Step Two: Explain Why It Matters
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CHAPTER 18 STUDY GUIDE
EXPLAIN WHY IT MATTERS
Put your reading into practice. Identify each term below, and then explain why it matters in U.S. history.
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| TERM | WHO OR WHAT & WHEN | WHY IT MATTERS |
| Gilded Age (p. 518) | ||
| trust (p. 523) | ||
| Finance capitalism (p. 526) | ||
| social Darwinism (p. 528) | ||
| gospel of wealth (p. 528) | ||
| spoils system (p. 529) | ||
| Jim Crow (p. 531) | ||
| Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) (p. 533) | ||
| civil service reform (p. 536) | ||
| Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) (p. 540) | ||
| Sherman Antitrust Act (p. 540) | ||
| free silver (p. 541) |