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Concentration of wealth
It is know that in 1860, 2 percent of U.S. population owned a third of all of the nation's riches. This economic distribution ,called concentration of wealth, meant that most of the nation's wealth was owned by only a tiny fraction of its people. -
Tammany Hall
Tammany Hall was a New York organization that lasted almost two centuries, drawing it's support form the immigrant population in the US. This organization is highly associated with corruption. Offered social services to immigrants, in exchange for their vote -
Whiskey Ring
The Whiskey Ring scandal was exposed in 1875. This had to do with involvement and diversion of tax revenues through a conspiracy between government agents, politicians, whiskey distillers, and distributors. This exposure of this scandal by government officials actually helped to defraud the government of large amounts of money. -
Ulysses S. Grant
Involved in the Whiskey Ring scandal, Grant volunteered and testified as a defense witness for a criminal trial, something no active president had ever done before. The Whiskey Ring had to do with internal revenue collectors that accepted bribes from the whiskey distilleries that did not wish to pay taxes to the government. -
Panic of 1873
The panic of 1873 was a depression in the United States due to the collapse of railroad overbuilding, financing, and resulting bank failures. -
Grange Movement
The grange Movement was led by a group of agrarian organizations who worked towards increasing both the economic power and political representation of farmers by opposition of corrupt business and monopolies and support towards relief for those who owed un-payable debts. -
The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age was a time of rapid industrialization due to an influx in immigration due to big businesses offering many jobs, resulting in a labor and Populist movement from the people in response to these changes. During this time, there was an immense class separation between the (very) wealthy and (very) poor. -
National Consumers League
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act
This federal law prohibited conspiracy and was passed to help to eliminate the detrimental business practices of the cartels monopolies at the time. -
People's Party
The People's Party or Populist Party was a late 19th century political party for left-wing agrarians in the U.S. They worked towards preservation of the farming economy and the end of business/government corruption, a huge problem at the time. -
Anti-Saloon League
This prohibitionist group fought against the consumption of alcohol, specifically in it's key venue of saloons, as it was seen as prohibited by God. -
PAnic of 1893
A United States economic depression lasting 4 years from 1893-1897. The political upset caused by this economic upset led to the election of 1896 and presidency of William McKinley. -
Muckrakers
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Roosevelt Becomes President
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Roosevelt Panic 1907
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Roosevelt Square Deal
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Dollar Diplomacy
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Children’s Bureau 1912
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Underwood Tariff Act
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Federal Reserve Act
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Women’s Bureau 1920
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Pullman Strike
The Pullman railroad car company laid off workers cut their pay so the American Railway Union held a national strike to shut down American railroads and push the companies into changing their ways.
