6368305494 | People's (Populist) Party | An agrarian political party in the United States. For a few years, 1892-96, it played a major role as a left-wing force in American politics. | ![]() | 0 |
6368305495 | assimilation | the process by which a person or a group's language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group | ![]() | 1 |
6368305497 | Social Darwinism | Term to describe the idea that humans, like animals and plants, compete in a struggle for existence in which natural selection results in "survival of the fittest." | ![]() | 2 |
6368305498 | Gospel of Wealth | An essay written by Andrew Carnegie in June of 1889 that describes the responsibility of philanthropy by the new upper class of self-made rich. | ![]() | 3 |
6368305499 | Jane Addams | She created the first settlement house (Hull House). Co-winner of 1931 Nobel Peace Prize. | ![]() | 4 |
6368305500 | Plessy v. Ferguson | Legalized segregation in publicly owned facilities on the basis of "separate but equal." | ![]() | 5 |
6368305502 | trust | A set of companies managed by a small group known as trustees, who can prevent companies in the trust from competing with each other. | ![]() | 6 |
6368305506 | tenement | a multi-dwelling building, often poor or overcrowded | ![]() | 7 |
6368305513 | Vertical Integration | Strategy to maximize profits by attempting to own every step of the manufacturing process (ex. Carnegie Steel) | ![]() | 8 |
6368305514 | Horizontal Integration | Strategy to maximize profits by attempting to purchase competing companies in the same industry; monopoly-building (ex. Rockefeller's Standard Oil) | ![]() | 9 |
6368305516 | Haymarket Riot | Labor dispute in Chicago that ended with a bomb being thrown at police resulting in many deaths. | ![]() | 10 |
6368305520 | "New Immigrants" | immigrants from southern and eastern Europe such as Poland, Italy, etc. that arrived in the US in 19th century | ![]() | 11 |
6368305522 | Political Machine | Unofficial political organization that works to win elections in order to exercise power. | ![]() | 12 |
6368305524 | Grange Movement and Farmers Alliance | Addressed the plight of farmers in the late 1800's to regulate railroads and enlarge opportunity for credit. | ![]() | 13 |
6368305529 | Andrew Carnegie | His company dominated the American steel industry. | ![]() | 14 |
6368305531 | Social Gospel | True Christians should be concerned with the plight of immigrants and other poor residents and should financially support efforts to improve their lives. | ![]() | 15 |
6368305532 | Standard Oil | John D. Rockefeller's company that gained a monopoly over the world petroleum market. | ![]() | 16 |
AP US History Period 6 (1865-1914) Flashcards
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