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Susan B Anthony
She was a social reformer in America. She also acted a great deal in Womens' sufferage. She was also against slavery and acted on it from the age of 17. -
Indian removal
The president claims to have treatied with the indians, but we all could have guessed by now that he just stuck them on horrible reservations, and took their lands and killed the animals. -
Third parties politics
Where people like me could not care less about democrats or republicans, but we have a somewhat moral oppinion. -
Andrew Carnegie
An American man with a Scottish background. A leader in the Big expansion of the American Steel Industry. -
Eugene Debs
Eugene Victor Debs was a union leader, a founder of the Industrial Workers of the World, and a candidate for five times of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States. -
Clarence Darrow
An American Lawyer who attempted to defend criminals, in the trial for murder of a fifteen year old boy. -
Initiative, Referendum, and Recall
When people decided on politicians who bribed them with buttons and posters. They stay in office for a little bit, and mess the world up. then the people find out, and try to get him away from power. -
Teddy Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt,was an American,a politician, author, explorer, and historian who served as the 26th President of the United States. -
William Jennings Brian
An American democratic politician, he was a candidate for their party three times. -
Jane Addams
She was a pioneer American settlement social worker, leading in womens' sufferage. She was also a philosopher. -
Ida Wells
She was an African American writer for the newspaper, she also took the time to edit it. She was a sort of leader in the civil rights movement. -
The Homestead act
160 acres of land was given to families as long as they promised several years of living there. They could only have it if they had weapons and planned on using them. -
Muckraker
Nosey reporters thaat tried to expose a corrupt leader. They did a pretty good job. -
Upton Sinclair
Was an author who wrote 100 books of all different types. He was famous in the first half of the twentieth century. -
Civil service reform
People working in government jobs were to be rewarded as such. though only a few were actually in those positions. -
Haymarket Riot
A simple labor protest turns into a riot after a bomb is thrown at the police. Many innocent people were accused, It all ended as a set back for the organized labor movement. -
The Dawes act
This was a plan to take and ruin indian reservations. By tricking them, they gave bad farm.ing lands to farm on.The indians were hunters not farmers. So this was an elephant gift to them from us. -
Populism and progressivism
People were unhappy with the government, they didnt think that the government was solving any current day problems. then they realized that they couldnt do anything but throw a fit like children. -
Urbanization and industrialization
With new factories being built and electricity being used, laborors were needed. So every one from the farmlands moved to the cities and they lived happily ever after NOT. they worked too long and for too little pay. -
Immigration and the american dream
Baack then Americans and immigrants could practically smell the american dream. It was very possible and a complete reality. Nowadays its more of an ancient fairytail. -
The gilded age
The true american essence. From everywhere else, they see a calm and beautiful country. Under the blanket, hides a nasty politics section with a corrupt government and messed up crime rates. -
Klondike gold rush
Where millions of men, in search for a better life, attempt to go get gold to be rich and live a better life. Only the first people , as well as buisness owners made a lot of money. As well as the people not even looking for gold. -
Political machines
A group of politicians, where a boss commands a lower group and gives them rewards. Like training dogs. -
Pure Food And Drug act
People were tired of getting sick because of bad food and drugs. they told the government to legally prove that meat and drugs were healthy for consuming. It would help increase the population. -
16th Amendment
When congress gained the power to collect taxes according to the amount of money people earned. -
Dollar Diplomacy
Taft attempted to safeguard american money in the Caribbean, as well as central america. -
17th amendment
Senators now were to be elected by popular vote. -
federal reserve act
Reserve bank notes became legal. And banks were given more power to seep into peoples lives. -
Sufferage
People want the right to vote. They fight for it. They get it. Womens sufferage was most important. -
19th amendment
This is the beautiful amendment thatgave women the right to vote. The 15th amendment said that the government could not take away any person's voting right. that one did not apply to women. -
18th amendment
This is when people banned drinking. a very good idea I might say. -
Teapot dome scandal
They gave the oil reserve companies over to the navy. Petroleum was also given to somebody else. most companies were given in secret. -
Manifest destiny
An infestation of americans. Thhey beleive to strongly in destiny. It was their beliefs that made america as large as it is. It Kinda helped or i would have been raised with another language. -
Social Gospel
Industrialization was under judgement from god. the people in charge were afraid of the isolation of religion from the working class. they believed in social progress and the goodness of humanity. -
Mariah Dieckman
The person that continuously plans on ruling the world was born this day!
