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38 Cards in this Set
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disfranchisement
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African Americans were restricted from voting.
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13th, 14th and 15th amendments
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13- abolished slavery
14- equal political rights 15- voting rights |
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Election of 1876
and compromise of 1877 |
Hayes (r) vs Tilden (d)
Tilden won the popular vote but made a compromise to say that teh republicans (hayes) will take the white house waving the bloody shirt |
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Plessy v Fergusson
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idea of separate but equal and de jure segregation (segregation by law)
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Booker T. Washington
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accomodationism
gave a compromise speech in Atlanta asking for economic opportunity and for the violence to stop. did not want to be forceful.. accepted seperation but wanted opportunity |
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W. W. B. Du Bois
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enemy of Booker T. Washington.
Northerner demands for constitutional protections of African Americans stated the need for a Talented 10th |
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Talented 10th
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idea of Du Bois
a skilled core, leadership class that would be trained in professions and arts. |
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Niagara Movement
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group of young agitators wanting rights.
supporters of Du Bois |
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NAACP
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brought out by the Niagara Movement in 1909
National Association for the advancement of Colored People |
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Robber Barons
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cruel entrepreneurs
first entrepreneurs of the business world |
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John D. Rockafeller
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founded the first oil company
used for machine lubricant and for lighting |
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Fredrick Winslow Taylor
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Taylorism and "scientific management"
"How do you make human labor compatible with the machine age?" idea of efficiency subdivision of tasks: the assembly line |
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J.P. Morgan
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America's Banker
bought Andrew Carnegie's Steel Co. was the richest man alive at this time. |
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Andrew Carnegie
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a robber baron entrepreneur
made steel stronger eventually sold his steel co. to JP Morgan idea of philanthropy and the duty of giving back |
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The Knights of Labor
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led by Terrance Powderly
was a labor union for anyone except for bankers and lawyers wanted an 8 hour work day and better work conditions |
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Terrance Powderly
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led the Knights of Labor
worked for worker's rights |
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Samuel Gompers
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led the American Federation of Labor
conservatively asked for better working conditions without causing strikes |
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Eugene Debs
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socialist party candidate
which during the 1912 election was a serious party that received a large amount of votes. |
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Gospel of Wealth
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idea of philanthropy and the duty of the upper class people to give back to the less fortunate
the softening of social darwinism |
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The Social Gospel
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the social teachings of the bible
the idea that the bible should be used as a model for society and behavior today. said that it was the christian duty to focus on the problems of society |
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Theodore Rosevelt
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member of the progressive party/ the Bull Moose Party
president from 1902-1908 established corporate regulations of specific industries. (Railroads and Food) chose Taft as his successor in 1908 |
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Gilford Pinchot
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an environmental conservationist
"use the land wisely" liked by Rosevelt |
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Gustavus Swift
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beef and pork market
first to experiment with refrigerated railroad cars opened butcher shops all over US broken down (trust-busted) by the government because he crushed all other competition |
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Northern Securities Case
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major railroad trust owned by JP Morgan
busted by Rosevelt |
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New Nationalism
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election of 1912
the Bull Moose/ Progressive party candidate= Taft (R) |
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New Freedom
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election of 1912
Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic Party favored individual competition and small enterprises |
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The "Exodusters"
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first African American migration out of the south
led by Pap Singleton headed towards Kansas |
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Fusion Politics
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populist members (angry farmers) and black Republicans can together to elect a candidate
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causes of the great migration out of the south
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1 The Boll Weevil
2 violence 3 Poverty 4 Labor shortages in the North, demand in the Northern factories |
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noblesse obligue
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Andrew Carnegie's idea of the Gospel of Wealth
wealthy classes have a responsibility to give back to the less fortunate. softened social darwinism |
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tenements
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city apartments
poorly constructed and dangerous very popular at this time. |
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Veblen's Conspicuous consumption
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buying things just because you can
a show of your economic status |
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themes of Progressivism
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1 anger over excesses in industry
2. emphasis on social cohesion 3. belief in an active citizenship in order to improve society |
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the muckraker
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first investigative journalists
focused on the problems of society |
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scalawags
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southern supporters of the Northern union
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carpetbaggers
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Northerners who came south
unpopular in the south |
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Jane Adams
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the birth of social work
settlement houses |
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5 main features of progressiveness
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democracy
efficiency regulation social justice social control |