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| What was the name for the system of second-class citizenship for African-Americans adopted in the South after the Reconstruction? |
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| Gave U.S. citizenship to Indians, allowed Private land ownership for individual land ownership not just as a tribe |
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| What policy did the Dawes Act adopt? |
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led the Native Americans to a false sense of security believing they owned the land and gave the people the right to sell their own land.
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| What was the final tragic event of the Indian wars? |
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| wounded knee, the battle involving 7th cavalry |
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| What were some of the striking features of life on the 19th century farming frontier? |
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| Land ownership was universal, no one respected the land, it was truly owned by the Government |
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| What did Joseph Glidden invent? |
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| What were some industries that experienced major growth in the late 19th century? |
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| Who was Andrew Carnegie? With what industry was he involved? |
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| Scottish Immigrant, grew up working in Iron, became one of the world's wealthiest men in the Steel industry |
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| Who was James J. Hill? With what industry was he involved? |
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| He was the creator of many small railroad companies. Involved in the railroad industry. |
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| Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt? With what industry was he involved? |
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| Created the New York Central Railroad. Bought small railroad companies to create a major corporation. Involed in the Railrroad system. |
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| Who was John D. Rockefeller? With what industry was he chiefly involved? |
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| Huge in the oil industry, saved whale species (orginally used to light lamps), created the idea for oil lamps (caraseen). Huge in the Oil industry. |
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| Who won the Election of 1880? |
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| To What party did James A. Garfield belong? |
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| Who were the Slawarts and what did they want? |
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| Republican group opposed to civil service reform, wanted the President to appoint positions. Were the opposing side to the Half-Breeds. |
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| Who was the Stalwarts most notorious adherent (supporter)? |
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| What is Charles Guiteau famous for? |
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| Shooting President Garfield for being a Half Breed. |
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| Who was Rutherford B. Hayes? |
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| US President from 1877-1881 opposed to civil service reform |
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| What was Rutherford B. Hayes opinion towards civil service reform? |
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| Wanted a test to be required to assign civil service jobs instead of being appointed by the current US president |
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| Who was Chester A. Arthur? |
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| A Stalwart party member and Vice President under Garfield |
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| What significant legislation did Chester A. Arthur sign? |
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| the Pendleton Civil Service Act |
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| What act created the civil service system? |
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| Pendleton Civil Service Act |
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| In the Election of 1896, who was the Republican Candidate? |
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In the Election of 1896, who was the Democratic Candidate?
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In the Election of 1896, Who was the Populist candidate and Why?
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| There was none because William Jennings Bryan the Democratic candidate had similar party views. Allowed the Populist party to unite their votes for Bryan. |
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| What was Rutherford B. Hayes position regarding the bimetallic system? |
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| Opposed the contract and didn't believe two metals could be the basis of the economy. |
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| What action took place during Hayes administration with regard to civil service reform and the Bimetallic system? |
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| Bland-Allison Act, provide goverment to buy a little amount of over priced silver. Hayes bought the minimum per month preventing any real inflation. |
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| Who was Grover Cleveland? To What party did he belong? |
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| President who lowered taxes and tariffs. Was from the Democratic party. |
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| What was Cleveland's position regarding the size and role of government? |
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| Keep Governmnet limited and lower taxes |
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| What was Cleveland's position with regard to the Bimetallic system? |
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| Didn't believe in it, wanted to avoid inflation |
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In the Election of 1884, who was the Repblican candidate?
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In the Election of 1884, who was the Democratic candidate?
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| Who won the Electon of 1884? |
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In the Election of 1888, who was the Republican candidate?
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| In the Election of 1888, who was the Democratic Candidate? |
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| Who won the Election of 1888? |
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| In the Election of 1892, who was the Republican candidate? |
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In the Election of 1892, who was the Democratic candidate?
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In the Election of 1892, who was the Populist candidate?
