Gilded Age & Progressive Era FLASHCARD

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During what era was there an increase in corruption, big business, immigration, and urbanization?

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Gilded Age

Front

During the Gilded Age, there was an increase in ________________ and _________________ as people moved to U.S. cities looking for economic opportunities.

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Immigration / urbanization

Front

During the Gilded Age, the expansion of _________________________led to corruption in the government but also improvements in basic services and urban infrastructure.

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political machines

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Andrew Carnegie was an entrepreneur and a ______________ because he donated money to libraries and universities.

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philanthropist

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Which group of immigrants came to the U.S. as a result of famine and were discriminated against for being Catholic?

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Irish

Front

What innovation helped people settle the Great Plains and opened new markets in the west?

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Transcontinental Railroad

Front

This law was made to reduce competition for jobs on the West coast because it prohibited immigration from China?

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Chinese Exclusion Act

Front

Americans who were anti-immigration due to fear of losing jobs to immigrants were called -

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nativists

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This type of economic system during the Gilded Age allowed for the growth of big business and monopolies.

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Laissez-Faire

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What legislation allowed the government to regulate big business like railroads and prohibited monopolies? Options: Dawes Act & Homestead Act, Sherman Anti-Trust & Interstate Commerce Act, Pure Food & Drug Act & Chinese Exclusion Act, Civil Rights Act of 1964 & Voting Rights Act of 1965

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Sherman Anti-Trust & Interstate Commerce Act