1. Was the Spanish American War in fact a "splendid little war"? What was splendid about it? Yes it was in fact a “splendid little war”. There were a few things that made the Spanish American Was receive that nickname. The war lasted only 115 days and the death outcome was far less than any other war. The United States gained Puerto Rick as well as Guam and other islands in the pacific. In the book it stated that “If ever there were a good war‚ it was the Spanish-American war. The war ended with
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What is a monopoly? A monopoly is exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market‚ or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. A perfect example of a monopoly was Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company from 1870-1911. The company was later found to have been an illegal monopoly because it drove out all the other competitors to become the only standard oil company‚ allowing complete control over charges for oil. This paper will discuss the economy in
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economy continued to be based on natural resources. | Population Change | This rapid growth of a manufacturing economy created a need for workers. Cities in the Northeast became destinations for the immigrants that came to the United States. By 1870 about 15 percent of the U.S. population was
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Clause. Fifteenth Amendment * prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen’s "race‚ color‚ or previous condition of servitude" (for example‚ slavery). It was ratified on February 3‚ 1870. Black Codes * The Black Codes were laws in the United States after the Civil War with the effect of limiting the civil rights and civil liberties of blacks. Even though the
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Immigrants‚ including Chinese‚ Irish‚ German‚ and Scandinavian immigrants‚ as well as displaced rural workers‚ flooded urban areas in the hopes of finding employment. The railroad industries captained mainly by Andrew Carnegie and Cornelius Vanderbilt welcomed these immigrants with thousands of job openings. The railroad industry was not the only industry that provided many jobs for these people. Rockefeller’s oil industry also provided many jobs for the unemployed. As is shown in Document I‚
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corporations that either thrived or died. The ones who did manage to make it big‚ many of whom were owners of the major railroads‚ factory bosses‚
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The Social Impact of Industrialization (consequences) I. Background II. The Impact of Unchecked Industrialization A. New Products and Greater Access - Made life easier - Railroads made it easier to transport goods and made it available nationwide - Made it easier to do business (electricity allowed for business elsewhere) - Prices were lowered as goods became more accessible B. Rise of Monopolies - Americans at the time found it hard to compete with big name companies -
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segregation on public transportation. The Union League was an organization laced with the Republican party. Thousands of southern blacks became a part of the Union League and the majority of black voters‚ that were eligible‚ registered to vote. By 1870‚ all people that were formerly from the Confederacy had been put back into the Union and most of them were also under the control of the Republican Party. In 1868 and 1869‚ they drafted their new state constitutions and were a big improvement over
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countries. Modern transportation impacted the trade market greatly. Countries needed a cheap‚ fast way to get goods from place to place. Because of railroads‚ the availability of manufactured goods and foods increased. The fourth most trade market was the British Empire‚ circa 1870‚ with 21% of global output of trade. The British Empire was where the railroad was created‚ thus making it the first country
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they moved to America. He soon found a job as a bobbin boy at a cotton factory where he only earned $1.20 a week. He also worked as a messenger in a telegraph office and secretary and telegraph operator for the superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1859‚ Carnegie made investments in a variety of businesses.
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