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Ch. 7.3 Politics during the gilded age.The Gilded Age-Gilded means "to be covered with gold" means looked great, but really wasn't.1850's. the civil service age. The emergence of the political machines. time when cities experienced rapid growth. the political machine.vocab: graft- the illegal use of political influence for personal gain.the kickback system; political machines were stealing money from people and "kick it back" to other people. they would try to get them to not investigate them by giving them money.-What was the political machine and what did they do for a city?An organized group that controls all activities of a political party in a city. offered services to voters and businesses in exchange for political or financial support. after the civil war political machines took over local governments (were buying peoples votes. gave them jobs if they'd vote for them) organized like a pyramid. top-city bosses. base-local workers and captains. ward bosses and city bosses worked together. there were many immigrants. machines were helping the immigrants a lot to get their loyalty.-Tell me about Boss Tweed and the Tweed Ring.Boss Tweed:born in 1823. By 1852 he began to build a power base in Tammany and then was elected into the Democratic Party. Was elected in 1876 for governor of New York and nearly won presidency in the Electoral College. Died in jail in 1878. Tweed and his assistants stole millions of dollars from city treasurer(between 30 and 200 million) Escaped from prison in 1875 and fled to Europe.Tweed Ring Scandal:Defrauded the city, openly bought votes, encouraged judicial corruption, and controlled New York policies.-What caused all this corruption in government?Dishonest people like Tweed. Patronage/Spoils system(giving people a government job but people only wanted to steal money from the government.)-What laws came about to reform government?Rutherford B. Hayes couldn't convince the congress to support reform.Chester A. Arthur was a stalwart and Chester was shot by a guy that didn't like the idea of reform.When Arthur heard about the shooting, he changed to a reformer from a stalwart.-Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland and William Mckinley were all presidents during the late 1800's. Were they a reform president or a status quo president?Ch. 8.1:-What advances in science and technology help solve urban problems?Ch. 8.2:-How did education change in the late 1800's and early 1900's?Ch. 8.3:-What laws and restrictions were put on African-Americans and other minorities after Reconstruction ended?-Explain the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson.Ch. 8.4:-Explain what people did for entertainment in the late 1800's and early 1900's.Ch. 9.1-Define the Progressive Era and why it started(goals).-What is prohibition? Why did people want prohibition to come about? What tactics were used to bring about prohibition?-Describe the impact aid organizations had on our country.-What did the 18th Amendment do and why did people want it?-What is socialism? How was it started in the United States?-What/who were muckrakers and what impact did they have on our country?-What did local government do to reform itself during the Progressive Era?-What did businesses do to bring better efficiency to their business?-What did the progressives do to make the workplace safer?-What did the progressives do to help end or reduce child labor?-What did progressives do to help workers reduce the number of hours they had to work?-What did progressives do to bring about better wages for workers?-What did progressives do to make our country more democratic?-What did the 17th Amendment do?Ch. 9.2-Describe the major social changes that affected women during the Progressive Era.-Describe women's push for suffrage(voting) and the passing of the 19th Amendment.-Describe some women who were leaders in the push for suffrage and temperance.Ch. 9.3-Describe the major accomplishments of Teddy Roosevelt as President.-Square Deal-Breaking up strikes-Regulating railroads-Regulating food and drugs-Conservation-Civil RightsCh.9.4-Describe the major accomplishments and problems of William Howard Taft's presidency-Payne-Aldrich Tariff-Land disputes-Breaking up trusts-You will have to look elsewhere for some other accomplishments as the book is limited-Break-up of the Republican Party-Describe the outcome of the 1912 Presidential Election.Ch. 9.5-Describe the major accomplishments/issues of Woodrow as President.-Breaking up trusts-Underwood Tariff-16th Amendment-Federal Reserve System-Limits to Progressivism under Wilson
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