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Unit 2
Study guide for Unit 2
Question | Answer |
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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 | An 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 | She established Hull House and fought for women's rights. |
What did Sarah Winnemucca do? | She was a Paiute reformer that called attention to the problems of American Indians. In 1880 she asked President Rutherford B. Hayes to allow the Paiute to return to their homelands. |
What did Secretary of State purchase in 1867? | Alaska |
What reservation did the U.S. Army lead the Navajo to in 1864? | They led the Navajo on the Long Walk which was a forced march to the Bosque Redondo Reservation in eastern New Mexico. |
What invention created new jobs for women? | The telegraph because it require operators. |
What is a Monopoly? | A business that has gained exclusive control of an industry. |
What did the Sherman Antitrust Act outlaw? | Trusts or monopolies that restrained trade. |
Did the poor, working class Americans stay poor or get become middle class? | They stayed poor. |
What is Yellow Journalism? | A new sensational style of reporting that included comic strips, advice columns, special women’s sections, and separate sports sections, fancy illustrations and photographs. |
What did political bosses do to gain power and wealth? | Political bosses managed the political machines and thus essentially the entire party. |
What did the Populist party fight for? | People’s Party; national political party formed in 1892 that supported a graduated income tax, bank regulation, government ownership of some companies, restrictions on immigration, shorter work days, and voting reform. |
Did railroad owners agree with the Interstate Commerce Act? | No |
What did the United States government do with most of the treaties that they made with Native Americans? | They broke them. |
What did American laborers do to fight for better working conditions? | They created unions. |
What did the Civil Service Commission do? | It was supposed to administer competitive examinations to those people seeking government jobs. |