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- american military strategy in world war two to slowly claim territory across the pacific, leading to the eventual defeat of japan
- political ideology that stresses people's membership in a nation
- the practice of allowing investors to purchase a stock for only a fraction of its price and borrow the rest at high interest rates
- the movement of african americans from the south to the industrial centers of the northeast and the midwest
- the resolution to world war one that squarely blamed germany by demanding billions in reparations and destroying german military infrastructure
- known as the steel king; he integrated every phase of his steel-making operation. he pioneered "vertical integration" to improve efficiency by controlling the quality of the product at all stages of the production and eliminating the middleman
- patterns of movement across the country, including waves of new immigrants and formerly enslaved people moving toward urban centers
- united states supreme court decision supporting the legality of Jim Crow laws that permitted or required separate but equal facilities for blacks and whites.
- an organized group of workers that use collective bargaining to improve working conditions
- a violent strike in pittsburgh over a decision to cut wages by nearly 20%. this strike ended with the destruction of the amalgamated association of iron and steel workers, one of the largest unions at the time.
- a labor protest rally in chicago turned into a riot after someone threw a bomb at police. at least eight people died as a result of the violence that day. despite a lack of evidence against them, eight radical labor activists were convicted in connection with the bombing
- the age between the civil war and world war one when the american economy grew rapidly and individuals were able to use monopolies to amass great wealth
- a nonviolent strike that brought down the railway system in most of the west over wages. president cleveland shut it down because it was interfering with mail delivery
- a novel by upton sinclair that revealed gruesome details about the meat packing industry in chicago
- the railroad owner who built a railway connecting chicago and new york. he popularized the use of steel rails in his railroad, which made railroads safer and more economical
- the idea that the wealthy and powerful were naturally superior and deserved their success
- a positive name for wealthy business owners during the gilded age, implying that they helped the united states become strong through their business pursuits
- a man who started from meager beginnings and eventually created an oil empire. in ohio in 1870 he controlled 95% of all of the refineries in the united states
- when writers sought to expose corruption in big businesses and government
- a banker who financed the reorganization of railroads, insurance companies, and banks. he bought out carnegie and in 1901 started the united states steel corporation