APUSH Midterm: 1861-1900 Short Answer 1. Presidential Reconstruction • “Reconstruction” = restoring the Union‚ bringing the states back together‚ NOT fixing the South • The idea that‚ because the South never really “left‚” it’s the President’s job‚ as opposed to the idea that Congress needs to readmit states that left • Also a reference to Johnson’s plan: after he became President‚ he came up with his own plan and went ahead with it without Congress • Johnson gave pardons to everyone‚ abandoned
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helped change big business‚ improved the lives of immigrants and took down unfair politics. Progressives helped improve the nation by improving big business. The American Nation in the Modern Era‚ talks about the new beliefs of big business owners. Robber barons‚ industrial captains that made money off of cheating the public‚ came up with new strategies to make money‚ trick the citizens‚
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Feige Gornish 12B History Research Paper Mrs. Mittelman February 7‚ 2012 Social Darwinism: The Best Approach? During and after the Gilded Age‚ because of the great changes of Industrialization‚ the American government’s involvement in regulating the business world was a hotbed of controversial debate. Some felt that the way to achieve greater economic and social growth and to fix society’s problems was through Social Darwinism and Individualism. Social Darwinism was a theory‚ that what a man
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be characterized as captains of industry. Amongst them was Andrew Carnegie the owner of steel works company and J. Pierpont Morgan a seminal financiers. Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25‚ 1835. He began his career around 1870. During 1872 Carnegie traveled to London and was introduced to the new Bessemer methods of producing steel. he soon returned to the United States to create a million dollar steel plant. by 1800 Carnegie started to produce 10‚000 tons of steel a month. He accumulated
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How were workers treated unfairly by their laborers in the late 19th century? Outside Information- Horizontal integration Vertical integration Stock watering Robber Barron Captain of industry Rockefeller Carnegie Vanderbilt Mellon Gould Wall Street Great southwestern railroad strike of 1886 Child labor Lockout Rebates Pool Trust Bessemer Process Yellow dog contracts Blacklist Injunction Black Friday Doc A. – American Federation Of Labor Doc S: There is a gap between
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3. Did Yellow Journalism cause the Spanish-American War? 4. Were women in the “Wild West” isolated and trapped in loveless controlling marriages? 5. Was John D. Rockefeller a “Robber Baron”? 6. Were the “Robber Barons” a necessity for westward expansion? 7. Did “Boss” Tweed corrupt post-Civil War New York? 8. Did the Progressives fail? 9. Was Manifest Destiny necessary for U
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Ch. 24 1. Leland Stanford- He was one of the "Big Four" who backed the Central Pacific Railroad. He was the ex-governor of California with useful political connections. 2. Collis P. Huntington- He was one of the "Big Four" who was an adept lobbyist. 3. James J. Hill- He created the Great Northern railroad and was the greatest railroad builder of all time. 4. Cornelius Vanderbilt- He was the head of New York Central railroad and he financed successful western railroads. 5. Jay Gould-
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IDA TARBELL-Ida was an intelligent student and after leaving Allegheny College‚ Meadville‚ she found employment as a teacher at Poland Union Seminary in Poland‚ Ohio. Her main desire was to work as a writer and after two years teaching she began working for Theodore Flood‚ editor of The Chautauquan. Flood quickly realised her talent and in 1886 she was appointed managing editor. A job she did for the next eight years. Ida Minerva Tarbell (November 5‚ 1857 – January 6‚ 1944) was an American teacher
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shown appalling treatment‚ receiving little pay and no benefits. Through their fraudulently deceitful dealings‚ these men stole from the government‚ the people and the culture of America. The industrial leaders of the late 19th century were true robber barons. The millionaire moguls used their money to influence the political system and swindle the American public. They bought votes for politicians who would support their underhanded dealings and gave money to officials who would "look the other way"
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Andrew Carnegie * Scottish immigrant * 1870s: started steel mill in Pittsburgh * Used latest technology to improve efficiency * Used vertical integration * Carnegie Steel controlled every phase of steel production process (from mining iron ore‚ to RR’s‚ to mills) * By 1900‚ Carnegie Steel produced more steel than entire country of Britain * Sold Carnegie Steel for $400 million in 1900 * Philanthropy and his attitude toward wealth (read Carnegie doc on
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