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Political Machines
A political group in which an authoritative boss commands the supporters through rewards for their efforts. Ex: Tammany Hall -
Industrialism
The development of factories and industries on a nationwide scale. -
Susan B. Anthony
A social reformer and women's right activist who played a very important role in the women's suffrage movement. -
Andrew Carnegie
Scottish-American industrialist, business magnate, and philanthropist. Identified as one of the richest people ever. -
Alexander Graham Bell
A Scottish-bron scientist, inventor, engineer, and innovator who is credited for patenting the first telephone. -
Jacob Riis
Muckraker journalist and social documentary photographer. Took many pictures of the citizens stricken with poverty. -
Samuel Gompers
English-born labor union leader and a key figure in labor history -
Nativisim
The policy of protecting native born citizen's interests against immigrants. -
Bessemer Steel Production
The first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel for consumers and those that use steel in architecture. -
Eugene V. Debbs
American socialist, activist, unionist, and one of the main founding fathers of the Industrial Workers of the World -
Clarence Darrow
An American lawyer and a leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union, and wanted Georgist reform -
Theodore Roosevelt
American statesman and writer who eventually became the President of the United States -
William Jennings Bryan
American Orator and politician in the Democratic Party. -
Jane Addams
Known as the "Mother" of social work. Was a social worker, public philosopher, sociologist, public administrator, protestor, author, and leader in women's suffrage and world peace. -
Ida B. Wells
She was an African-American journalist, educator, and leader for the Civil Rights Movement -
The Gilded Age
An era of rapid growth mainly in the North and West. -
Social Gospel
Christian faith practiced as a call not just to personal conversion but to social reform for their beliefs. -
Labor Strikes
A mass refusal of employees who refuse to work in order to get what they want. -
Upton Sinclair
American writer who wrote nearly 100 books and other works in several genres and became very famous for his novels. -
Settlement House
An institution that provides education, recreation, and other social services to a large community -
Labor Unions
An association of workers formed to protect their rights and interests. -
Haymarket Riot
A bombing that took place in Haymarket square during a peaceful rally -
Interstate Commerce Act
A federal law designed to regulate railroad business and industry. -
Robber Barons
A person who has become rich through unmoral practices -
Populism & Progressivism
Progressivism was a reform movement to eliminate the abuses of American life which were created by rapid industrialization and urbanization. Populism is the support for the concerns of ordinary civilians. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
An act that outlawed monopolistic businesses. -
Klondike Gold Rush
A mass migration of over 100,000 people to the Klondike region of Canada -
Initiative, Referendum, Recall
Initiative, Referendum, and Recall are three powers reserved to enable the voters, by petition, to propose or repeal legislation or to remove an elected official from office -
Tenement
A multi-occupancy building of any sort anywhere. Usually very small. -
Muckraker
A word used to describe reform-minded people who attacked politicians for being corrupt -
Pure food and drug act
An act that prevents the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors, and for regulating traffic therein, and for other purposes. -
Dollar Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy is the use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence among it's allies. -
17th Amendment
Senate of the US will be formed by two senates from each state. -
16th Amendments
Allows congress to collect taxes without giving it to the US -
Federal Reserve Act
An act that created the authority to issue Federal Reserve Notes as legal tender. Passed by president Woodrow Wilson. -
18th Amendment
Prohibition of alcohol -
19th Amendments
The right to let women vote. -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
A bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding
