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Plays an important role in economic development.
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She was a pioneer crusader for the women's suffrage movements.
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He made a lot of money in the steel industry before he became a major philanthropist.
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The dislike of foreigners from a different country.
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Invented the first working telephone in 1876.
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A photographer and reporter who brought attention to immigrants of New York by his book "How the Other Half Lives."
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Founder of the (AFL) American Federation of Labor in 1881.
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Probably the most famous American socialist, and a founding member of the Industrial Workers.
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It made the production of producing steel easier and quicker.
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Represented Scopes at the "Monkey Trial" on evolution in 1925.
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He was a man who became president after president McKinley was assassinated. He also wanted to protect the public interest.
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It gave the families some shelter, but they were only single-room apartments with no heat or lighting.
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He helped prosecute John Scopes at the "Monkey Trial."
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She found the first settlement house in the U.S, and she was an advocate of the poor, women, etc.
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She was another leading voice in the social reform movement, and she organized a national anti-lynching crusade.
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The Gilded Age played an important role in the development of the American Society.
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The protestant ministers in the Social Gospel Movement called for social reforms- including the abolition of child labor and safer working conditions.
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He published a novel called "The Jungle", and it described the unsanitary practices of the meat-packing industry.
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The purpose was to stop monopolies engaging in unfair practices that prevented fair competition. It marked a major change in the attitude of Congress toward the abuses of big business.
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An outbreak of violence that broke out in Chicago with labor activists caused a huge riot after someone threw a bomb killing several police.
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A federal law that prohibited unfair practices by railroads, such as charging higher rates for shorter routes.
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They are 3 separate powers that work together to enable the voters, by petition, to propose or repeal legislation or to remove an elected official from office.
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The discovery of gold led to a stampede to the Klondike region. It was an event of migration by 100,000 people due to the finding of gold in that region.
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They were journalists who wrote about injustices and spilled the beans about the filth of society.
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It regulated the preparation of foods and the sale of medicines.
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Guaranteed loans to other foreign countries.
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Allowed Congress the power to tax personal income.
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When the Senators are elected directly by the people.
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This was an act that allowed the Federal Reserve to regulate the money in circulation by controlling the amount of money that banks could lend.
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It was the only amendment to be repealed by the constitution. It banned the sale and drinking of alcohol in the United States.
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A step forward in making the United States a true democracy- a system of government by the people.
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It is said to be one of the worst scandals in U.S. history.
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These machines often provided jobs and other services to immigrants and the poor in exchange for their votes.
