AMH 2020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Atlanta Compromise, Jim Crow Laws, Social Darwinism
15 Feb 2017
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End of reconstruction to conquering the continent (1877-1898) Reconstruction- attempt to rebuild the south physically & socially. Rutherford b. hayes (rep. ) becomes president and union troops are removed from the. Homestead act: gov"t gives land to settle. Dawes act: allows gov"t to divide tribal lands & sell them individually divide and conquer . Monroe doctrine: no european powers in the w. hemisphere. Uss maine blows up: looks like act of war. Cuba: gains independence (platt amendment-allows u. s. to intervene in cuba) Alfred thayer mahan: the in uence of sea power upon history . Civil service reform act (1883) a system that pushed for people who deserved the position (merit) and not just bias. Sherman anti-trust act: allows for the regulating of monopolies. Interstate commerce commission: allows gov"t to review companies that seem monopolistic. Political bosses: leaders of the political party with in a region/city. Social darwinism: survival of the fittest in society.
