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History 102 with Ratner at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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By: Darrien Schutt
Textbook: American Promise 4e V2 & Reading the American Past 4e V2

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

Middletown: A Study in Modern American Culture

The Catcher in the Rye
Created: 2011-09-27
Size: 10 flashcards
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safety valve thoery

west is an escape from problems of the east; released from tensions of the east;

homestead act

proises insentives to farmers that move west

160 acres for living there 5 years or

1.25 an acre after 6 months

internal empire

continuation of westward expansion and development in the east

gilded age superficially nice outside, rough inside

changes in economy and culture

rise of big business

industrial capitalism impacts americans

Andrew Carnegie

industrial titan

founded libraries, schools, museums

laissez faire

politically coservative/ let them do as they want

social darwinism

survival of the fittest

open-door policy

policy on trade and relations with china

isolationism vs expantionism

do we get involved in other countries or remain secluded

spanish american war

spanish empires suppression on cuba and puerto rico

americans appalled