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| Who won In the Election of 1892? |
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| Grover Cleveland, only President to be voted out of office and to re-enter the Presidency a term later. |
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| Who was William Jennings Bryan? What famous speech catapulted him to national fame and a major-party nomination? |
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1. Nebraska Governor
2. Cross of Gold, Speech |
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| What was the one idea that came to entrance many intellectuals and became the defining concept of the decades around the beginning of the twentieth century? |
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| Who was the philosopher of nature whose thought lay behind much of the thinking of progressivism? |
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| Herbert Spencer, Charles Darwin, and Lester Frank Ward. |
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| Who devised the philosphy known as Pragmatism? |
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| With what philosophical problems did Pragmatism attempt to cope? |
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| If there isn't any proof, Do whatever makes you happy or words for you |
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| Who was Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.? |
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| He was a upreme court Justice, and wrote the court decision against the allowance of people producing press saying the War was bad. |
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| With what movement was Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. associated? |
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| What was Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. idea toward the nature of truth? |
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| He believed the constituion wasn't the absolute truth, it instead could be interpreted however is best for society. |
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| Who was Louis Brandeis and why did he gain his intial fame? |
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| He was the associate brother of the supreme court. He gained the Father of Sociological Jurisprudence allowed lawyers to begin arguements based on the belief of what society needs. |
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| What is Sociological Jurisprudence and what is its attitude toward the nature of truth and fixed moral principles? |
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| The belief that judges can interpret the law however judges may pleased. Laws should be reinterpreted broadly based on what is necessary for society. |
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| What is Progressive education? |
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| The belief that education must be based on the principle that humans are social animals who learn best in real-life activites with other people. |
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| Who is accredited with founding Progressive Education? |
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| In what way did the "social gospel movement" differ from previous expressions of Christianity? |
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| It believed Sin was not individual, but based society on a collective group and that Heaven doesn't exist. |
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| Who was the founder of the Social Gospelmovement? |
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| What type of Journalism did Lincoln Steffens epitomize? |
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| What novel did Lincoln Steffens write? |
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| What was Shame of the Cities about? |
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| The corruption of city governments and the monopolies developing within them. |
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| What was the goal of the Muckrakers? |
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| To dig up rotten information about certain aspects of society and exposing them to citizens. |
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| A Progressive Female Journalists |
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| What was the subject of Ida Tarbell's book? |
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| Wrote The History of Standard Oil Company, attacking America's biggest company and promoting the awareness of its coruption. |
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| A writer who spoke about factory workers harsh .environments |
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| How did Upton Sinclair's writing differ from that of other muckrakers? |
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| He wrote a fictional expose about the cruelty of factory workers. |
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| What was the name of Upton Sinclair's novel? |
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| What was Sinclair's avowed purpose in writing his books? |
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| Bringing sympathy to workers in the meat packing industry, inspired the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 |
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| What was the Popluist party and who were it's supporters? |
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| A short lived Political Party hoping for inflation made up of farmers and low economic class people. |
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| What organizations did the Populist movement for mout of? |
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| What did the populist people hope to achieve? |
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| They hoped to cause inflation to help remove the members out of debt. |
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| What island was the focus of the difficulties that led to the Spanish-American war? |
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| What role did the battleship Maine play in the events that led to the Spanish-American war? |
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| The Maine was parked near Cuba to show our prescence, but was in turn attacked by Cubans. |
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| What role did the major newspaper play in these events? |
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| The Newspapers blasted the ships bombing manipulating the U.S. government and people to take action. |
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| Who was Willia Randolph Hearst? |
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| First creator of the mass-produced newspaper, the main character of Citizen Cane is based on his life. |
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| What was Hearst's role in the coming of the Spanish-American war? |
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| He created support and encouragement for the war. |
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| What territories did the united States gain as a resut of the Spanish-American war? |
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| Guam, Guantanimo Bay, Peurto Rico, and Phillipines. |
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In the Election of 1900, who was the Republican candidate?
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In the Election of 1900, who was the Democratic candidate?
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| Who won the Election of 1900? |
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| What happened to President McKinley at the 1901 Pan American Exhibition in Buffalo, New York? |
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| He was shot and later died from the assasination. |
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| Who was Theodore Roosevelt? |
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| He was an intelectual, go-doer, motivated, high-society born, the V.P. nomination n the election of 1901 under McKinley. |
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| What sort of President was Theodore Roosevelt? |
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| He assumed the Presidency after McKinley's assasination, created Panama Canal, gave Panama Indepence, sent the "Great White Fleet" on a world tour, and known as the "Truth Buster". |
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| What was the Great White Fleet? |
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| Who sent the "Great White Fleet" around the world? |
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| Why did the Great White Fleet go around the world? |
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| To Impress Japan and intimidate major world powers without offending the Japanese. |
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| What events increased U.S. eagernessto build a trans-ishmian canal? |
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| Not being able to move naval forces during the Spanish-American war in an efficient time span. |
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| What U.S. president took the lead in acquiring such a canal? |
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| What was the U.S. role in helping Panama? |
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| The U.S. Navy blocked Columbian military personnel's acess from Panama's coast. |
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| Why did Panama need the U.S. assistance? |
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| Panama wanted to gain independence from Columbia and be able to keep all future canal profits for itself. |
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In the Election of 1908 who won and what party did he belong to?
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| William H. Taft, Republican Party |
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In the Election of 1912, who was the Republican candidate?
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In the Election of 1912, who was the Democratic candidate?
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| In the Election of 1912, who was the Progressive Party candidate? |
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| In the Election of 1912 what was the nickname of the progressive party? |
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| Who won the election of 1912 and become president? |
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| What major threats to peace and freedom existed in the late 1930s? |
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| What was the U.S. response to the outbreak of World War II in Europe? |
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| Stay neutral and out of the war |
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| What were the provisions of the Neutrality Acts? |
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| Banned the sell of all goods to belligerents and prevented American travel on Belligerent ships |
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| What was the Cash and Carry policy? |
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| American allies could buy arms but had to purchase in cash and carry on their own ships, Americans wouldn't transport the goods. |
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| What was the Bases-for-Destroyers deal? |
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| In September 1940, America gave Britain 50 old destroyers in exchange for 99 year leases on 9 British naval Bases. A step toward the US entering the war. |
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