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Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony
Susan was an American social reformer and played a role in the women's suffrage movement. -
Referendum, Recall, Indian Removal
Jackson removed Indians from their personal land and there was a direct vote which an entire group is asked to vote. -
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Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
He was an industrialist in the Gilded Age who lead the big expansion of the the American steel industry and became one of the wealthiest individuals in the world. He had a position working on railroads, and later became a part in the iron industry. -
Manifest Destiny Nativism
Need for expansion for immigrants to find land and work towards the West. -
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Third Party Politics
Any and all parties needing votes that have failed to outpoll either of its two stringest rivals. -
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Eugene V. Debs
Eugene V. Debs
Debs was a political leader, and an American union leader. He was also a founding member of the Industrial Workers of the World. -
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Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow
Darrow was an American lawyer and was a leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union. He was known for defending two teenahe killers in their trial for murder. -
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Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Roosevelt was an author, explorer, American politician, and much more and was the 2th President of the U.S. -
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William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
He was a dominant force in the populist section of the Democratic Party. He was also a leading American politician from the 1890s until he died. -
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Jane Addams
Jane Addams
She was a humantarian and social reformer, and developed the Hull house, which was a place of living for immigrants and the poor. Addams was commited to promoting civil rights, women's rights to vote, and peace. She was a founding member of the NAACP (National Assosiation for the Advancment of Colored People) and the American Civil Liberties Union. Also, she was Noble Peace Prize recipiant. -
Homestead Act
Helped expand/develop the United States by guarenteeing land. -
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Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells
Ida was a journalist, newspaper editor, sociologist, suffragist and a leader of the civil rights movement. -
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Industrialization & Urbanization
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Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair
Upton recieved his education from the City College of New York & Columbia University. He was an American author who wrote almost 100 books in different genres. He gained his fame from his novel, the Jungle. -
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Muckraker
There were needs for reforms that the Journalists had voiced and an example is "The Jungle", written by Upton Sinclair. -
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The Gilded Age
This time period was known as the beginning of "Modern America" and brought up our modern industrialization and urban society. -
Immigration & the American Dream
American Dream & Immigration
Immigrants were wanting to become a part of the American Dream so they moved to American to seek a new life. -
Haymarket Riot
The workers were fighting back against the eight hour work days and dealt with child labor laws. -
The Dawes Act
Significance was for Native Americans to assemble into the American way of life. The American Indians were forced to leave their land and give it up to the immigrants. -
Klondike Gold Rush
Frenzy for gold and gold prospecting and immigrants were looking for ways to gain money. -
Social Gospel
Movement by Protestant Christians and religion was and became a huge part of the 19th & 20th centuries. -
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Dollar Diplomacy
The use of a country's financial power to extend its influence to other origins. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
This act helped protect the people and the public from foods that have added substances and poisons. -
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16th, 17th, 18th, 19th Amendment
16th: gave Congress power to tax income
17th: direct election of senators by the voters instead of election by state legislators
18th:prohibition; prohibts sales and manufacturing of alcohol
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Federal Reserve Act
In place to establish a form econimic stability through Central Banks. One of the most influential laws concerning finances in the United States. -
Suffrage Initiative
To add and apply your vote if you were a women during the Woman's suffrage which was the 19th ammendment. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Scandal surrounding the leasing of federal oil. -
The Civil Service Reform
Reformed the civil service of the United States federal government, which was the response to the Watergate scandal.
