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Welty HUSH Ch 23-27

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President Ulysses Grant
President after Johnson, during his term the government and society were very corrupt and full of scandals. Republicans nominated him in 1886 b/c they wanted to continue Reconstruction of the South

- Panic of 1873
- Indian affairs
- credit fraud
- 1873- Economic depression
in North
- 15th Amendment
- anti-klan laws
- 1872- most peaceful year in south since civil war
President Rutherford B. Hayes
republican candidate known as the "Great Unknown", Compromise of 1877 said that southern reconstruction would end if hayes became president

19th president of the United States, won a controversial and fiercely disputed election against Samuel Tilden

- removed head of custom house- put in place someone with merit
- worked for education reform and black civil rights
- window on reconstruction closed- dooming blacks in south
President James A. Garfield
republican, ran against Winfield Scott Hancock, barely won popular vote, assassinated

20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker.

- martyr for civil service reform
- said no to most powerful boss-battle versus New York Political Machine
President Chester Arthur
president after Garfield, shot and killed because he was the vice president

An American politician who served as the 21st President of the United States. He was a member of the Republican Party and worked as a lawyer before becoming the 20th Vice President under James Garfield. While Garfield was mortally wounded by Charles J. Guiteau on July 2, 1881, he did not die until September 19 of that year, at which time he was sworn in as president, serving until March 4, 1885.

- Pendleton Act
- Upgraded U.S. Navy- modern fleets
- pursued fraud cause
President Grover Cleveland
democrat, ran against Blaine, only president to serve 2 non-consecutive terms in office, known as "Grover the Good", wanted to lower tariffs, first democrat to be in office for 20 years

Democratic party political leader of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who was president from 1885 to 1889 and again from 1893 to 1897 — the only president ever to serve nonconsecutive terms.

- vetoed veteran's pensions
- fired 2/3 of federal employees, paving the way for "deserving democrats"
-laissez-faire
President Benjamin Harrison
republican, beat Cleveland (Cleveland won more popular votes, but Harrison won the election), during his term the Democrats were very powerful and popular in the House

- signed highest tariff- McKinley
- Helped veterans-pensions
- Increased silver purchase of silver
- Billion Dollar Congress
President William McKinley
He was the 25th president. He served during the Spanish-American War and the annexation of Hawaii. He was a supporter of imperialism. Assassinated in 1901.

A former Republican congressman from Ohio who won the presidency in 1896 and again in 1900. He was pro-business, conservative, and unwilling to trouble the waters by voicing unpopular opinions

- sent USS Maine to Cuba
- Spanish-American War
- McKinley Tariff- highest tariff ever
- Won war with Spain- got Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico
- Gave stories to press and keep them informed
Andrew Carnegie
steel king, pioneered the "vertical integration" of production by directly controlling every phase of his steel-making operation from mining to marketing. He entered the steel business in the Pittsburgh area. By 1900 he was producing ¼ of the nation; as Bessemer steel
J.D. Rockefeller
dominate oil industry, successful businessman at 19,in 1870 he organized the Standard Oil Company of Ohio, nucleus of the great trust formed in 1882. By 1877 he controlled 95% of all the oil refineries in the country. Used horizontal integration and his Standard Oil Company became known for the trust.
Samuel Gompers
is responsible for the formation of one of the first labor unions. The American Federation of Labor worked on getting people better hours and better wages. The formation of this triggered the formation of various others that would come later.
J.P. Morgan
"Jupiter" had made a reputation for himself and his Wall Street banking house by financing the reorganization of railroads, insurance companies, and banks. He introduced the practice of interlocking directorates in the 1890s to eliminate banking competition.
Thomas Nast
A famous caricaturist and editorial cartoonist in the 19th century and is considered to be the father of American political cartooning. His artwork was primarily based on political corruption. He helped people realize the corruption of some politicians
Queen Liliuokalani
Queen of the Hawaiian Islands; opposed the annexation of Hawaii to the US; became Queen after King Kalakaua died in 1891; in 1893, she was kicked out of the government; Hawaii was desperately needed as a naval base
James B. Weaver
He held several offices in Iowa before he adopted the cause of reform and was elected (1878) to the U.S. House of Representatives on the Greenback party ticket. In 1880 he was the unsuccessful presidential candidate of the Greenback party. Weaver continued to advocate "soft-money" views. He helped form the Farmers' Alliance—an agrarian reform movement—and when that organization became the Populist Party, Weaver ran (1892) as its presidential candidate. Although defeated, he polled more than one million popular and 22 electoral votes.
William Jennings Bryan
leader of the Democrats in the Chicago convention of 1896 who was a supporter of free silver and won his audiences with biblical fervor; jobless workers and bankrupt farmers resulted in Bryan's assault on the gold standard striking fear in many hearts
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