APUSH Period 6: Chapter 20

Political strategy of using the civil war to rally support

Post reconstruction era, filled with internal corruption but national growth

Only those who are qualified can hold a specific government position

Indian term for "Big Chiefs"

First attempt at limiting trusts, upset businesses

Unlimited coinage of silver, increases inflation, benefits farmers

South states vote uniamously for the Democrat presidential candidate

People vote to remove someone from office

People vote bills into law made by legistlature

Women cannot work 10+ hours a day in this court case

W.E.B. Du Bois reasons that a tenth of blacks have talent and can bring equality to all blacks

Rights for blacks, combatted racial discrimination

Aimed to join all workers into one big union, wants to overthrow capitalism

More federal intervention in economic and social affairs, Teddy Roosevelt

Federal Reserve System created

Amended the Sherman Antitrust Act, made it stricter

Writer who made major contribution to Populist party

Advocated for popularism and progressive courses

26th president, expanded executive powers, very popular

Jewish-American, wrote 'Other's People's Money and how Bankers use it", member of the Supreme Court, exposed issues w/ banking

Co-founded NAACP, civil rights activist

Founded Railway Union, Pullman Strike