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Rutherford B. Hayes
the 19th President of the United States -
The Great Railroad Strike
A failure, but planted the seed of the first labor union. -
Farmers' Alliance
The first farmer union formed in Texas.
"Farmers' Alliance" -
Edison
the light -
James A. Garfield
the 20th President -
Chinese Exclusion Act
halted Chinese immigration to America; Started when people of the West Coast attributed declining wages and economic troubles to the hated Chinese workers -
Immigration Act
limits immigrants that cannot support themselves, the mentally ill, and criminals from entering the United States -
Pendleton Act of 1883
established the Civil Service Commission to make appointments to federal jobs on the basis of competitive examinations rather than "pull" -
Grover Cleveland
22nd President in the United States -
The Dawes General Allotment Act
Congress passes the Dawes General Allotment Act, splitting Indian tribes into individual family units, rather than a single tribal group. -
Benjamin Harrison
23rd President
republican
grandson of President William Henry Harrison -
People's Party
frustrated farmers denounced "the prolific womb of government injustice"
wanted inflation, income tax
direct election of senators -
Iron Strike
The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers strikes at one of Andrew Carnegie's steel mills.
The state militia is called in to break the strike, which in turn destroyed the union. -
J. P. Morgan
"the banker's banker"
President Cleveland needed money
lent $65 million in gold to the government
charged $7million commission -
Open Doors
The Open Doors Policy is passed, calling for all Western Markets to have equal access to Chinese markets.
