Eoc Review Flashcards
(27 cards)
The Census of 1890 announced the official end of the American Frontier (Frederick Jackson Turner)
Turners Frontier Thesis
this war between the states (CSA v. USA) promoted the growth of industrialism in the late 1800s (steel, railroads, communication, weapons, mass production of pre-made goods)
Civil war
railroad baron, a true symbol of the “Gilded Age,” known as the Commodore. A college in Tennessee bears his name.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
owned U.S. Steel and used Vertical integration to monopolize the steel industry. Gave millions to build libraries and schools.
Andrew Carnegie
developed the air-braking system and alternating current - this allowed power to be sent over long distances.
George Westinghouse
the sleeping car made him a very wealthy man. 1894 Strike resulted in the death of 34 people.
George Pullman
he invented the telephone and was a pioneer in communication not only for the hearing, but for the deaf and hearing impaired as well.
Alexander Graham Bell
the light bulb is his most famous invention, he also invented the phonograph, and the first motion pictures.
Thomas Edison
owner of Standard Oil, he used Horizontal Integration to control the oil business
John D. Rockefeller
developed the food processing industry (meat packing)
Gustavus Swift and Philip Armour
the belief that the strongest societies will survive. This idea was also used to justify monopolies and trusts. If a business is meant to survive - it will. Laissez - Faire: government should keep out of business limit regulations.
Social Darwinism-survival of the fittest
distillers conspired with political parties to cheat the U.S. Govt. out of millions of dollars of tax revenue. Citizens would demand reform within the government. Money was going to political parties instead of where it should go.
Whiskey Ring
political machine that controlled politics in NYC in the late 1800s. Controlled by Boss William Marcy Tweed who was exposed by the political cartoons of Thomas Nast in Harpers Weekly. Nast is the father of the symbols of political parties, the modern image of Santa Claus.
Tammany Hall
he invented barbed wire and brought an end to the open range.
Joseph Glidden
he invented the typewriter.
Christopher Sholes
the belief (theory) that it was the right of the United States to occupy all of America from Sea to Shining Sea!
Manifest Destiny
he made milk chocolate available to the world. A Pennsylvania city bears his name.
Milton Hershey
he invented the telegraph.
Samuel F.B. Morse
he was a wealthy banker - purchased Carnegie Steel and created U.S. Steel.
Jp Morgan
attempt to stop patronage and political scandal, required government employees to pass a Civil Service Exam
Pendleton Civil Service Act
the first government attempt to regulate business. (1887) required railroads to charge fair rates and to publish those shipping rates.
Interstate Commerce Act
political movement for the common people. The government should own the railroads. Bimetallism, workers should have an 8 hour workday and better benefits. William Jennings Bryan - Cross of Gold Speech
Populism
phrase coined by Mark Twain, describes time period between 1865-1900, extravagant wealth (top 5% held 86% of the nations wealth) terrible poverty existed underneath the surface.
Gilded Age
an attempt by the US Government to Americanize the Native Americans. Divided reservations into small family sized plots of land.
Dawes Act
