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16th Amendment
The 16th amendment allows the United States government to collect an income tax from all Americans -
18th Amendment
The 18th amendment is the only amendment to be repealed from the constitution. This amendment banned the sale and drinking of alcohol in the United States. -
19th amendment
woman are allowed to vote -
Nativism
native inhabitants where favored as opposed to immigrants -
Political Machines
headed by a single boss or small group, that commands enough votes to maintain political control of a city, county, or state. -
Susan B. Anthony
she joined the women's rights movement in 1852. she dedicated her life to woman suffrage. -
Andrew carnegie
Carnegie led the expansion of the steel industry in the 19th century and is one of the richest people in the world .He became a leading philanthropist in the United States and in britan -
Alexander Graham Bell
innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone. He also founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company in 1885 -
Jacob Riis
American newspaper reporter, social reformer, and photographer, with his book How the Other Half Lives (1890), shocked the readers with factual descriptions of slum conditions in New York City. -
Eugene V. Debbs
was an American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World, and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States. -
Bessemer Steel Production
first industrial process for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron before the development of the open hearth furnace. -
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow was an American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union. -
Theodore Roosevelt
was an American statesman and writer and was the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He also served as the 25th Vice President of the United States -
William Jennings Bryan
he was a Democratic and Populist leader, his supporters viewed him as a champion of liberal causes. -
Jane addams
known as the "mother" of social work, was a pioneer American settlement activist , social worker, public philosopher, sociologist, public administrator, protestor, author, and leader in women's suffrage and world peace. -
Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells was an African-American journalist and activist who led the anti lynching crusade -
Muckraker
journalists who attacked established institutions and leaders as corrupt. -
Social Gospel
movement led by a group of liberal Protestant in response to the problems raised by the rapid industrialization, urbanization, and increasing immigration of the Gilded Age. -
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The Gilded Age
rapid economic growth especially in the North and West. American wages were much higher than in Europe -
Upton Sinclair
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Upton sinclair
American novelist and polemicist for socialism, his classic muckraking novel The Jungle (1906) -
Settlement House
institution in an area providing educational, recreational, and other social services to the community. -
Haymarket Riot
a labor protest rally near Chicago’s Haymarket Square turned into a riot after someone threw a bomb at police -
Interstate Commerce Act
created an Interstate Commerce Commission to oversee the conduct of the railroad industry. -
Populism & Progressivism
The 1890s and early 1900s saw the establishment of the Populist and Progressive movements, based on the people's dissatisfaction with government and its inability to deal effectively in addressing the problems of the day. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 is a law passed by Congress under the presidency of Benjamin Harrison, which regulates competition among enterprises -
Klondike Gold Rush
Gold was discovered there by local miners, when news reached, it triggered a stampede of people. Some became wealthy, but the majority went in vain. -
Robber Barons
19th-century American businessmen who were accused of using unfair methods to get rich, or expand their wealth, for example taking money from government-subsidized shippers -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Act preventing the manufacture, sale of adulterated or misbranded poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, and for other purposes. -
17th Amendments
The Senate of the United States shall be elected by the people for their state -
Federal Reserve Act
to establish economic stability in the United States by introducing the Central Bank to oversee monetary policy -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
it revealed an unprecedented level of greed and corruption within the federal government. -
19th amendment
the 19th amendment gave women the right to vote
