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Andrew Carnegie
Was a Scottish-American industrialist, business magnate, and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American Steel industry. -
Eugene V. Debbs
Was an American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, and one of the founding Industrial workers of the world. -
Bessemer Steel Production
The Bessemer process was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron before the development of the open hearth furnace. They key principle is removal of impurities from the iron by oxidation with air being blown through the molten iron. -
Theodore Roosevelt
Was the 26th president of The United States and the 25th Vice president of The United States. -
Jane Addams
Considered the Mother of Social work, was a pioneer American settlement activist/reformer, social worker, public philosopher and etc. -
The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age was an era of rapid economic growth. As wages in America were higher than those in Europe, America saw a great influx of European immigrants. -
Tenement
These were run-down, overcrowded, apartment complexes in large cities, they were never clean, safe, or comfortable. -
labor Unions
Are organizations that represents workers of large corporations. Knights of Labor is the first national labor organization in the U.S. It was founded to protect workers from employer retaliations. -
Industrialization
Is the development of industries in countries or regions on a global scale. This began when machines replaced hand labor. -
Initiative, Referendum, Recall
These were three powers reserved to enable voters. Initiatives allowed voters to propose and approve laws, Referendums allowed voters to approve initiatives or amendments, and recall elections were elections initiated by voters to replace public officials before the end of their terms. -
Alexander Graham Bell
Was the inventor of the first working telephone. He founded the Bell Telephone company in 1877 -
Labor Strikes
Is when employees of large corporations refuse to work and protest. A strike so the corporations can benefit their employees needs. -
Upton Sinclair
Was an American Writer who wrote over 100 books and other works in several genres. -
Samuel Gompers
Was the founder of American Federation of Labor and served as the organization's president from 1886 to 1894. -
Haymarket Riot
This was started as a labor protest but escalated when a aggressive protester threw a bomb at police. which ended up with 8 deaths and 8 injured. -
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
Was a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry. The Act was required the railroad rates to be "reasonable and just". -
Political Machines
A political machine is a political group with one boss or small group commands enough votes to maintain political and administrative control of city, county, or state. -
Muckraker
Were journalists who attacked established institutions and large corporations as corrupt. -
Ida B. Wells
Was a African-American journalist and abolitionist. She fought for racial and gender equality. She led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. -
Robber Barons (Captains of Industry)
Was referred as a person who became rich through ruthless business practices. -
Settlement House
Was an institution in an inner-city area providing educational, recreational, and other social services to the community. -
Jacob Riis
Was a famous muckraking journalist and social documentary photographer. He is the author of his famous book How the Other Half Lives which shocked the common public and sparked the start of the Progressive Era. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
This was the first federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices. Its purpose is to protect the public from market failure. -
Populism and Progressivism
also known as the people's party, was formed to represent the common folk-especially farmers- against the entrenched interests of railroads, bankers, corporations, and politicians. -
Susan B Anthony
Was a women's right activist. She played a prominent role in women's suffrage leading to the 19th Amendment to be named in her honor. She is the founder of National Women Suffrage Organization (NWSO). -
William Jennings Bryan
He became a Nebraska congressman in 1890. He gave his famous Cross of Gold speech at the 1896 Democratic convention which favored free silver. -
Klondike Gold Rush
Was a rush to retrieve gold that was found out in the Yukon region of Canada, rabbit creek near the city of Dawson. Many travelers died on the journey there or lost interest. -
Theodore Roosevelt
Was the 26th President of the United States. He created the domestic program Square Deal. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
This Act prevented the manufacture, sale, or transportation of misbranded or poisonous foods, drugs, medicines, and alcoholic beverages. -
Social Gospel
A religious movement that arose in the United States in the late nineteenth century with the goal of making Christian churches more responsive to social problems, such as poverty and prostitution. -
Dollar Diplomacy
Was a 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. -
16th Amendement
The 16th Amendment allows the federal government to collect an income tax from all Americans. It was ratified in 1913. -
Federal Reserve Act
Is an Act of Congress that created and established the Federal Reserve System. It was created to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible and stable monetary and financial system. -
17th Amendment
States that the Senate of the US shall be composed of two Senators from each state, elected by the people, for six years; and each shall have a vote. This amendment was also ratified in 1913 -
18th Amendment
The 18th Amendment prohibits the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. It received much backlash. It was ratified in 1919, but repealed in 1933. -
Nativism
Is the political movement that wanted to keep native inhabitants from immigrants. It was based on fears that immigrants would replace cultural values. -
19th Amendment
States that the citizens of the United States cannot be refused the right to vote on the account of sex. -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
Was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States Warren G. Harding. Harding secretly granted The Mammoth Oil Company exclusive rights to the Teapot (Wyoming) reserves. -
Clarence Darrow
Was an American Lawyer most famous for defending killers Leopold and Leob in their trial in killing Bobby Frank.
