATION
-TECH ADVANCES

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GILDED AGE

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-POLITICAL MACHINES IN URBAN AREAS W/ INFLUENCE
-BRIBERY, PATRONAGE, AND CORRUPT PRACTICES

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POLITICAL CORRUPTION (GILDED AGE)

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CONSUMER DRIVEN SOCIETY

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CULTURE CHANGE (GILDED AGE)

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-LAISSEZ-FAIRE
-TARIFFS, CURRENCY, AND ECONOMIC POLICIES

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POLITICS (GILDED AGE)

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LEADING FIGURE; STEEL INDUSTRY

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ANDREW CARNEGIE

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FOUNDER/STANDARD OIL COMPANY

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JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

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-BANKER/FINANCIER
-RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION
-U.S. STEEL FORMATION

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J.P. MORGAN

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-RUTHLESS BUSINESS PRACTICES
-CREATED MONOLOPIES AND TRUSTS; CONTROLLED INDUSTRIES
-EXPLOITED WORKERS (LONG HOURS, LOW WAGES, POOR WORK CONDITIONS)
-CONTRIBUTED TO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
-CONTROVERSIAL FIGURES (MORGAN, ROCKEFELLER, CARNEGIE)

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ROBBER BARON

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-EVOLUTION BY NATURAL SELECTION
-(1859) “ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES

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CHARLES DARWIN

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-ENVIRONMENT SHAPING SPECIES
-THOSE ADAPTED TO ENVIRONMENT WILL SURVIVE AND PASS TRAITS

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NATURAL SELECTION

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-SOCIETAL PROGRESS/SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
-JUSTIFY SOCIAL INEQUALITIES
-SUCCESS FROM NATURAL SELECTION
-UNDERMINED TRADITION

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DARWINISM

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ADVOCATE OF SOCIAL DARWINISM

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HERBERT SPENCER

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-SOCIETAL PROGRESS/SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST
-LAISSEZ-FAIRE; MIN. GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
-BE FREE/PURSUE OWN INTERESTS
-SUCCESS/FAILURE DETERMINED BY ABILITES & EFFORTS
-INTERFERENCE W/ NATURAL ORDER PERPETUATED WEAKNESS
-HELPING POOR HINDERS SOCIETAL PROGRESS

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SOCIAL DARWINISM

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-OPPOSED TO SLAVERY EXPANSION
-SLAVERY MORALLY WRONG; INCOMPATIBLE W/ PRINCIPLES OF FREE DEMOCRACY

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“FREE LABOR” REPUBLICANS

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-EVENT/AA EVENT
-LEGISLATION PROVIDED LAND TO SETTLERS FOR A FEE IF THEY IMPROVE LAND BY BUILDING A DWELLING AND CULTIVATING CROPS
-REPUBLICAN SUPPORTED RIGHTS OF WORKERS/PROMOTED FREE ENTERPRISE
-CARNEGIE STEEL COMPANY

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HOMESTEAD ACT OF 1862

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1863
ISSUED EMANCIPATION PROCLOMATION

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PRES. ABRAHAM LINCOLN

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-UNION 1869/URIAH STEPHENS
-TERENCE POWDERLY; PROMINENT LEADER
INCLUSIVE
-UNITE ALL WORKERS; SKILL LEVEL, GENDER, RACE, ETHNICITY
-8 HOUR WORKDAY

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KNIGHTS OF LABOR

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-MAY 4, 1886; CHICAGO
-STRIKE FOR 8-HR WORKDAY
-MCCORMICK HARVESTING MACHINE CO.
-KNIGHTS OF LABOR (UNION)

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HAYMARKET RIOT

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-UNION
-ORGANIZING WORKERS
-SPECIFIC SKILLS & TRADES
-“PURE & SIMPLE UNIONISM” -SAMUEL GOMPERS

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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR (AFL)

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-UNION
-1876
-SKILLED WORKERS; IRON & STEEL WORKERS

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AMALGAMATED ASSOCIATION OF IRON & STEEL WORKERS IN HOMESTEAD, PA (AA)

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-CARNEGIE STEEL/MANAGER

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HENRY CLAY FRICK

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-JULY 6, 1892
-HOMESTEAD STRIKE 1892
-VIOLENCE BETWEEN WORKERS AND PINKERTONS
-DEFEATED AA UNION

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VIOLENCE & PINKERTON CLASH

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-UNION
-1893/EUGENE V. DEBS
-RAILWAY WORKERS; DESPITE SKILLS
-ALL INTO “ONE ORGANIZATION”

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AMERICAN RAILWAY UNION (ARU)

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-1894
-PULLMAN PALACE CAR COMPANY
-WORKERS BOYCOTTED TROOPS ATTACKED & DEBS ARRESTED
-UNION (ARU)

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PULLMAN STRIKE

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-FARMERS ISSUES
-CROP PRICE, TRANSPORTATION COSTS, DEBT
-INFLUENCEED BY GRANGE MOVEMENT
-POPULIST PARTY (POLITICAL PARTY)

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FARMER’S ALLIANCE

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POPULIST PARTY/PRESIDENT ELECT 1892

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JAMES B. WEAVER/POPULIST PARTY

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-KEY LEADER/POPULIST PARTY
-ADVOCATE FOR SMALL FARMERS
-CONTROVERSIAL/POPULIST WRITING

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THOMAS E. WATSON/POPULIST PARTY

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-POPULIST
-LEADER/WRITER
-“POPULIST PLATFORM”

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IGNATIUS L. DONNELLY/POPULIST PARTY

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-ASSOCIATED W/ DEMOCRATIC PARTY
-POPULIST IDEAS W/ MAINSTREAM POLITICS
-“CROSS OF GOLD” SPEECH (1896)

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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN/POPULIST PARTY

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-UNLIMITED MINTING OF SILVER COINS
-INCREASE MONEY SUPPLY
-ALLEVIATE FARMERS FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES

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FREE COINAGE OF SILVER

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-UNION
-1905/CHICAGO
-UNITE ALL WORKERS/DESPITE SKILL OR INDUSTRY
-“ONE BIG UNION”

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INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF WORLD (IWW)

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-POLITICAL PARTY
-1901
-ECONOMIC DISPARITIES & LABOR EXPLOITATION
-INDUSTRIALIZATION
-NEWSPAPER/PRESS

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SOCIALIST PARTY OF AMERICA (SPA)

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-SHARED CONCERNS W/ SOCIALISTS
-CORPORATE POWER & ADVOCACY

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POPULIST MOVEMENT

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