short answer review

How did the Plessy v. Ferguson case enable the Jim Crow south?

after the plessy case, the restrictive Jim Crow legislation and separate public accomodations based on race became a commonplace. made things worse

Why is the strike such a powerful weapon against factory owners?

because if the factory workers go on strike it usualy means that they won't have anyone working in the factories when strike is happening

Why did wealthy Americans like the idea of Social Darwinism?

because if this theory was correct than that meant that the people that were wealthy were better than everyone else and more superior

Why was planned obsolescence so important to the auto industry

because it revolves around styling and constant improvements giving the option for continuously better cars

Why were wealthy Americans afraid poor people would come and seize their belongings?

because poor people couldn't afford anything so they needed to steal to either sell for money or take for themselves

Why did the KOL what to get rid of prison and child labor?

because the Knights of Labor opposed competition from this cheap source of labor

. How was Ford able to mass produce the automobile?

he installed the first moving assembly for mass production

Describe the "separate but equal" ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson

it consisted of racial segregation not necessarily violating the 14th amendment. it was set up to prove a point

Why was the moving assembly line so important to Ford making cars affordable?

it decreased the amount of time it took to build to build the car making it less expensive

What impact did the Haymarket Bombing have on American labor organizations

it hurt them

Why did auto manufacturers make annual styling innovations

it was important for ensuring company success by upping the value of the car

Why is the Haymarket bombing considered to be Americas first Red Scare

it was the first intense and violent social conflict that then gripped the nation.

After the Haymarket bombing what was the attitude in the US about unions

outlook on unions were very serious

Why were European immigrants criticized after the Haymarket Bombing?

the chaos was said to have unleashed by immigrant radicals determined to overthrow America's democratic government and capitalist economic system.

Why was the advent of consumer credit so important to the auto industry

the expansion of credit allowed for the sale of more consumer goods and put automobiles within reach of the average Americans

Why did the Knights of Labor welcome skilled, unskilled, women and African Americans into the organization?

the more people that they had in their group the less that people would notice who exactly was in it and get in trouble

Define social Darwinism.

the theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection as plants and animals. that the people that rise to the top are naturally and physically more advanced and better than others.

Describe the relationship between factory owners and labor during the gilded age.

there was a hard line between factory workers and factory owners. you were one or the other. each side had a strong dislike for the other.

What was Henry Ford's desire when he formed the Ford Motor company?

to build a product that everyone could use and afford

Why did Plessy want to be arrested for refuse to move to a different train car?

to prove his point that the saying "separate but equal" still violated the 14th amendment

Why is Social Darwinism considered a pseudoscience?

used it wrongly and as a chance to say that some people were more superior which lead tp hate and inequality.

How was Charles Darwin's theory of evolution misappropriated by Social Darwinists?

Darwin believed that all of life on earth had descended from a common ancestor, whose offspring could vary slightly from the previous generation. the social darwinists believe in survival of the fittest - the idea that certain people become powerful in society because they are innately better. the ideas are slightly off because Darwin's theory was that we over time get better and better and relieve slightly different traits than our ancestors. social darwinists believe in a small part of Darwin's theories overall.

What was the Great Uprising in July of 1877?

The 1877 Shamokin uprising occurred in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, in July 1877, as one of the several cities in the state where strikes occurred as part of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. The Great Strike was the first in the United States in which workers across the country united in an action against major companies. In many cities, the railroad workers were joined by other industrial workers in general strikes.

How did the Gilded Age get its name?

The term "Gilded Age" was used to show the contrast between the other "Golden Ages" in history, and the time in which these men lived.golden ages were normally very good times in history. The word "gilded" refers to jewelry or other metals on which a thin layer of gold covers over tin, iron, or other less-costly metal. which shows that although the gilded age had some achievements, it also came along with many negatives.

8 men were convicted in the Haymarket bombing, not for what they did (there was no evidence), but for what they believed. Why is this considered a bad moment for American jurisprudence?

because the men weren't arrested for a real reason and they should not have been arrested for what they believed in because that is something that you can't change about someone or yourself with prisoner not

What is the role of "specialization" in Ford's automobile plant?

each individual worker "specialized" in a task along the production line

How does the multiplier effect work?

effect in economics, increase in spending, produces an increase in national income and consumption