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1 Chapter 17 Business and Politics in the Gilded Age, 1870– 1895 Copyright © 2007 by Bedford/St. Martin’s Roark Johnson Cohen Stage Lawson Hartmann

2 From Competition to Consolidation J. P. Morgan and Finance Capitalism J. P. Morgan and Finance Capitalism http://www.starway.org/Titanic/Owner.html

3 From Competition to Consolidation Social Darwinism http://eugenics-baby-design.com/ Charles Darwin – Theory of Evolution Theory of Evolution Theory of Evolution Herbert Spencer - “Survival of the Fittest”

4 A. neglected in order to produce social progress. B. given the help they needed to succeed. C. eliminated from American society. D. segregated in special neighborhoods.

5 From Competition to Consolidation Gospel of Wealth http://multimedialearningllc.files. wordpress.com/2009/11/carnegie 3.jpg Andrew Carnegie – written in 1889 outlined his philanthropic ideals written in 1889 outlined his philanthropic ideals

6 From Competition to Consolidation Laissez-faire and the Supreme Court during the 1880s and 1890s, the Court increasingly reinterpreted the Constitution to protect business during the 1880s and 1890s, the Court increasingly reinterpreted the Constitution to protect business

7 A. protect racial minorities from discrimination. B. help consumers in their battle against monopolies. C. make labor unions legal. D. protect corporations.

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