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Nativism
Nativists believed they were the true "native" Americans, despite their being descended from immigrants themselves. -
Political Machines
Is a political group in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses -
Initiative, Referendum, Recall
1)A procedure by which a legislative measure can be originated by the people rather than by lawmakers. 2)A procedure by which a proposed legislative measure can be submitted to a vote of the people. 3)A procedure for removing a public official from office by a vote of the people -
Susan B. Anthony
She was an American social reformer and women's rights activist 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
Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and is often identified as one of the richest people. He became a leading philanthropist in the United States and in the British Empire -
Alexander Graham bell
Bell was a Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer, and innovator who is credited with inventing and patenting the first practical telephone. He also founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company in 1885. -
Jacob Riis
Americas first photojournalist,American newspaper reporter, social reformer, and photographer who, with his book How the Other Half Lives shocked the conscience of his readers with factual descriptions of slum conditions. -
Bessemer steel production
It was invented by Henry bessemer patented in 1855,first inexpensive industrial process for mass production of steel from molten pig iron. -
Eugene V. Debbs
He 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
He was an American lawyer, a leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union, and a prominent advocate for Georgist economic reform. -
Theodore Roosevelt
He was an American statesman and writer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He also served as the 25th Vice President of the United States. -
Robber Barons
Is a derogatory metaphor of social criticism originally applied to certain late 19th-century American businessmen who were accused of using unscrupulous methods to get rich -
William Jennings Bryan
He emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, standing three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States. -
Jane Addams
She is known as the mother of social work, was a pioneer American settlement activist/reformer, social worker, public philosopher, sociologist, public administrator, protestor, author, and leader in women's suffrage and world peace. -
Ida B. Wells
She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. -
The gilded age
Refers to the decades between the end of reconstruction and the turn of the century.Time period of industrial growth, Population increase: waves of immigrants, production of steel and increased. -
Upton Sinclair
Sinclair acquired particular fame for his classic muck-raking novel The Jungle, which exposed labor and sanitary conditions in the U.S. meatpacking industry, causing a public uproar that contributed in part to the passage a few months later of the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. -
Settlement House
The settlement movement was a reformist social movement that began in the 1880's and peaked around the 1920's in England and the U.S. -
Labor unions
Laborers thought they deserved fair wages and decent working conditions.Laborers joined together to improve the situation. -
Samuel Gompers
was an English-born American labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history. Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor and served as the organization's -
Haymarket Riot
It began as a peaceful rally in support of workers striking for an eight-hour day and in reaction to the killing of several workers the previous day by the police. -
Interstate Commerce Act 1887
Congress passed this law at the behest of farmers who sought to forbid price discrimination and other monopolistic practices of the railroads. The commission created by this law had no real power until the Theodore Roosevelt administration, though. -
Populism & Progressivism
Populism aimed to reform the economic system, while progressivism was focused on bringing the political reforms -
Sherman Antitrust Act
was the first Federal act that outlawed monopolistic business practices. The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was the first measure passed by the U.S. Congress to prohibit trusts.Several states had passed similar laws, but they were limited to intrastate businesses. -
Klondike gold rush
One hundred thousand went on a journey to join the gold rush, only thirty thousand made it to the Klondike, miners traveled to Alaska, Klondike region of Canada and Yukon territories -
Tenement
is a multi-occupancy building of any sort. However, in the United States, it has come to refer most specifically to a run-down apartment building or to a slum. -
Pure food and drug act
was the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws which was enacted by Congress in the 20th century and led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration. -
Muckraker
It was used in the Progressive Era to characterize reform-minded American journalists who attacked established institutions and leaders as corrupt. -
Dollar diplomacy
was a form of American foreign policy to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries. -
Federal reserve act
that controls the U.S. money supply and the availability of credit in the countryIt was the first central bank of the united sates, aims to stabilize the macroeconomy -
17th amendment
States that people instead of the state legislature elect U.Ssenators.Prior to the amendment State legislators elected senators -
16th Amendment
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration. -
Industrialization
Machines replaced hand labour as the main means of manufacturing, increasing the production capacity of industry tremendously. -
Labor strikes
began in New York City and spread nationwide. During the years that Nixon was President, collective bargaining by the U.S. postal workers was banned. -
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
A national scandal involving members of president Hardings cabinet. Hardings secretary of the interior, albert B. Fall, was leasing government land to oil companies in exchange for bribes. -
19th amendment
It declares that “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. -
18th Amendment
Established the prohibition of intoxicating liquors in the United States by declaring the production, transport, and sale of intoxicating liquors illegal. -
Social gospel
was a movement led by a group of liberal Protestant progressives in response to the social problems raised by the rapid industrialization, urbanization, and increasing immigration of the Gilded Age
