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The process of social and economic change whereby a human group is transformed from a pre-industrial society into an industrial one.
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He was a leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union.
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He emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, standing three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States.
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He immigrated to America in 1870 when he was 20 years old.
How the Other Half Lives documented the squalid living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s. -
He invinted the telephone
He also provided service to more than 800,000 "telephoniacs" across America. -
First inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel.
An immigrant named Andrew Carnegie used this process to become a wealthy man. -
co-founded in 1889 by Jane Addams.
Opened to recently arrived European immigrants. -
fought for better wages, reasonable hours and safer working conditions.
AFL represented only skilled white male craftsmen in the cities.
they were founded in 1886 by Samuel Gompers -
First labor movement.
Demands for an eight-hour working day became increasingly widespread among American laborers. -
Stated passed to stop Supreme Court from ruling this Unconstitutional
Prohibit unfair pricing across state lines. -
She was a feminist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s.
She became integral in groups striving for African-American justice. -
the first federal antitrust law
They Outlawed all monopolies and trust that restricted trade. -
Mark Twain meant that the period was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath.
was a period of change in the economy, technology, government, and social customs of America. -
It was the "People" Party.
it was preceded by the Farmer's Alliance and the Grange -
woman suffrage movement in the United States
She was also the president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. -
one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World,
leader of American Railway Union -
The workers wages were being cut so they went on strike hoping for a compromise but they were unsuccessful.
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The labor movement led efforts to stop child labor, give health benefits and provide aid to workers who were injured or retired.
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It effected lives of many across the world.
Some came but didn't make it big. -
The wealthy elite of the late 19th century consisted of industrialists who gathered their money as robber barons and captains of industry.
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Controlled the activities in the city.
Ensured their candidates were elected and make sure the city gov. worked to their advantage. -
Leader of the American steel industry
Sold the steel company to John Pierpont Morgan.(Chase) -
Poorly built, overcrowded housing where many immigrants lived
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Unregulated product claims and unhealthy products.
Calls for the truth in the labels. -
published The Jungle in 1906
considered himself to be a muckraker. -
stressed role of church and religion to improve city life, led by two preachers named Walter Raushenbusch and Washington Gladen.
influenced settlement house movement and Salvation Army. -
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.
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Congress to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system.
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allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states.
the tax burden shifted to the rich -
every state will have two Senators, and they will serve six-year terms in Congress.
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I: A bill place on the ballot by the people.
R: An initiative voted on by the people.
Re: Allow citizens to remove and replace a public official before the end of a term of office. -
They expose certain problems like political corruption, child labor, and safety issues with workers. As well as a goal was to raise awareness of social injustices, inequality, corruption and the abuse of political power in order to bring about reform.
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He was the first president to become a truly "popular" leader by using the media to appeal directly to the American people. But he was also the 26th of the u.s.
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Women's right to vote.
So now men and women are equal. -
They believed they were the true “Native” Americans.
Created political parties and tried to limit the rights of immigrants. -
It shocked Americans by revealing an unprecedented level of greed and corruption within a presidential administration. The scandal involved ornery oil tycoons, poker-playing politicians, illegal liquor sales, a murder-suicide, a womanizing president and a bagful of bribery cash.
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He was the founder of the Labor Unions in 1886.
He was also an anti-imperialist -
Social work pioneer American settlement in
Leader in women's suffrage and world peace.
