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9 Cards in this Set
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idea of individualism vs. community....are issues of individualism/community intertwined?
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- applied to the froniter- did people live out the American dream on their own/did they settle the community on their own? (community helps people get to individual level with barn raisings etc.)
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to what extent is the frontier a land of opportunity? (chapter 17 theme)
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- opportunity
--farming --safety-valvue --develop American culture --possible success? - bad -- hard rugged lifestyle -- cowboys, cattle theives -- NA wars and conflict -- success not easily achieved |
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idea that we became more american as we developed the west (chapter 17 theme)
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- created institutions/ communitys
- more freedom - frontier thesis (exceptional america) - developed good buisness techniques |
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the role of technology
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- RR
- big buisnesses - factories - makes life easier and more efficent - creates bad life for others (wage workers, factory system takes out farmers) - takes away individualism |
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government envolvement with settling the west (chapter 17 theme)
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- changed NA reservation
- different acts |
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were these industrial leaders robber barrens or captians of industry? (chapter 18)
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- they didnt have a moral obligation to the smaller companies
- they were trying to be the best at what they did and make money |
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*Is "Laissez Faire" an appropriate phrase to describe the relationship between big buisness and government?
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- did/should the government have a hands off policy?
-SHERMAN ANTI TRUST - PULLMAN STRIKE- SENT IN TROOPS - IN RE DEBS GOV INTERFERENCE |
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*What were the fundemental changes in big buisness (economy) in the late 1900's?
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new big buisness techniques/practices (chapter 18)
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- scip
- cost analysis techniques - markerting -vertical/ horizontal integration - low wages - inventions- patents |