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16th Amendment
Collection of taxes based on income. -
18th Amendment
Restriction on alcohol use and consumption. -
17th Amendment
Senator will serve for 6 years and must be elected by the people. -
19th Amendment
Men and women should be allowed to vote and never denied by sex. -
Industrialization
Growth of different industries and businesses -
Nativism
The political policy of the promotion of the interests for native inhabitants against immigrants. -
Eugene V. Debbs
He was one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers and also a five times candidate for the socialist party for president. -
Bessemer Steel Production
The for inexpensive mass production of steel. -
Jane Addams
Mother of social work and a pioneer activist and reformist. -
The Glided Age
A time of rapid economic growth in the North and West. -
Social Gospel
A christian practice towards social reform. -
Andrew Carnegie
Leader of the American Steal industry -
Tenement
Run down apartment, building, slum. -
Alexander Graham Bell
Founder and maker of the first telephone. -
Labor Unions
Organized workers often in a trade or profession to protect the further rights and interests. -
Labor Strikes
A worker stoppage due to the mass refusal of employees to work. -
Samuel Gompers
He founded the American Federation of Labor and served as the organization's president. -
Haymarket Riot
This was the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor area. -
Interstate Commerce Act
The Act said that railroad rates should be reasonable but did not involve the government to fix rates. -
Populism and Progressivism
Populists were mainly farmers who pushed for radical reforms. The Progressives were urban reformers who wanted to bring the role of government while also maintaining a capitalist economy. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
The first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices. -
Political Machines
A political group which a boss or small group commands the supporters of businesses. -
William Jennings Bryan
He was an American orator and politician from Nebraska. Nominated for presidency 3 times. -
The Klondike Gold Rush
A migration by an estimated 100,000 people to the Klondike region in north-western Canada in search for gold. -
Initiative, Referendum, Recall
The three powers reserved to enable the voters by petition, to propose or repeal legislation or to remove an elected official from office. -
Susan B. Anthony
An American Social reformer and women suffrage activist. Played a major role in the women's suffrage movement. -
Muckraker
Phrase was used to characterize reform-minded American journalists who attacked established institutions and leaders as corrupt. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
The first of a series of significant consumer protection laws which led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration. -
Dollar Diplomacy
The use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence. -
Federal Reserve Act
An Act of Congress that created the Federal Reserve System. -
Jacob Riis
He was a muckraking journalist and social documentary photographer. -
Theodore Roosevelt
American states men and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States. -
Settlement Houses
Was an institution in an inner-city area providing educational, recreational, and other social services to the community. -
Robber Barons
Was a person who has become rich through ruthless and illegal business practices. -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
Was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding. -
Ida B. Wells
She was an African-American investigative journalist, educator, and an early leader in the Civil Rights Movement at only the age of 17. -
Clarence Darrow
He was an American lawyer and a leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union. -
Upton Sinclair
He was an American Writer who wrote up to 100 books. He wrote the famous muckraking book "The Jungle"
