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Industrialization
the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale -
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Susan B. Anthony
was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. -
political machines
is a political group which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and the business -
nativism
the policy of protecting interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants -
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Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist, business magnate, and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and is often identified as one of the richest people. He became a leading philanthropist in the United States and in the British Empire. -
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Eugene V Debbs
was an American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World, and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States. -
bessemer steel production
it was the first inexpensive industrial to produce mass production of steel -
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Teddy Roosevelt
was an American statesman and writer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He also served as the 25th Vice President of the United States from March to September 1901 and as the 33rd Governor of New York from 1899 to 1900. -
tenement
a room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments -
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william jennings bryan
was an American orator and politician from Nebraska. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, standing three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States. -
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jane addams
known as the mother of social work, was a pioneer american settlement activist/reformer, social worker, public philosopher, sociologist, public administrator, protestor, author, and a leader of the womans suffrage and wold peace. -
the gilded age
was an era of rapid economic growth -
Alexander Graham Bell
was a scottish-born scientist and invented the telephone -
Labor Strikes
is a work stoppage caused by the mass of refusal of employees to work. -
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Upton Sinclair
was an American writer who wrote nearly 100 books and other works in several genres. Sinclair's work was well known and popular in the first half of the 20th century, and he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1943. -
settlement house
is an organization that provides services and activities designed to identify and reinforce the strengths of individuals, families and communities. -
labor unions
an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests -
haymarket riot
was an outbreak in chicago after a bombing happened. -
samuel gompers
was an english-born american labor union leader and he founded and served as the first president of the american federation of labor -
interstate commerce act 1887
is a federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry -
jacob riis
he was an american-danish muckraker journalist. -
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sherman antitrust act
was the federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices -
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ida B. Wells
was an african-american journalist and played a part in the civil rights movement. -
populism v progressivism
populism is the support for the concerns of ordinary people. Progressivism is the support for or advocacy of improvement of society by reform. -
clarence darrow
was an american lawyer and was famous for defending eugene v. debbs, arrested on a federal charge arisising form the pullman strike -
Klondike gold rush
was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the klondike in Yukon, Canada. -
iniative, referendum, recall
are three powers reserved to enable the voters, by petition , to propose or repeal legislation or to remove an elected official from office. -
muckraker
a person who publishes misdeeds for profit or gains -
theodore roosevelt
was the 26th president of the United States. he also constructed the Panama canal -
pure food and drug act
a law to remove harmful food and drugs in the market. -
Dollar diplomacy
the use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence -
16th Amendment
The congress will have power to lay or collect taxes on incomes -
17th amendment
the senate of the united states should have two senators from each state. -
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federal reserve act
The Federal Reserve Act is an Act of Congress that created the Federal Reserve System, and which created the authority to issue Federal Reserve Notes as legal tender. -
18th amendment
not prohibit the consumption of alcohol -
19th amendment
gives the rights for women to vote -
social gospel
a movement led by a group of liberal protestant progressives in response to the social problems -
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Tea Pot Dome Scandal
was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921–1923. -
robber barons
a wealthy industrialist in the 19th century and became rich by being ruthless.