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Tenement
Tenement is a crowded apartment house, especially in a poor areas of a large city -
19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment is the right to vote in the United States and that any one would be able to vote in any State (color and sex did not matter) -
Andrew Carnegie
He was a industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century, and he was also one of the most important philanthropists of his era -
Nativism
Nativism is a policy approving native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants -
Bessemer steel process
The bessemer steel process was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron -
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell invented the first working telephone in 1876 and founding the Bell Telephone Company in 1877. -
Jacob Riis
Jacob Riis was best known for his photography, his Journalism, and his Reform movement act in the -
Robber Barons (Captains of Industry)
It is made up of the wealthy elites of the late 19th century consisted of industrialists who amassed their fortunes as robber barons and captains of industry. -
Samuel Gompers
He helped to found the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions. -
Haymarket riot
The Haymarket riot was the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration on May 4, 1886 in Haymarket Square in Chicago. -
interstate commerce act 1887
The interstate commerce act of 1887 was the first law designed to regulate the railroad industry -
Shermen antitrust act
The Shermen antitrust act was the first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices -
Ida B. Wells
She was an African-American journalist ,abolitionist and a feminist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the us in the 1890s -
William Jennings Bryan
He starred at the 1896 Democratic convention Cross of Gold speech that favored free silver, but was defeated in his bid to become U.S. president by William McKinley -
Klondike Gold Rush
The Klondike Gold Rush was a big migration that was estimated by about 100,000 prospectors(explorers) in the north western area in Canada between 1896 1899 -
Jane Addams
her work as a social reformer, pacifist and feminist during the late 19th -
Susan B. Anthony
She was an abolitionist, and who was also a figure in the women's voting rights movement -
Populism and Progressivism
Populism is when the support is for the concerns of ordinary people, and Progressivism is when the support for or advocacy of social reform. -
Political Machines
A Political Machine is/can be a small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses, who receive rewards for their efforts -
The Gilded Age
It was the age of rapid economic growth, especially in north and west American(also so did the wages) -
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
When he was 42 he became the youngest president only became president after McKinley was assassinated ,he also fought in the Spanish American war -
Eugen V. Debs
He was one of the founding members of the industrials workers of the world and 4 more( Socialist Party of America,Industrial Workers of the World,American Railway Union,Socialist Party USA, and the Social Democratic Party of America) -
Upton Sinclair
Since he was involved with socialism (which gave him an assignment ) of writing on the workers in the meatpacking industry which lead to him writing his best seller "The Jungle" -
Pure Food and Drug act
The Pure Food and Drug act was a law passed in 1906 used to remove harmful and misrepresented foods and any drugs from markets to help regulate the public's heath -
dollar diplomacy
the use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence. -
16th amendment
in the 16th amendment the constitution allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United States Census. -
17th Amendment
The 17th Amendment was two Senators from each State, elected by the people and for six years each Senator shall have one vote. -
Federal Reserve Act
The Federal Reserve Act was the central banking system of the United States(and still is ) -
Industrialization
Industrialization is the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale, and later machines replaced hand labour as the main way of manufacturing. -
18th Amendment
In the constitution effectively established the banned alcohol (any intoxicating liquors) in the United States by declaring the production, transport, and sale of intoxicating liquors illegal -
Settlement House
A Settlement House is an institution in an inner-city area providing educational, recreational, and other social services to the community. -
Social Gospel
Social Gospel was a christian , began to tie salvation and good works together. They argued that people must emulate the life of Jesus Christ. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
The Teapot Dome Scandal was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding -
Clarence Darrow
He defended high-profile(famous) clients in many famous trials of the early 20th century, including teenage thrill killers Leopold and Loeb for murdering 14-year-old Robert "Bobby" Franks (1924)
