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| Well organized political parties that dominated local and state governments in the late 1800s |
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| leaders of political machines |
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| He financed expanded sewer and water systems, paved streets, and provided other public services |
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| He gained considerable political support by providing jobs and special services to his African America, Irish American, and Italian American constituents in Kansas City, MO |
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| The acquisition of money or political power through illegal or dishonest methods |
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| Payments of part of the earnings from a job or contract (RR were the worse) |
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| His bold admission of his own graft offers a clue to the extent of corruption in Tammany Hall |
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| George Washington Plunkitt |
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| He had considerable control over Tammany Hall and was arrested due to political cartoons |
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| He published political cartoons which influenced public opinion |
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| this described the corruption and greed that lurked below the surface of society |
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| This group of Republicans strongly opposed civil service reform |
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| Republican Party's presidential candidate who was assassinated after 4 months in office |
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| The vice presidential candidate who was assassinated after 4 months in office |
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| The vice presidential nominee that was a Stalwart under Garfield |
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| This established the Cvil Service commission to administer competitive examinations to those people seeking government jobs |
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| Pendleton Civil Service Act |
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| This group supported the Democratic Candidate, Grover Cleveland |
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| Democratic Candidate, gained national attention when he opposed Tammany Hall while governor of New York said he had an illegitimate child |
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| This resident had the Billion Dollar Congress |
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| Social organization which increased farmer's financial problems |
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| This prohibited railroads from giving secret rebates, or refunds, to large shippers or charging more for short hauls than for long hauls over the same line |
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| Pendleton Civil Service Act |
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| This taxed higher incomes at a higher rate |
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| She traveled the country urging people to take action, supported the Populist Party |
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| This make each dollar equal to and redeemable for a set amount of gold |
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| Federal law that required the government to buy and mint silver each month in 1878 |
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| Federal law that required the government to buy and mint silver each month in 1890 |
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| Sherman Silver Purchase Act |
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| National party that formed in 1892 that supported a graduate income tax, bank regulation, government ownership of some companies, restrictions on immigration, shorter workdays, and voting reform |
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| The populists nominated him to run in the 1892 presidential elections against Republican incumbent Benjamin Harrison and Democrat Grover Cleveland |
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| The republicans chose him as their presidential candidate and adopted a conservative platform upholding the gold standard |
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| Silver supporter who gave the Cross of Gold Speech |
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| Describe the political machines. How did they work with the immigrants? |
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got members of popular political parties into office; led by James Pendergast
Provided jobs for immigrants and US citizens |
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| Who was the boss of Tammany Hall? |
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| Where did the workers of Tammany Hall set up to receive the most voters? |
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| newspapers/political cartoons |
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| Who was the boss of Kansas City, MO? |
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| Why did the Irish gain jobs in police, fire, and service work? |
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| They spoke English, and no one wanted those jobs |
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| How was Tweed caught and where did he try to escape to? |
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| escaped to Spain where he was recognized by a cartoon that Nast had drawn |
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| Descrive Grant's campaign to be president |
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| used the "war hero" effect;4 star general during civil war; led major Victories in Vicksburg, Chattanooga, and Appomattox |
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| Describe Black Friday Scandal |
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Black Friday Scandal-1869
aka-gold panic
Jay Gould and James Fisk befriended Abel Corbin, Gratns brother in law
tried to convince Grant not to sell gold
Grant sold $4 million of governments gold
many wall street investors financially ruined |
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1872
occured in1868, wasn't uncovered until 1872
directors of pacific railraod formed crédit mobile, a construction company owner of UPR sold and gave shares of crédit mobiler to congress members for awarding fedreal land grants to railroads
lack of attention from fed. government
vp schuyler cofax involved in scandal
heavy damage to grants administration |
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whiskey distillers bribed Treasury Department
officials lowered tax rates on distillers
exposed by Benjamin Bristow
152 liquor workers and 86 government officials indicted |
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| Why did the public begin supporting civil service reform? |
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| June 1877: issues an executive order forbidding federal employees from participating in political campaigns |
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| Why was the era known as the Gilded Age? |
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| saw politics as the base material that hides beneath the glittering gold surface of a glided object |
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| Who coined the name Gilded Age? |
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| term coined by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner |
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| Describe the election of 1876 |
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Hayes elected
republican party splits int stalwarts vs half breeds |
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| Who was the leader of the Stalwarts |
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| What did the Stalwarts support? |
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| strongly opposed civil service reform |
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| Who was the leader of the half breeds? |
