US History Midterm Study Guide General Government: 1. What were the Articles of Confederation? 2. Explain the roles of the three branches of the US government play? 3. Explain the political concept of Federalism 4. Be able to differentiate between Dual Federalism & Cooperative Federalism (cake?) 5. What purpose does the Bill of Rights serve? 6. Identify the two houses of Congress and the term length of each. 7. What percentage of Congress has to vote to override a veto
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Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American who lived during the 19th century. Carnegie was an industrialist who played a pivotal role in the expansion of the American steel industry. Although he sometimes used methods that hurt the people to make profit ‚ Carnegie contributed to America’s growth as a nation economically because he connected different parts of America by building bridges and railroads and he helped cities to grow by building modern structures such as skyscrapers. Carnegie was born in
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APUSH - Cornwell FEB 16-24‚ 2011 1. INDUSTRIAL AMERICA in the LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY • Corporate consolidation of industry • Effects of technological development on the worker and workplace • Labor and unions • National politics and influence of corporate power • Migration and immigration: changing face of the nation • Proponents and opponents of the new order (e.g. “Social Darwinism and Social Gospel”) AMSCO pp. 333-347 (CH 17) EV pp. 543-573 (CH 18) ESSENTIAL
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Chris Schiller Mr. Fisher History 7-2 April 3‚ 2013 Carnegie and Frick Essay During America’s Gilded Age‚ several industrial giants influenced the economic and political destiny of America with their wealth and power. Among these were Andrew Carnegie‚ immigrant steel tycoon of Pittsburgh and one of the richest Americans ever‚ and Henry Clay Frick‚ who built Pittsburgh’s coke industry and created one of the grandest private art collections ever in his New York mansion. These two men had tremendous
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obstacles i n his way. Many people say that he is a “self-made man” because he was not born into wealth he rose to it. The bad things that people had to say about him mostly came from the actions he did or did not take during the time of the 1892 Homestead Strike. Many people thought that even though he did want his employees to save their jobs by joining the union he still took part in locking out workers and discouraging them by using thugs to scare the people who were on
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In 1892‚ one of the most violent labor strikes in United States history took place in one of his factories (McNamara). Carnegie and his partner Henry Frick wanted to lower the wages at a steel plant in Homestead‚ Pennsylvania. The workers at these plants dealt with 12 hour shifts‚ a seven day work week with seldom days off. A majority of the workers at this
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Unit 7 Review Sheet Accomplishments/Failures of Progressive Era: Passed reforms regarding Farmers and the Union workers. BUT no legislation regarding African Americans and racism. TR almost did w/ Booker T but received bad reviews from public. AFL (goals/tactics): Led by Samuel Gompers; an alliance of skilled workers in craft unions; concentrated on brea-and-butter issues such as higher wages‚ shorter hours‚ and better working conditions. Aligned w/ Democratic Party under Wilson. Alfred Mahan
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From 1875 to 1900 the United States was experiencing the free enterprise associated with the Gilded Age. This was the day of big business’s and “Captains’ of Industry.” Due to almost no government regulation‚ corruption was a recurring problem that Labor Unions tried to tackle. Despite good intentions‚ Labor unions were mostly unsuccessful in improving the position of workers during this time period because of their inability to organize successfully‚ the power of the employer‚ and the negative public
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Andrew Carnegie: Friend or Foe "The Gospel of Wealth" has been called "the most famous document in the history of American philanthropy. It described the responsibility of distribution of wealth by the new upper class of the self made rich. The main point of Carnegie’s essay was the danger of allowing large sums of money to be passed into the hands of people or organizations that were not capable of dealing with money adequately. His solution was for the wealthy entrepreneur to
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Tariff 5. Mary Elizabeth 6. National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry 7. Frederick Jackson Turner 8. Chief Joseph 9. Black Hills War 10. Helen Hunt Jackson 11. Dawes Severalty Act 12. Mary Baker Eddy 13. Homestead Act 14. Safety Valve Act 15. Richard Hofstadter 16. McKinley Tariff 17. Benjamin Harrison 18. Thomas Reed 19. Dependent and Disability Pensions Act 20. Grover Cleveland 21. Sherman Silver Purchase Act 22. Depression
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