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Chapter 18
U,S, History since 1865
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Undergraduate 3
09/04/2014

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Grover Cleveland
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stressed tariffs in 1888 election against Benjain Harrison; won popular vote but lost eletoral
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Benjamin Harrison
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won 1888 election against Grover Cleveland
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Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr
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founded Hull House- a settlement home in Chicago that sought to end poverty, disease, and political corruption
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Tenement Life
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stench manure, open sewers, teeming sidewalks, smoke from factories
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The New Immigration
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New immigrants were from countriside to city and from southern and eastern europe into cities and had cultures and values that clashed with others.
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Tweed Ring
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political machine of the era who used his influence to gain large city contracts for his associates and supporters; brought down quickly, but provided a lot of jobs for area
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Political boss
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an interlocking system in politics of oprations in each ward that ward to deliver votes for their party at conventions
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Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
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barred Chinese entry into U.S. for 10 years
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Homer A. Plessy & Plessy vs. Ferguson
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Plessy= 1/8 black, boarded a train and was asked to move because he was in a white cart, but he refused and was arrested.
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Homestead Strike
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Happened at Carnige's steel plant; wages were cut and there was no negotiations for skilled workers. Law enforcement had to break up the resulting strike
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National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
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1 woman, 1 vote
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Captain Alfred T. Mahan
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Captian of U.S. navy wrote Influence of Seapower; wanted U.S. to seek global greatness though sea power and was concerned about trade
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Sherman Antitrust Act
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made it illegal for companies to seek a monopoly on a product or service, or form cartels.
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Farmers' Alliance
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formed in 1880's and had 1 million members. Ran papers at national and state level, larger areas and speakers, and more intent on make political impact.
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Grange 1870's
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First farmer group organized; nonpolitical party, but almost 1 million members

More social than political.
Realized that venting and feasting wasn't changing anything and that they needed political power 

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James Weaver
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Ran for populist party in presidential election of 1892. He was first 3 party candidate to get 1 million votes
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Populist Party

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Intersted in free coinage of silver
This put rich vs. poor, NE vs SE, have vs. havenots

Farmers thought wasn't enough money in circulation 

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Populist Party goal 2
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Wanted federal regulation of railroads because individual railroads were charging whatever they wanted for shipping farmers goods and farmers were at their mercy
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Populist Party goal 3
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Populists wanted direct election of US senators instead of state legislators picking them and elected men from the same families
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Populist party goal 4
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Wanted a subtreasury plan to regulate prices for farm goods. Goods would stay stored until there was a demand for them, but this was never passed
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