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History study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What were the areas set aside for American Indians Called? | Reservations |
| What were 3 areas of production the US overtook the European production levels during this time? | Steel, Iron & Coal |
| Who controlled the steel monopoly? | Andrew Camegies |
| What breed of cattle was most popular in the western ranch? | Texas Longhorn |
| Explain what a "Robber Baron is. | Used things like extortion |
| What were the 2 items white settlers introduced to the American Indians that changed their lifestyle before the war? | Horse, Iron, Steel tools changing transportation and the use of tools |
| what was the main animal of the great plains tribes survival? | Buffalo |
| In what way did the army impact food sources? | the army got food limiting how much civils had got |
| How did immigration change in the 2nd industrial revolution? | Imigrants were coming from Europe and Asia |
| What general was brought in to the deal with the "Indian problem" due to his background in physiologist warfare? | William Tecumseh Sherman |
| Explain Horizontail integration works and give an example of a monopoly the used this? | You but out completion til you have control of a single area of industry for example US STEEL |
| What is the significance of promontory Utah? | Its where the 1st transcontinental rail road was done |
| What was the government supposed to provide to the natives living on reservations what was the condition of this good a lot when it came | when food came it was moldy,spoiled and rotten |
| Explain how the Bessemer prosses changed the US? | He found a way to convert iron into steel on a large scale |
| Name 2 famous Leaders of the American indians? | Crazy horse and sitting bull |
| What was the Wizard of OZ really about? | a satircal story that made fun of the populist movement and everyone else in america |
| Who led the Us 7th cavalry at the battle of little big horn and what was the result of that battle? | George armstrong custer and they had to move out natives tribes from there home |
| Who controlled oil monopolies? | John Rockfeller |
| What does assimilation mean? Give at least 3 examples of how the Government tried to assimilate the natives people? | The process by which one society becomes a part of another more daminant society by natives - learned a new language - cutting there hair -Changing their names |
| In 1890 what did Congress make illigeal as a way to regulate big business? | They made trusts and monoplies |
| Give an example of how big business tried to justified the American economy and monopolies? | Social Darwinism or the 14th ammendment |
| Name 3 inventions and inventors from the 2nd industrial revolution | -Lightbulb; Thomas Edison -Telephone; Alexander graham bell -Airplane; Wright brothers |
| Who controled the railroad/ Shipping monopoly? | Cornelius Vanderbuilt |
| who doesn't get involved in the lassiez faire economy? | The US Government |
| What did workers form in order to demand better rights? | labor and trade unions |
| Explain Philanthropist and what it is? | A person who promotes welfare of others essentially by the generous donation of money to good cause |
| Explain the difference between capitalism and socialism? | Capitalism is privately owned or corporately owned economy socialism based on government rather than competition |
| Why was Kansas the location where many cattle were driven to during this time? | It was were the railroads were |
| Explain vertical integration give an example of a monopoly | You control all phases of production form the raw material to finished product an example is standard oil |
| Give 2 examples of how transcontinental railroads changed the US; | - faster transportion -Supplies were easy to ship |
| List 3 negatives of child labor: | -no age limits -no time limits -poor working conditions |
| What political movement was William jenning bryn associated with? | The populist party |
| How did people get rich during the mining boom without panning for gold or silver? | Providing service to miner and supplies |
| Explain what is a labor strike? | A mass employee stop in working to show they want change and they do this til there demands are meet |
| What are 3 key things that workers wanted changed? | -better pay -better working conditions - more time off |
| What was the Dawes act and what was the result of it? | It let the government to break up tribal land and give it to an natives individual meaning several lost lands because they choose not to assimilate |
| What happened to the wheat market in the 1890s due to bonanza farms and mass production of the crop? | It decrees price cause of overproduction and some people lost everything |
| What was the government act that provided grants of public lands to the states to support education and land grant collages? | The moral act |
| Explain what a trust/ monopoly is ? | Companies in related fields combine under the direction of a single board of trustees or owners |