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Credit Moblier said that they would build a 1000km stretch of railroad for the government, got paid large sums of money and bribed people in government. Political
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400 Native Americans die, most of them women and children; part of the U.S. policy of fighting the Natives off to different locations. Minority.
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The American people begin to have victorian thinking and think that stuff equals wealth. Cultural.
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thsi organization was created originally to improve the poor people moraly, eventually helped out with natural disasters. Social.
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A very influential veteran lobby group who got veterans may things including higher pensions. Political
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Small labor union that focused on working within the system, and having no violence. Economic
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Going to Highschool and college become the normal for people who are getting educated, causing colleges to change their teachings. Social.
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Labor union that focused on workers that produce stuff and don't provide services. Economic.
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Allowed corruption in his office, also gave his friends jobs in the government. Presidential Election
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It was built by Central Pacific and Union Pacific, it helped connect the country together and allowed people to go from one end of nation to other. Social.
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Jim Fisk and Jay Gould try to corner the gold market, the government starts to sell gold again and ruins their plan. Economic.
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Gives the middle class the thinking that image is key and that women are the key to image, also gives the ideals of ornateness. Cultural.
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This womans only college provided women the chance to get the same education without being near men. Minority.
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"Boss" tweed used his power and influince to basically run New York, made $200million doing this and was able to rig gelections with this money (was exposed by a New York Times journalist). Economic
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With the invention of the lightbulb people could stay up later and have safer working conditions. Cultural.
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Department stores pop up in parts of the country and provide cheap products under one roof, many are ornate. Social.
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Allows people to travel within cities faster and causes cities to expand. Social.
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Provides intellectual stimulation for people that come to it; also includes talks that aren't intellectual. Social.
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This allowed women to work on sewing faster at home and also helped them get jobs in factories. Cultural.
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This gives Hawaiian goods a break from high U.S. tariffs; when taken away it prompts us to invade.
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Jim Crow Laws restricted black rights and even introduced the Grandfather clause in some states. Minority.
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With this invention people could talk to each other a cross the country
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Hayes restored respect to the government.
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Workers of the railroads retailiate by going on strike due to cutting of wages, military gets involved and hurts the economy for two weeks. Economic.
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Carlisle Indian School took Indian kids from there homes and tried to "Americanize" them. Minority
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The government incourages the killing of buffalo so that the Natives are weaker and easier to control. Minority.
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Picked a Stalwart as vice-president and then gets assasinated on July 2, 1881
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Passes laws that states that federal jobs are based on compitence not just connections.
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Doesn't allow the immigration of the Cinese into America because of public hatred of the chinese in Califarnia. Minority Group.
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Federal jobs based on competence, not "hook ups". Political
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He makes libraries for the public and helps spread his "Social Gospel" thinking. Cultural.
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He defends the gold standard, gets veteran pensions down, and tries to lower tariff but it fails horrible.
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Only skilled laborers could join and they focused on small victories (effective). Political.
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Droughts in summers, combined with horrible blizzards in the winter made crops scarce and cattle die (ended in 1897). Economic
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This act tried to stop monopolistic ways but ended up hurting unions, rarely enforced. Political
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Originaly was to help out Native American families, but lessens reservation land by a lot. Minority Group.
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He raises the tariff, but supports silver standard and also brings Republicans back into office.
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This allowed people to watch movies as a leasure activity and gave people some fun. Cultural.
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These settlement houses were social centers for the poor and advocated for womans rights; along with lessening child labor. Social.
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Delegates from the U.S. and central and South America meet to discuss western hemisphere problems; then, the U.S. adopts the "little sister"policy as protector.
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This book influinces the U.S. to increase there naval power and step up in world politics; also states that if we want colonies we need a navy.
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Allows government to purchase silver, leads to inflation , also is more of a hands on approach to government. Political.
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The highest tariff in U.S. history, so far, proved the governments protection of big buisness. Political
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Congress spends a billion dollars for the first time in american history, proves excess in America.
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Tries to get government to help out farmers more than corperations; they also infuince the Democrats to change a bit. Political
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Two U.S. marines get killed in bar brawl and the U.S. government makes the Chilean government pay the families of the disceased.
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Faces deficite, defends gold standard, and calls in J.P. Morgan to bailout government.
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This famous immigration island was used to turn back immigrants. Minority Group.
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Sherman Silver Purchase Act helps cause this as well as people draining gold from treasury.
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People begin to think modernly by riding bicycles and having useful housing spaces. Cultural.
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J.P. Morgan gives the government $30million in gold and saves the economy.
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Land dispute between Venezuela and Great Britian over gold carrying land, ends in an arbitration between the both in favor of Venezuela; ends up softening U.S. and British relations.
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Doesn't reform the government.
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This gave people some time to enjoy themselves and lightened peoples days. Social.
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Short four month war gave the U.S. control of Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippeans and spreads nationalism around the U.S.
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Spain agrees to give us Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba, and the Philippeans; except we don't give them their independance as promised.
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This U.S. policy on China allowed all powers to have open trade in China.