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Industrial Era
a period when advances in steel production, electricity and petroleum caused a series of innovations that changed society. -
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Civil War
fought over slavery -
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Reconstruction Era
reunite nation
rebuild south- economy infostructure
protect freedmen civil rights -
13th Admendment
abolished slavery -
14th Admendment
grants citizenship to the freedmen -
15th Admendment
granted African American men the right to vote. -
Tariff
a tax on Imports to keep Americans buying American goods -
7 Factors Of Industrial Growth
- natural resources
- Capital $$
- labor supply
- technology
- consumers
- transportation 7.goverment cooperation
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Laissez-faire
Hands off police -
Cornelius Vanderbuilt
Started in the shipping industry and eventually moved into the railroad business and became the wealthiest man in America -
J.D. Rockefeller
Created Standard Oil Company. by 1880 he controld 90% of the oil industry and was the nations first Billionaire -
Andrew Carnegie
He came from rags to riches and controlled 25% of the US steel production -
Social Drawinism
survive of the fittest -
Monopoly
exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market -
Patent
A government-issued document that protects an investor's exclusive right to profit from his/her invention for a set period of time. -
16th Admendment
Congress can collect taxes -
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Progressive Era
was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States -
Upton Sinclair
He wrote ¨The Jungle¨ about the harsh meat packaging process -
Eugene Debs
He embraced socialism -
William Jennings Bryan
Was the populist candidate lost to William Mckinnley -
Gifford Pinchct
Chief of the United States Forest Service -
17th Amendment
Election of Senators -
18th Amendment
Prohibition of Alcohol -
19th Amendment
Women's Sufferage -
Jane Addams
She is a reformer that founded the Hull House in Chicago. -
WW1 Central Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria -
WW1 Allied Powers
Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States. -
WW1 Casues
Millitarism Alliences imperisem Nationalism Extreme leaders -
WW1 Spark
WW1 sparked when the archduke heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by a member of the black hand.
