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Unit 2 study guide
Unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Geronimo | He eluded capture by the U.S. Army, which hoped to place him on a reservation. |
| Chief Joseph | Nez Perce leader who said, "From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more fever. |
| Cooperative | A way for farmers to work together to cut costs and increase profits |
| Graft | Illegal or dishonest way of gaining money or political power |
| Patent | Protected an inventor's rights to make, use, or sell his or her invention |
| Social Darwinism | The theory that the "fittest" people, businesses, or nations would succeed, while the "unfit" would fail |
| Vertical Integration | A way to reduce production costs by owning businesses that provide the services and materials upon which an enterprise depends |
| Conspicuous Consumption | The lavish spending of money to impress others |
| Settlement Houses | Community centers that offered education, skills training, and cultural events |
| Jane Addams | Established Hull House and fought for women's rights |
| What did Sarah Winnemucca do? | she got the Paiute tribe to return to their homeland. |
| What did Secretary of State purchase in 1867? | Alaska |
| What reservation did the U.S. Army lead the Navajo to in 1864? | bosque redondo |
| What did inventions create for women? | Job opportunists |
| What is a Monopoly? | Where a company or business has complete or exclusive control. |
| What did the Sherman Antitrust Act outlaw? | the ability to outlaw monopolies and trust |
| Did the poor, working class Americans stay poor or get become middle class? | remained poor |
| What is Yellow Journalism? | sensationalist reporting |
| What did political bosses do to gain power and wealth? | they refused to associate with politicians, contracts, and kickbacks. |
| What did the Populist party fight for? | immigration restriction, ownership of railroads, and voting reforms. |
| Did railroad owners agree with the Interstate Commerce Act? | they liked it. |
| What did the United States government do with most of the treaties that they made with Native Americans? | They broke them because since they broke them they got rid of them |
| What did American laborers do to fight for better working conditions? | Labor strives |
| What did the Civil Service Commission do? | they wanted the merit. |
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