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Civil Service Reform
Reformation of the rights of the people in service to our country -
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Immigration & the American Dream
Many immigrants were/are leaving their homes to come to america to live the American Dream, which is different for each person. -
Susan B. Anthony
an American social reformer who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. -
Andrew Carnegie
Scottish American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. -
Eugene V. Debbs
an American union leader, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World, and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States. -
Clarence Darrow
an American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union. He was best known for defending teenage thrill killers Leopold and Loeb in their trial for murdering 14-year-old Robert "Bobby" Franks. -
Theodore Roosevelt
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William Jennings Bryan
a leading American politician from the 1890s until his death. He was a dominant force in the populist wing of the Democratic Party, standing three times as the Party's candidate for President of the United States. -
Jane Addams
A pioneer American settlement social worker, public philosopher, sociologist, author, and leader in women's suffrage and world peace. -
Ida B. Wells
an African-American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist, and an early leader in the civil rights movement. -
Homestead Act
promising ownership of a 160-acre tract of public land to a citizen or head of a family who had resided on -
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Urbanization & Industrialization
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Upton Sinclair
an American author who wrote nearly 100 books in many genres. He achieved popularity in the first half of the twentieth century, acquiring particular fame for his classic muckraking novel, The Jungle. -
Dawes Act
authorized the President of the United States to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Indians. -
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Populism & Progressivism
both were reformations that were made to help the population and the amount of change that was happening in the us -
Political Machines
Vocab- A political machine is a political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses, who receive rewards for their efforts. -
16th Amendment
Gave the Congress the Right to tax income. -
17th Amendment
established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote. -
Dollar Diplomacy
the effort of the United States—particularly over President William Howard Taft—to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia -
18th Amendment
National Prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the US from 1920 to 1933 -
19th Amendment
All women have the right to vote.
