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| looks good outwardly, but not internally. Externally covered in gold, but not nearly as attractive beneath. Mark Twain named this era the gilded age because some people were making much money and others were living sad lives |
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| problems that arise from gilded age |
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| industrialization, immigration and urbanization, child labor, etc. |
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| what technology during this era did: |
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| open up market capitalism, shrinks the world, creates alienation from your labor. |
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| free market driven economy as opposed to state run economy and business. Private industry, private property. |
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| alienation from labor (marx) |
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| He advocates being able to see the product, pride in ownership. Without this sight of final product, the person becomes alienated from the end product and has no pride. |
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| Transportation revolutions precede: |
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| Terrance Powderly. hate capitalism. 2 people in world: those who work in factories and those who take money from those working.Did not discriminate between skilled and unskileld. Failed. |
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| American Federation Labor (AFL) |
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| lead by Samuel Gomphers, Wants the laborers to get their fair share. Don’t bring down the man, just make it fair! He broke down laborers into skilled groups. This was more organized and more powerful because it could b ring down an entire country. |
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| started with the populous group. deals with problems of mechanized agriculture. Realize issue is in dealing with interstate commerce. they are defeated by paid off senators |
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| what election marks the end of agricultural america |
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| Mckinley wins election 1896 |
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| When does socialism come about? Who leads with what issue? |
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| 1900 progressive era; Euguene V. Debbs; government ownership of railroads |
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| Industrial Workers of the World |
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| Western, truckers with radical agenda, abolish wage system, Big Bill Haywood lead group |
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| made up of people primarily from the middle class. Best way to describe them is: in between. They were living in a modern, mechanized world of 20th century, not at all opposed to science. They were motivated by their religious beliefs, and wanted to solve problems of mechanized society using the morals of their religious faith and the techniques imposed by science. |
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Argued that women should get vote because they will clean up politics like they cleaned up cities.
Founded Hull Houses |
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19th Ammendment
18th Ammendment |
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women get vote 1920
Prohibition: instituted because of commonplace alcoholism, abuse, depression, waste of wages |
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