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American History 2
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12th Grade
02/03/2016

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Yellow Journalism
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Journalism based on crude accusations. 1890s
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Manifest Destiny
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1845, AMericans have been given North America by God, who wanted them to settle it all and push out the Indians.
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USS Maine
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1898, ship sank because of explosion, blamed on the Spanish, but was our own fault. and this led to the Spanish American War.
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General Custer
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Launched a Calvary attack on a group of 2500 sioux and cheyenne warriors led by Lakota Chief.
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Gilded Age
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1877-1900, term coined by Mark Twain, described the period as a thin layer of prosperity masking the poverty and corruption underneath.
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Chinese Immigration
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looking to escape famine, unemployment, and violent rebellions.
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Gospel of Wealth
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Andrew Carnagie brought the idea of social darwanism, those who profit from society have a responsibility.
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vertical and horizontal intergration
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Vertical- company that buys all the different buisnesses.
Horizontal- Buys all of its competators to create larger more efficient corporations.
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knights of labor
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1869-1949, workers organization, wanted 8 hour workday, supported ban on child labor.
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Robber Barons
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American capitalist who acquired a fortune in the late 19th century.
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Andrew Carnagie
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1835-1919, Scottish immigrant, worked his way up through telographing and railroad companies
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haymarket riot
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May 1886, Unions called for a day of General strike to promote 8hour workday. Strikers and police clashed in Chicago 1 striker killed.
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Jacob Riis
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1849-1914, danish immigrant social reformer, journalist, photographer wrote "How the Other Half Lifes".
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