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Industrialization
Development of new industries -
Bessemer Steel Production
The Bessemer process was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron before the development of the open hearth furnace -
Nativism
the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants. -
Political Machines
A political machine is a political group in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses (usually campaign workers), who receive rewards for their efforts. -
The Gilded Age
The rich got richer and the poor remained poor, greedy, corrupt industrialists, bankers, and politicians enjoyed wealth. -
Susan B Anthony
Women's suffrage, voted in the 1872 election got arrested. -
Alexander Graham Bell
Invented the telephone.He also founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company in 1885. -
Labor Strikes
A work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. -
Settlement Houses
an institution in an inner-city area providing educational, recreational, and other social services to the community. -
Labor Unions
Samuel Gompers founded the union in 1886, seeking better wages, working conditions, shorter working days, and the creation of all-union workplaces for its members. -
Haymarket Riot
A rally near Chicago's haymarket square turned into a riot after there was a bomb thrown at police. Labor activists were to blame. -
Interstate Commence Act
The railroads are subject to the federal regulation -
Jane Adams
Leader in the settlement house movement and she founded Hull House -
Robber Barons
Businessmen accused of using immoral methods to get rich -
Ida B Wells
African American leader who worked to end lynching.(killing by hanging) -
Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was the first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices -
Jacob Riis
Jacob August Riis was a Danish-American social reformer, "muckraking" journalist and social documentary photographer. -
Tenement
Apartments occupied by families in poverty -
Populism and Progressive
Populism: a movement for the common man
Progressivism: a movement for social, economical and political reform. -
Andrew Carnegie
Telegraph operator, opened his own steel mill called Carnegie Steel Corparation -
William Jennings Bryan
Unlimited Coinage of Silver, Direct election of senators, Term limits for presidents,Secret ballots, immigration restrictions -
Klondike Gold Rush
The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of the Yukon in north-western Canada between 1896 and 1899. -
Initiative, Referendum, Recall
Powers reserved to voters to propose or repeal an elected official from office. -
Theodore Roosevelt
26th president -
Upton Sinclair
wrote a novel called "jungle" that talks about the unsanitary practices of the meat packaging industry -
Muckraker
The term muckraker was used in the Progressive Era to characterize reform-minded American journalists who attacked established institutions and leaders as corrupt. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Prevented the manufacture, sale, of transportation of misbrand foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors.
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Social Gospel
protestant ministers called reforms such as the abolition of child labor and safer working conditions -
dollar diplomacy
financial power to extend international influence -
Federal Reserve Act
The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 established the Federal Reserve System as the central bank of the United States to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system. -
18th Amendment
After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited. -
19th Amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
The secretary of interior leased oil rich government land at teapot dome in exchange for personal bribes. -
Samuel Gompers
Union Leader, President of American federation of labor -
Clarence Darrow
Represent scopes at the "Monkey Trial" on evolution in 1925 -
Eugene v Debbs
Eugene Victor Debs 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 -
16th Amendment
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration. -
17th Amendment
Direct election for U.S. senators
