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Industrialization
the development of industries in a country or region on a wide sale -
Bessemer Steel Production
the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production steel from molten pig iron before the development -
Tenement
a room or set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments -
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The Gilded Ages
The Civil War and Reconstruction
an era of rapid economic growth, especially in the North & West -
Social Gospel
a movement led by a group of liberal protestant to social problems raised by industrialization, urbanization and increasing of migration -
susan B Anthony
a prominent reformer, attempted to vote in Rochester & had the right under the 4th amendment -
Settlement House
an institution of an inner-city area providing education, and social services to the community -
Alexander Graham Bell
He invented the telephone which made contact alot easier between each person -
Haymarket Riot
a riot after a bombing that took place at labor demonstration -
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Samuel Gompers
He led the labor movement in achieving solid grains for workers -
interstate Commerce Act 1887
a federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry -
Ida B. Wells
she used social justice to fight for racial and gender equality -
William Jennings Bryan
he became Nebraskas congress man -
Jacob Riis
he crusaded for the establishment of houses, playgrounds, and other reforms to improve life in New York -
Sherman Antitrust Act
the first major legislation passed to address oppressive business
a federal law prohibiting any contract, trust, or conspiracy -
Political Machine
a group who demands support from corps and businesses -
andrew carnegie
telegrapher operator for railroad -
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Klondike Gold Rush
was a migration by 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region -
Jane Addams
a social performer, "help the foreign-born conserve the value of their past life & to bring them into contrast with a better class of Americans" -
theodore rossevelt
to steps to free their state gov, from corruption & influence of big business -
Robber Barons ( Captains of Industry)
a person who has become rich because of business -
Populism & Progressivism
populism- movement that were led by farmers for economic change
progressivism- the movement of middle class against the political system -
muckraker
a journalist who would pick up filth and muck about things -
upton sindair
a famous muckrakers that described the unsanity practices of the meat packing industry in his novel the jungle -
Pure Food and Drug Act
prevention of manufacture, sale, or transportation of misbranded, poisonous food and drugs -
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Dollar Dilomacy
the use of of a country's financial power to extend its international influence -
Initiative, Referendum, Recall
They are 3 powers reserved to enable the voters, petition, to propose and remove an elective -
16th Amendment
the federal government are allowed to collect income taxes from all americans -
Federal Reserve Act
the act was to issue federal reserve notes as legal tender -
17th Amendment
providing for the election of 2 US senators from each state by popular vote and for a term of 6 years -
Labor Strikes
work stoppage cause by mass refusal of employees to work -
18th Amendent
banning of manufacturers, sales or transportation of alcoholic drinks -
nativism
belief of native-born Americans -
19th Amendment
the right of citizens to vote, that shouldn't be accounted by sex -
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Teapot Dome Scandal
a bribery scandal involving administration of U.S President Warren G. -
clarence Darrow
he was staged to bring publicity to issues when it came to the Butler act -
Labor Unions
improved wages, hours and working conditions for everyone
