Period 6 AI Summary (V2)

Racial segregation laws in the South post

Declared unconstitutional, aimed to guarantee equal access regardless of color

1896 case legalizing 'separate but equal' facilities for African Americans

Methods like literacy tests and poll taxes to deny voting rights

Advocated economic opportunities over political rights for African Americans

Advocated for economic diversification and industrial growth in the South

Railroad connecting East and West coasts of the U.S., impacting Great Plains

Native American ritual expressing hope for the return of buffalo and end of white influence

Frederick Jackson Turner's theory on the impact of the frontier on American democracy

Formation of monopolies through vertical and horizontal integration

Organizations representing workers' interests and rights in the industrial era

Led by Samuel L. Gompers, representing skilled workers in Craft Unions.

1894 violent strike due to wage cuts by Pullman Palace Car Company.

First U.S. exclusion based on ethnicity, aimed to stop Chinese immigration.

Belief applying Darwin's survival of the fittest to society, used to justify wealth.

Andrew Carnegie's belief in wealthy duty to fund social institutions.

Christian movement confronting social issues, led by ministers.

Focus on real society aspects over utopia, seen in Gilded Age literature.

Painters focusing on urban scenes, including Jacob Riis exposing slums.

Group uniting farmers for economic improvement and political change.

American War (1898)

Added by Teddy Roosevelt to prevent European intervention in Latin America.

Using economic investments for foreign policy, notably in Asia and Latin America.

John Hay's policy to protect American interests in China and promote free trade.