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formed groups like the Order of the Star Spangled Banner and the Know-Nothing Party. They protested Irish and German (Catholic) immigration. |
Nativism |
This was a book written by Carnegie that described the responsibility of the rich to be philanthropists. This softened the harshness of Social Darwinism as well as promoted the idea of philanthropy. |
Gospel of Wealth |
The time of economic growth, the second industrial revolution, urbanization, immigration, and political/economic corruption. it included the era of forgotten presidents (hayes, garfield, arthur, and harrison) Congress and Business were more important and |
Gilded Age |
gave Congress the power to pass an income tax |
16th Amendment |
Direct election of senators |
17th Amendment |
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages |
18th Amendment |
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1920) extended suffrage to women in federal or state elections. |
19th Amendment |