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-Chinese immigrated to the West after news of the gold rush hit China.
-Chinese ended up with menial paying jobs.
-Chinese suffered culterual and social misgivings.
-1882, Chinese Exclusion Act was passed that prohibited Chinese immigration. |
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-Before 1869, policy was to move Natives west.
-New policy shaped by William Sherman emerged after 1869.
-Reduce Natives to helpless state, make them dependent on whites.
-Large army sent out to implement policy. |
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| American Native Reform Movement. |
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-Created in opposition of government's policy.
-Reformers wanted Native Americans to be full members of American society.
-Reformers felt American Native culture was obstacle. |
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| Transportation Revolution |
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-Railroads emerged as dominate mode of transportation.
-Helped discover West.
-Integrated national market.
-connected east and west.
-Helped big business. |
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-Farmers created granges in midwest and west in protest of railroad prices.
-Had to regulate the railroad prices for farmers.
-Sherman Antitrust Act passed to stop one company from creating monopoly. |
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| American Federation of Labor |
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-"New unionism", only hired skilled workers.
-Bring stability and order back to labor unions.
-Get employers to recognize unions.
-Seek improved benefits. |
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-Mass political politics led to government jobs handed out as reqards (spoils system)
-Mugwumps pushed for civil service reform.
-Garfield's assassination led to civl service reform.
-Pendleton civil service act were competitive examinations provided for prospective federal employees. |
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-Advised blacks not to worry about political and social equality.
-Advised blacks to get industrial education and work toward economic progress.
-political and social equality would come with money and education.
-position appealed to most whites. |
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| China and the Open Door Policy |
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-America business leaders saw huge economic potential.
-US requested all nations to allow access into China
-1899 Chinese nationalists rebelled against foreign involvement
-Great powers accepted terms. |
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-Open diplomacy
-Freedom of seas
-Reduction of arms
-ending colonialism
- National self-determination
-forming of league of nations |
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-Germany not invited to participate
-Central Powers forced to give up colonies
-Reparations imposed in Germany
-by League of Nations |
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-"New" immigration resumed after war in large numbers
-Many were large socialists
-lead to fear of Communism and Red Scare in 1919
-National Origin Acts passed -- established European immigration quotas based on nationality |
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-enforced prohibition impossible without suppressing personal liberty
-Compliance would have to be voluntary
-allowed organized crime to flourish
-1933 Prohibition repealed |
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-Socialist economy
-Totalitarian government
-Place rights of states over rights of individual
-Used militarism to achieve goals |
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-Passed to keep America out of the war
-Nations at war could not buy ammunition
-Nations at war could not borrow money from banks
-Nations at war were restricted to cash and carry trade |
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| New Frontier Foreign Policy |
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-JKF criticized on Ike's policy (too much reliance on nukes)
-Increased traditional defense spending
-Developed flexible response theory
-US responded would be proportional to soviet action |
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-Blacks migrated to cities, leaving rural areas behind
-1964 war on poverty launched
-Acts created to help development, housing and education
-Social security expanded |
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| Zenith of civil Rights Movement |
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-Freedom Summer of 1964, Norther whites went to Mississippi to register blacks to vote; ended in violence
-Civil Rights Act of 1964, ended segregation in public places.
-Affirmative Action applied to government positions
-Ended funding in segregated schools |
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-black militancy based on techniques of Marcus Garvey
-Stokely Carmeachal stressed black unity, self determination, and self identity
-Jesse Jackson promoted pressure politics
-Malcolm X preached black nationalism |
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| Revival of Women's Rights |
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-Women victimized ideals they were best suited to be wife and mother.
-Women were underutilized recourse
-Feminism revived in 1970's
-1972 Equal Rights Amandment passed in congress, but fell 3 states short. |
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