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Gilded Age
Time period in which all that is on this timeline occurs -
Social Darwinism
States that only the strongest and the fittest would survive and flourish in society, while the weak and unfit should be allowed to die. Social Darwinists believed that the government shouldn't interfere with bad social dillemas such as poverty. -
Bessemer Process
Using molten pig iron, they were able to inexpensively create steel for the first time with this process. -
Eugenics
The idea of improving the genetic quality of the human population. It is the idea that certain people, with high qualities in certain traits of theirs, should mate to create overall higher quality human beings. -
Homestead Act
Several United States federal laws that gave an applicant ownership of land, typically called a "Homestead", at little or no cost. -
Growth of Railroads
The goal of the Transcontinental Railroad was to link Pacific territories with the East. The creation of the Transcontinental Railroad was stalled for years due to the indecision of route. The Growth of Railroads in the late 1800's contributed to an increase in markets, large corporations, and to a lack of resources. -
Labor Unions
Union to organize skilled and unskilled laborers, farmers, and factory workers. -
Settlement of the West
The creation of Railroads helped to promote Settlement of the West so that they could make money off of it. Because of the Railroads and the Settlements of the West, Millions of acres of Government land was sold. Rapid Settlement of the West could not have happened after the Civil War if not for the Railroads. -
Federal Indian Policy
Federal Indian Policy refers to the relationship between the United States Government and the Indian Tribes. There are several eras in which the way the U.S dealt with the Indians constantly changed. -
Immigration
Immigration takes place when people are moved to another region, which they are not native to, to settle there. -
Upton Sinclair and Factory system
Upton Sinclair: American Author, wrote close to 100 books.
Factory System: Method of Manufacturing. Main significance lies in the usage of machines involved in this method. -
Boss Tweed
A symbol of Greed & Corruption during the Gilded age, Full name: William Magear Tweed. He was a Democratic New York Politician. -
Barbed wire
Barbed wire: The purpose of keeping people out or away from a specific area. -
Nativism
Means "Opposition to Immigration". In other words, people would be opposed to having Immigrants come to their homeland. -
New Inventions
New inventions such as the Lightbulb and the Phonograph came along during the Gilded age. -
Andrew Carnegie
Gilded age Industrialist, and owner of Carnegie Steel Company. He grew up poor, but ended up being one of the richest people in the history of the world. -
John D. Rockefeller
Gilded age Industrialistt, and founder of Standard Oil. Born in New York. He formed the Standard Oil company within 15 years, and almost monopolising the American Petroleum industry. -
Haymarket Riot
A demonstration staged largely by a group of Anarchists caused a crowd of around 1500 people to gather at Haymarket Square. When policeman attempted to end the meeting, a bomb went off and the police opened fire on the crowd. -
Automobile
Invented by the German inventor Carl Benz for the purpose of more efficient and quick travel. -
Dawes Act
authorized the President of the United States to survey Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Indians -
Assimilation
Assimilation among the Indian community was forced. They would take Indian children and force them to go to schools, as well as change their overall appearance, and brainwash them into thinking that their views are wrong. -
Urbanization/Industrialization in Gilded Age
Urbanization portion: Moving the Indians from their homes into cities/estates that they aren't used to.
Industrialization: Less man-power is used, and more Machines are used in the manufacture of resources. -
Political Corruption
Political bosses and their party "machines". People would buy votes by doing services for people in their area. -
Political Machines
People would buy votes by doing services for people in their area. These "machines" dominated urban politics distributed city jobs to people. -
Horizontal/Vertical Integration
Horizontal: A strategy in which a business will aquire alike production units for outputs.
Vertical: Describes a style of growth & management control. Vertically integrated companies are united through a single owner. -
Trusts & Anti-Trusts
Trusts: intended to be used for large monopolies.
Anti-Trusts: Used to regulate business monopolies, such as trusts. -
Battle of Wounded Knee
Happened near Wounded Knee creek. A group of Indians under Spotted Elk, along with some Hunkpapa, and made camp near Wounded Knee Creek. The next day, one of the U.S Calvary tried to take a rifle away from a deaf tribesman, and when the tribesman refused to give up his rifle, and accidentally shot the rifle. This lead to a huge misunderstanding, and the soldiers killed all of the Tribesman. -
Eugene V. Debbs
President of the American Railway Union, and a founding member of the Social Democratic Party of America. Born in Indiana. Dropped out of High School at 14 years old to go work for the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad. Helped to organize the American Railway Union in 1893, and became its first president. -
Manifest Destiny
Widely held belief that Americans were destined to expand across the continent -
Theodore Roosevelt
26th president of the United States, leader of the Republican party, -
Pure food and drug Act
Food labels had to list ingredients that were deemed "dangerous". Also, food 'inspectors' were assigned. -
Americanization
The process of having someone of a different culture change to be involved in American culture, customs & values. -
Assembly Line
A line of workers are set up in stations, and they add onto the main piece as it goes down the line in a sequential manner. -
The American Dream
The set of ideals that involves ideas such as freedom, prosperity, and success overall. As well as an upward social mobility achieved through hard work.
