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Industrialization
The process of social and economic change whereby a human group is transformed from a pre-industrial society into an industrial one. -
Clarence Darrow
He was a leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union. -
William Jennings Bryan
He emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, standing three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States. -
Jacob Riis
He immigrated to America in 1870 when he was 20 years old.
How the Other Half Lives documented the squalid living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s. -
Alexander Graham Bell
He invinted the telephone
He also provided service to more than 800,000 "telephoniacs" across America. -
Bessemer steel production
First inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel.
An immigrant named Andrew Carnegie used this process to become a wealthy man. -
Settlement House
co-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams.
Opened to recently arrived European immigrants. -
Labor Unions
fought for better wages, reasonable hours and safer working conditions.
AFL represented only skilled white male craftsmen in the cities.
they were founded in 1886 by Samuel Gompers -
Haymarket Riot
First labor movement.
Demands for an eight-hour working day became increasingly widespread among American laborers. -
Interstate Commerce Act 1887
Stated passed to stop Supreme Court from ruling this Unconstitutional
Prohibit unfair pricing across state lines. -
Ida B. Wells
She was a feminist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s.
She became integral in groups striving for African-American justice. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
the first federal antitrust law
They Outlawed all monopolies and trust that restricted trade. -
The Glided Act
Mark Twain meant that the period was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath.
was a period of change in the economy, technology, government, and social customs of America. -
Populism And Progressivism
It was the "People" Party.
it was preceded by the Farmer's Alliance and the Grange -
Susan B. Anthony
woman suffrage movement in the United States
She was also the president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. -
Eugene V. Debs
one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World,
leader of American Railway Union -
Pullman Strike
The workers wages were being cut so they went on strike hoping for a compromise but they were unsuccessful. -
Labor Strikes
The labor movement led efforts to stop child labor, give health benefits and provide aid to workers who were injured or retired. -
Klondike Gold Rush
It effected lives of many across the world.
Some came but didn't make it big. -
Robber Barons ( Captains of Industry)
The wealthy elite of the late 19th century consisted of industrialists who gathered their money as robber barons and captains of industry. -
Political Machines
Controlled the activities in the city.
Ensured their candidates were elected and make sure the city gov. worked to their advantage. -
Andrew Carnegie
Leader of the American steel industry
Sold the steel company to John Pierpont Morgan.(Chase) -
Tenements
Poorly built, overcrowded housing where many immigrants lived -
Pure food and Drug Act
Unregulated product claims and unhealthy products.
Calls for the truth in the labels. -
Upton Sinclair
published The Jungle in 1906
considered himself to be a muckraker. -
Social Gospel
stressed role of church and religion to improve city life, led by two preachers named Walter Raushenbusch and Washington Gladen.
influenced settlement house movement and Salvation Army. -
Dollar Diplomacy
form of American foreign policy to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries. -
Federal Reserve Act
Congress to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system. -
16th Amendment
allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states.
the tax burden shifted to the rich -
17th Amendment
every state will have two Senators, and they will serve six-year terms in Congress. -
Initiative, Referendum, Recall
I: A bill place on the ballot by the people.
R: An initiative voted on by the people.
Re: Allow citizens to remove and replace a public official before the end of a term of office. -
Muckraker
They expose certain problems like political corruption, child labor, and safety issues with workers. As well as a goal was to raise awareness of social injustices, inequality, corruption and the abuse of political power in order to bring about reform. -
Theodore Roosevelt
He was the first president to become a truly "popular" leader by using the media to appeal directly to the American people. But he was also the 26th of the u.s. -
19th Amendment
Women's right to vote.
So now men and women are equal. -
Nativisim
They believed they were the true “Native” Americans.
Created political parties and tried to limit the rights of immigrants. -
Tea pot Dome Scandal
It shocked Americans by revealing an unprecedented level of greed and corruption within a presidential administration. The scandal involved ornery oil tycoons, poker-playing politicians, illegal liquor sales, a murder-suicide, a womanizing president and a bagful of bribery cash. -
Samuel Gompers
He was the founder of the Labor Unions in 1886.
He was also an anti-imperialist -
Jane Addams
Social work pioneer American settlement in
Leader in women's suffrage and world peace.
