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Nativism
Policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against of immigrants coming into their country -
Political Machines
Political group in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses -
Labor Strikes
U.S. railroad workers began strikes to protest wage cuts. It started in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and then spread to many other states. A general strike halted the movement of U.S. railroads. In the following days, strike riots spread across the United States. -
Labor Union
An organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests. -
Settlement House
Was a reformist social movement that began in the 1880s. Its goal was to bring the rich and the poor of society together in both physical proximity and social. -
Robber Barons (Captains of Industry)
A person who has become rich through ruthless and unscrupulous business practices. -
Populism & Progressivism
Led by the farmers for the economic change, whereas Progressivism, commenced in the beginning of 20th century was the movement of urban middle class against the political system, which they believe was corrupt -
Susan B. Anthony
American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17 -
Muckraker
Used in the Progressive Era to characterize reform-minded American journalists who attacked established institutions and leaders as corrupt. They typically had large audiences in some popular magazines. -
16th Amendment
The Congress has 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. -
Jacob Riis
Was a Danish-American social reformer, "muckraking" journalist and social documentary photographer. -
Theodore Roosevelt
He was an American hero from the Spanish - American war. He served as the 26th president and was the Governor of New York -
18th Amendment
The prohibition of intoxicating liquors in the United States by declaring the production, transport, and sale of intoxicating liquors illegal. -
Andrew Carnegie
He led the American steel industry. He was identified as one of the richest people. -
William Jennings Bryan
American orator and politician from Nebraska. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, standing three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States -
Eugene V. Debbs
One of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World. The American Railway Union, the country's first industrial union, was founded in Terre Haute in 1893 -
Ida B. Wells
African-American investigative journalist, educator, and an early leader in the Civil Rights Movement. She is one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -
Jane Addams
Mother of social work. She was one of the leaders in the Women's suffrage movement. -
Clarence Darrow
American lawyer, a leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union -
Upton Sinclair
He was an American writer; writing over 100 books. The Jungle is that its publication aroused much public sentiment, which then led to federal legislation such as the Pure Food and Drug Act and improvements in working conditions for meat packers and other factory workers.
