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Industrialization
Plays an important role in economic development. -
Susan B. Anthony
She was a pioneer crusader for the women's suffrage movements. -
Andrew Carnegie
He made a lot of money in the steel industry before he became a major philanthropist. -
Nativism
The dislike of foreigners from a different country. -
Alexander Graham Bell
Invented the first working telephone in 1876. -
Jacob Riis
A photographer and reporter who brought attention to immigrants of New York by his book "How the Other Half Lives." -
Samuel Gompers
Founder of the (AFL) American Federation of Labor in 1881. -
Eugene V. Debs
Probably the most famous American socialist, and a founding member of the Industrial Workers. -
Bessemer steel production
It made the production of producing steel easier and quicker. -
Clarence Darrow
Represented Scopes at the "Monkey Trial" on evolution in 1925. -
Theodore Roosevelt
He was a man who became president after president McKinley was assassinated. He also wanted to protect the public interest. -
Tenement
It gave the families some shelter, but they were only single-room apartments with no heat or lighting. -
William Jennings Bryan
He helped prosecute John Scopes at the "Monkey Trial." -
Jane Addams
She found the first settlement house in the U.S, and she was an advocate of the poor, women, etc. -
Ida B. Wells
She was another leading voice in the social reform movement, and she organized a national anti-lynching crusade. -
The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age played an important role in the development of the American Society. -
Social Gospel
The protestant ministers in the Social Gospel Movement called for social reforms- including the abolition of child labor and safer working conditions. -
Upton Sinclair
He published a novel called "The Jungle", and it described the unsanitary practices of the meat-packing industry. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
The purpose was to stop monopolies engaging in unfair practices that prevented fair competition. It marked a major change in the attitude of Congress toward the abuses of big business. -
Haymarket Riot
An outbreak of violence that broke out in Chicago with labor activists caused a huge riot after someone threw a bomb killing several police. -
Interstate Commerce Act 1887
A federal law that prohibited unfair practices by railroads, such as charging higher rates for shorter routes. -
Initiative Referendum, Recall
They are 3 separate powers that work together to enable the voters, by petition, to propose or repeal legislation or to remove an elected official from office. -
Klondike Gold Rush
The discovery of gold led to a stampede to the Klondike region. It was an event of migration by 100,000 people due to the finding of gold in that region. -
Muckraker
They were journalists who wrote about injustices and spilled the beans about the filth of society. -
Pure food and drug act
It regulated the preparation of foods and the sale of medicines. -
Dollar Diplomacy
Guaranteed loans to other foreign countries. -
16th Amendment
Allowed Congress the power to tax personal income. -
17th Amendment
When the Senators are elected directly by the people. -
Federal Reserve Act
This was an act that allowed the Federal Reserve to regulate the money in circulation by controlling the amount of money that banks could lend. -
18th Amendment
It was the only amendment to be repealed by the constitution. It banned the sale and drinking of alcohol in the United States. -
19th Amendment
A step forward in making the United States a true democracy- a system of government by the people. -
Teapot dome scandal
It is said to be one of the worst scandals in U.S. history. -
Political Machines
These machines often provided jobs and other services to immigrants and the poor in exchange for their votes.
