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Compare the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor (AFL).
Knights of Labor: Included skilled and unskilled workers, broad goals. AFL: Focused on skilled workers, practical goals like wages and hours.
Compare Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois.
Washington: Advocated for economic self-improvement. Du Bois: Called for immediate civil rights and equality.
Compare Captains of Industry and Robber Barons.
Captains of Industry: Innovators, contributors to economic growth. Robber Barons: Exploiters of labor, manipulators of the market.
Compare the goals of the Populist Party and the Progressives.
Populists: Focused on farmers' issues, currency reform. Progressives: Broader social and political reforms, addressing industrialization's negative impacts.
Compare the approaches of settlement houses and the Social Gospel Movement.
Settlement Houses: Provided direct services to the poor and immigrants. Social Gospel Movement: Advocated for social reform based on Christian principles.
Compare the economic policies supported by farmers and industrialists.
Farmers: Supported low tariffs and free silver. Industrialists: Supported high tariffs and the gold standard.
Compare the government's response to the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 and the Pullman Strike of 1894.
In both strikes, the government sided with businesses and used force to suppress the strikes.
Compare the impact of the 14th and 15th Amendments on African Americans during the Gilded Age.
14th Amendment: Promised equal protection under the law, but was undermined by Plessy v. Ferguson. 15th Amendment: Guaranteed voting rights, but was restricted by poll taxes and literacy tests.
Compare the causes of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 and the Homestead Strike of 1892.
Great Railroad Strike: Wage cuts and poor working conditions on the railroads. Homestead Strike: Wage cuts and union busting at Carnegie's steel plant.
Compare the platforms of William Jennings Bryan and William McKinley in the Election of 1896.
Bryan: Supported free silver and policies favoring farmers and workers. McKinley: Supported the gold standard and policies favoring industry.
Who was John D. Rockefeller?
He dominated the oil industry with Standard Oil.
Who was Andrew Carnegie?
He dominated the steel industry and promoted philanthropy.
Who was Terrance Powderly?
Leader of the Knights of Labor.
Who was Samuel Gompers?
Founder of the American Federation of Labor (AFL).
Who was Booker T. Washington?
An African American leader who advocated for economic self-improvement.
Who was W.E.B. Du Bois?
An African American leader who called for immediate civil rights and equality.
Who was Jane Addams?
Founder of Hull House, a settlement house that provided services to immigrants and the poor.
Who was Boss Tweed?
A corrupt political boss who led Tammany Hall in New York City.
Who was William Jennings Bryan?
Democratic and Populist candidate who supported free silver in the Election of 1896.
Who was William McKinley?
Republican candidate who won the Election of 1896.
Causes and effects of the expansion of railroads?
Causes: Government subsidies, demand for transportation. Effects: Economic growth, westward expansion, increased demand for steel and coal.
Causes and effects of the Haymarket Riot?
Causes: Labor unrest, calls for an 8-hour workday. Effects: Decline of the Knights of Labor, increased anti-union sentiment.
Causes and effects of Plessy v. Ferguson?
Causes: Jim Crow laws, segregation. Effects: Legalized segregation, reinforced racial inequality.
Causes and effects of the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Causes: Anti-immigrant sentiment, economic competition. Effects: Restricted Chinese immigration, increased discrimination.
Causes and effects of the Pullman Strike?
Causes: Wage cuts, poor working conditions. Effects: Government intervention, suppression of labor unions.
Causes and effects of the Depression of 1893?
Causes: Railroad overbuilding, bank failures. Effects: Increased unemployment, social unrest, calls for currency reform.
Causes and effects of the Ocala Platform?
Causes: Farmer discontent, economic hardship. Effects: Influenced the Populist Party platform, called for government regulation.
Causes and effects of the Election of 1896?
Causes: Currency debate, economic depression. Effects: End of the Populist movement, Republican dominance.
Causes and effects of the rise of industrialization?
Causes: Natural resources, labor force, innovation. Effects: Economic growth, urbanization, social inequality.
Causes and effects of the Social Gospel Movement?
Causes: Poverty, social inequality. Effects: Social reform efforts, settlement houses, advocacy for workers' rights.