History 2020, United States History 2
Lecture 2:
The Gilded Age and Progressive Era
The Gilded Age
A. Characteristics of the Gilded Age and Capitalism:
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B. Conceptions of Laissez-faire and Class Warfare:
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The Gilded Age
C. Defending the Gilded Age (Herbert Spencer):
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D. William Graham Sumner:
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The Gilded Age
E. Andrew Carnegie:
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The Gilded Age
F. Russell Conwell:
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G. The Gilded Age:
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Growth of Cities
A. Growth and Population:
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B. Quality of Life:
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Reaction
A. Socialism:
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B. Communism:
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C. Anarchism:
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D. Labor Unions:
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Technological Innovation
A. Railroad:
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B. Barbed Wire:
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C. Telephone:
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Technological Innovation
D. Edison and the Phonograph:
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Technological Innovation
E. Edison’s Electric Light System:
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F. Henry Ford’s Automobile:
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Technological Innovation
G. Other Late 19th/Early 20th Century Innovations:
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Leisure and Sport
A. Evolution of Leisure:
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B. Evolution of American Sport:
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C. Importance of Sport as History:
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Early American Sport
A. Early Sports:
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B. Football:
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C. Basketball:
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Baseball
A. Origins:
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B. Doubleday and Cartwright:
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C. Evolution of Clubs:
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D. Leagues:
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Era of Stalemate
A. Definition:
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B. The Presidency:
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C. Political Parties:
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D. Judiciary:
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Judicial Revolution of 1890
A. Definition/Mugler v. Kansas:
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B. US v. Knight:
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C. Plessy v. Ferguson:
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Election of 1880
A. Era of Stalemate:
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B. Spoils and Merit Systems:
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C. Characteristics of 1880:
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D. Aftermath of the Election:
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Election of 1884
A. Grover Cleveland:
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B. James G. Blaine:
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C. Controversy:
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D. Mugwumps and Burchard:
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Elections of 1888 and 1892
A. 1888 and the Harrison Administration:
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B. Election of 1892:
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The Second Cleveland Administration
A. Interesting Facts about Grover Cleveland:
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B. The Silver Issue and Depression of 1893:
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C. Coxey’s Army:
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The Second Cleveland Administration:
A. Pullman Palace Car Company and Pullman, Illinois:
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B. Strike:
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Election of 1896
A. William McKinley:
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B. William Jennings Bryan:
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C. Cross of Gold:
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D. Results:
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The Progressive Era
A. Progressivism:
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B. Common Progressive Reforms/Aims:
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C. John Dewey and Education:
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The Progressive Era
D. Lester Frank Ward:
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E. Henry George and the Single Tax:
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The Progressive Era
F. Ethical Elite:
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G. Booker T. Washington:
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H. W. E. B. Du Bois:
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National Reform
A. Income Tax:
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B. Direct Election of Senators:
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C. Prohibition:
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National Reform
D. Women’s Suffrage:
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E. Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire:
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F. RMS Titanic:
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G. Muckrakers:
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McKinley
A. Erdman Act:
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B. Hawaii:
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C. Election of 1900:
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D. Intervention into Cuba and McKinley:
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McKinley
E. USS Maine:
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F. Spanish American War:
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Theodore Roosevelt
A. Assassination of William McKinley:
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B. Early Characteristics and Political Career:
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Theodore Roosevelt
D. Panama Canal:
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E. Election of 1904:
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F. Domestic Policy and the Square Deal:
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Theodore Roosevelt
G. Diplomacy and Imperialism:
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G. Russo-Japanese War:
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Election of 1912
A. Election of 1908 and William Howard Taft:
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B. Bull Moose:
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C. Election Results:
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Election of 1912
A. Underwood Tariff:
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B. Federal Reserve:
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