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Jane Addams
the founder of Hull House, which provided English lessons for immigrants, daycares, and child care classes -
Nativism
a policy of favoring US-born individuals over foreign-born ones -
Susan B. Anthony
Key leader of woman suffrage movement, social reformer who campaigned for womens rights, the temperance, and was an abolitionist, helped form the National Woman Suffrage Assosiation. -
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Industrialization
The large-scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity into an area, society, country. -
Alexander Graham Bell
Invented the first telephone. A teacher of the deaf. He was significant because his invention sparked the creation of a gigantic communication network across the United States. Made women go from the kitchens to the work place as "number please women." -
Muckracker
Journalist who exposed corruption and other problems of the late 1800s and early 1900s -
Samuel Gompers
is responsible for the formation of one of the first labor unions. The American Federation of Labor worked on getting people better hours and better wages. The formation of this triggered the formation of various others that would come later. -
Interstate Commerce Act
federals law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry -
Settlement House
a center in an underprivileged area that provides community services, workers were to live in areas they helped -
Political Machine
well organized group that controls election results by awarding jobs and other favors in exchange for votes -
Tenement
poorly built, overcrowded housing where many immigrants lived -
Sherman Antitrust Act
was the first federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices. -
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Eugene V. Debbs
Leader of the American Railway Union arrested during the Pullman Strike (where he voted to aid workers) (1894); a convert to socialism, Debs ran for president five times between 1900 and 1920. In 1920, he campaigned from prison where he was being held for opposition to American involvement in World War I. -
Ida B. Wells
African American teacher and journalist, formed the NAC -
William Jennings Bryan
The Democrat and candidate of the Populist party of the election of 1896 that wanted free silver (he was a silverite). -
Initiative
Procedure whereby a certain number of voters may, by petition, propose a law or constitutional amendment and have it submitted to the voters. -
Referendum
a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate -
Recall
Procedure for submitting to popular vote the removal of officials from office before the end of their term. -
Social Gospel
a movement emphasizing the application of Christian principles to social problems. -
Theodore Roosevelt
1901-1909 Republican President, crushed trusts, Square Deal, patriotism, felt for the people -
Upton Sinclair
author who wrote a book about the horrors of food productions in 1906 - wrote The Jungle -
Dollar Diplomacy
Term used to describe the efforts of the US to further its foreign policy through use of economic power by guaranteeing loans to foreign countries. -
Jacob Riis
Early 1900's muckraker who exposed social and political evils in the U.S. with his novel "How The Other Half Lives"; exposed the poor conditions of the poor tenements in NYC -
Federal Reserve Act
The country's central banking system, which is responsible for the nation's monetary policy by regulating the supply of money and interest rates -
16th Amendments
Amendment to the United States Constitution (1913) gave Congress the power to tax income. -
18th Amendments
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages. -
17th Amendments
Passed in 1913, this amendment to the Constitution calls for the direct election of senators by the voters instead of their election by state legislatures. -
Andrew Carnegie
United States industrialist and philanthropist who created education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919), Prince of Steel -
Clarence Darrow
famed criminal lawyer; worked in "Monkey Trial"; made William Jennings Bryan appear foolish -
19th Amendments
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1920) extended the right to vote to women in federal or state elections.