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What were the causes and effects of Industrialization in the Gilded Age?
Causes: technological advancements, abundant resources, and government policies. Effects: economic growth, urbanization, inequality, and social problems.
What were the causes and effects of Laissez-faire capitalism?
Causes: belief in individual freedom and limited government. Effects: economic growth, monopolies, and exploitation of workers.
What were the causes and effects of Muckraking journalism?
Causes: corruption and social ills. Effects: public outrage, demand for reform, and passage of progressive legislation.
What were the causes and effects of Political corruption in the Gilded Age?
Causes: Laissez-faire, rapid industrialization, and urbanization. Effects: Inefficiency, social inequality, and distrust of government.
What were the causes and effects of the Social Gospel Movement?
Causes: poverty, inequality, and a desire to apply Christian ethics to social problems. Effects: creation of charities and support for progressive reforms.
What were the causes and effects of the Progressive Movement?
Causes: problems of the Gilded Age, muckraking journalism, and social activism. Effects: political, economic, and social reforms.
What were the causes and effects of Women's suffrage movement?
Causes: desire for equal rights and political participation. Effects: passage of the 19th Amendment and increased political influence for women.
What were the causes and effects of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
Causes: public concern about monopolies and their power. Effects: attempt to break up monopolies, though initially weak.
What were the causes and effects of the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act?
Causes: muckraking journalism and public outcry over unsafe products. Effects: increased government regulation and consumer protection.
What were the causes and effects of the creation of the Federal Reserve System?
Causes: instability in the banking system. Effects: more stable banking system and regulation of monetary policy.
What is the definition of Laissez-faire?
A policy of minimal government intervention in the economy.
What is the definition of Muckrakers?
Journalists who exposed corruption and social problems during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.
What is the definition of Settlement houses?
Community centers providing services to the poor, often run by middle-class women.
What is the definition of Pragmatism?
Philosophical movement focusing on practical application of ideas, rejecting abstract theory.
What is the definition of Initiative?
A process that allows citizens to propose legislation by gathering signatures on a petition.
What is the definition of Referendum?
A process that allows citizens to vote directly on proposed legislation.
What is the definition of Recall?
A process that allows citizens to remove an elected official from office before the end of their term.
What is the definition of Trusts?
Large business combinations that sought to establish monopolies.
What is the definition of Political Machines?
Corrupt political organizations that controlled city politics through patronage and bribery.
What is the definition of Social Gospel Movement?
A religious movement that emphasized social responsibility and helping the poor.
Who was Andrew Carnegie?
A steel magnate who dominated the industry during the Gilded Age.
Who was John D. Rockefeller?
An oil magnate who founded Standard Oil and controlled much of the oil industry.
Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt?
A railroad tycoon who consolidated several railroad lines.
Who was Ida Tarbell?
A muckraker who exposed the corrupt practices of Standard Oil.
Who was Upton Sinclair?
A muckraker who wrote 'The Jungle,' exposing unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry.
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
A Progressive president known for trust-busting and conservation efforts.
Who was W.E.B. DuBois?
A civil rights activist and co-founder of the NAACP.
Who was Cardinal James Gibbons?
An advocate for immigrants and workers' rights during the Gilded Age.
Who was Edward Bellamy?
Author of 'Looking Backward,' a utopian socialist novel.
Who was Dwight Moody?
A Christian evangelist during the Gilded Age.