5156414596 | American Indians | tribes were being dispersed onto small reservations | 0 | |
5156414597 | Conspicuous consumption | the rich continued to bask in their wealth spending money on things such as museums while the poor continued to suffer | 1 | |
5156414598 | Holding companies | one company owns the majority of stock of a large number of companies | 2 | |
5156414599 | Laissez-faire | the theory that the government should not interfere in the operations of the free market | 3 | |
5156414600 | National parks | an area for the enjoyment of the public or the preservation of wildlife | 4 | |
5156414601 | New immigrants vs. Native-born | new immigrants migrated from southern and eastern Europe for economic opportunities while native-born a.k.a natural-born citizens were born on U.S. soil | 5 | |
5156414602 | People's Party (Populists) | represented mostly farmers and labors and they fought for political reform | 6 | |
5156414603 | Progressive Reformers | wanted to solve the problems left behind from the Gilded Age | 7 | |
5156414604 | Social Darwinism | the rich argued they were a result of natural selection to defend their unfair business practices | 8 | |
5156414605 | Telegraphs | allowed information to spread more quickly | 9 | |
5156414606 | Urban Middle Class | with the growth of industrialization, it created the need for more workers that formed a new group of middle class Americans. New technologies improved the middle-class quantity of life | 10 | |
5156414607 | Xenophobia | Fear of foreigners | 11 | |
5156414608 | Chinese Exclusion Act | prohibited Chinese immigration | 12 | |
5156414609 | Dawes Act | sought to assimilate Native Americans | 13 | |
5156414610 | Gospel of Wealth | According to Carnegie it was the duty of the wealthy to donate money to the poor to help with economic inequality (philanthropy) | 14 | |
5156414611 | Interstate Commerce Act | called for the regulation of the railroad industry and fair business practices | 15 | |
5156414612 | American Federation of Labor | consisted of skilled worker only and was lead by Samuel Gompers | 16 | |
5156414613 | Knights of Labor | consisted of skilled and unskilled workers and was lead by Terrance Powderly | 17 | |
5156414614 | National Woman Suffrage Association | advocated for the right to vote for women | 18 | |
5156414615 | Plessy v. Ferguson | upheld the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the claim of "separate but equal" | 19 | |
5156414616 | Referendum | citizens could make a direct decision on laws | 20 | |
5156414617 | Women's Christian Temperance Union | sought to abolish saloons and alcohol (prohibition) | 21 | |
5156414618 | Gilded Age | a period in which there was social, political, and economic change during the expansion of the economy | 22 | |
5156414619 | Ida B. Wells | advocated for a federal anti-lynching law | 23 | |
5156414620 | Industrialization | the process in which a society transforms itself from a primarily agricultural society to manufacturing | 24 | |
5156414621 | Labor unions | a formation of workers that fought against unjust working conditions | 25 | |
5156414622 | Political machines | provided jobs, food, housing, and money in exchange for political support | 26 | |
5156414623 | Social Gospel | claimed it was Christians duty to take care of the poor | 27 | |
5156414624 | Settlement Houses | were created to help immigrants adjust to American life | 28 | |
5156414625 | The Grange Movement | sought to bring farmers together to promote their social and economic needs | 29 | |
5156414626 | Capitalism | a social system based on the principle of individual rights | 30 |
AP US History: Period 6 Flashcards
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