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| What did the Half Breeds support? |
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| reforms and a merit based system |
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| Who assassinated Garfield and why? |
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Charles Guiteau
mentally unstable
unsuccessfully sought a gov't job
stalked the president
thought he was commanded by God to kill Garfield |
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| Who became president after Garfield? How did he change his party politics? |
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Arthur
many reforms changed politics--pendleton civil service act of 1883 |
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| What was the mudslinging campaign about in the 1884 election? |
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Cleveland vs Arthur
scandal surrounds Cleveland over wedlock child |
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| Who were the candidates in the 1888 election? |
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| Who won the 1888 election? |
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| What was the name of his congress? |
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| What is Harrison's administration known for? |
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| List the four tragedies of the farmers |
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rise in population, more crops=less $$$
RR increased rates for farmers on grain storage
AM gets put on gold standard in 1990
william jennings bryan loses pres to McKinley |
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| What is another name for the Populist Party? |
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| List the 8 issues on the Populist Party Platform |
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Silver Standard
8 Hour Workday
Direct election of senators
gov't ownerships of banks, RR, and telegraph
graduated income tax
immigration restrictions
1 term limit on president |
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| Which issues were adopted and passed as laws? |
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| all but 1 term limit on president and immigration restrictions |
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| Who was the first candidate to run for president for the Populist Party? |
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| Why is Bryan's "cross of gold" speech so famous? |
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| he was able to speak loudly but he didn't have much effect |
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| Describe the old immigrants |
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| group of 10 million immigrants from 1800-1880 |
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| Describe the new immigrants |
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| group of 12 million immigrants from 1891-1919, mostly from southern and eastern europe |
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| Why did the immigrants come to America? |
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better conditions
job opportunities |
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New York
opened in 1892
mostly european immigrants
subjected to physical exams upon arrival
those who were passed questioned by inspectors |
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| How many acres was Ellis Island |
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| Who made money off the immigrants? |
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| The guards through bribes |
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| Why did agents mark their clothes with chalk? |
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| to mark if they had any sicknesses |
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| Who was the first immigrant that came through Ellis Island? |
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| What was the nativist response? |
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| they did not like new immigrants; took all jobs; saw immigrants as a threat; too diferent to fit into AM society; blamed for social problems |
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| Where did the Asian immigrants enter AM? |
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| Describe the slum conditions |
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| close knit, families lived in one room apartments |
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| Describe the issues/social problems that came with the influx of immigrants |
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impoverished conditions in homeland
crowded cities
low paying jobs
poor housing |
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| Who invented the elevator and how did it change city life? |
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| Elisha Otis; came along with skyscrapers to make life easier |
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| Describe the social gospel |
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| idea called for people to bring Christian ideas to social problems |
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| How did Dewey change the school curriculum? |
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| added history and science to curriculum |
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| Why did print media become the number one source of info? |
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| newspaper just reported the facts |
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| Which 2 newspapers battled back and forth? |
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| New York Journal vs The World |
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| Who were the two publishers for the newspapers battled back and forth? |
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NY Journal-Harst
The World-Pulitzer |
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| What is yellow journalism? |
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| stories that are exaggerated |
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| Why was Central Park so important and what movement did it start? |
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| made people pick up after themselves and made things happier; started beautiful movement |
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| Who designed Central Park? |
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| What 2 activities became popular in th sparks? |
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| Describe the beginning of baseball |
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began from British game of rounders
organized into neighborhood team
popularity spread after civil war
blacks not allowed to play |
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| What was the name of the first pro baseball team? |
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| Which 2 baseball teams played in the 1903 World Series? |
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| Where and who started football? |
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| Walter Camp; began in New England on a college campus |
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| What sport was one of the first to accept women? |
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| Describe entertainment at this time |
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Extremely wealthy-theaters
Edwin Booth most famous; $125 per ticket to watch him |
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poor mans theater
5 cents to see show |
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| Who is the King of Ragtime? |
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| What are the 2 names of Joplin's hit song? |
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the entertainer
maple leaf rag |
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| Ragtime began which three dances? |
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cake walk
turkey trot
grizzly bear |
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