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Union Leagues
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Union Leagues | Any of the associations originally organized in the North to inspire loyalty to the Union cause during the American Civil War. During Reconstruction, they spread to the South to ensure Republicans of support among newly enfranchised blacks. |
| Union Pacific Railroad Company | a historic American rail corporation created by the Pacific Railway Act of 1862 to build the eastern half of the nation's first transcontinental railroad |
| United States v. E.C. Night Comapny (1895) | A case in which the Court found that the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was constitutional, but can only regulate interstate commerce and not intrastate commerce. |
| United States v. Cruikshank (1876) | United States v. Cruikshank (1876) is a landmark Supreme Court decision that ruled the U.S. Bill of Rights did not apply to private actors or state governments, severely weakening federal protections for African Americans during the Reconstruction Era. |
| Vanderbuilt Ball (1883) | It marked the moment "new money" industrial fortunes successfully forced their way into the highest ranks of established New York high society. The dazzling success of the ball proved that staggering industrial wealth could override traditional bloodline |
| vaudeville | A theatrical genre of variety entertainment consisting of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill |
| Venezuela Crisis | The Venezuelan Boundary Dispute officially began in 1841, when the Venezuelan Government protested alleged British encroachment on Venezuelan territory. In 1814, Great Britain had acquired British Guiana (now Guyana) by treaty with the Netherlands.asserte |
| vertical/horizontal intergration | Vertical integration happens when a company buys or controls businesses at different stages of the supply chain. Horizontal integration happens when a company buys or merges with a competitor or a similar business operating at the same stage of the supply |
| Wade-Davis Bill | a strict 1864 congressional plan for reconstructing the South that required 50% of a state's white male voters to swear a past loyalty oath before rejoining the Union.Key Provisions |
| Waldorf-Astoria | invented modern luxury hospitality and served as a central social and political landmark for over a century |