Unit 5 Vocab

Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US

The development of industries for the machine production of goods.

An example of big business that was made possible by Captain of Industry Andrew Carnegie. It helped fuel industrialism in America and the manufacturing center was Pittsburgh.

the immigrant work force responsibie for building the trans-continental Railroad

Established the Standard Oil Company, the greatest, wisest, and meanest monopoly known in history

Corporations that gain complete control of the production of a single good or service.

Inventor of lightbulb, phonograph and numerous other innovations

An increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements.

the inspection and processing center for immigrants, they would check immigrants for diseases

Immigrants from Southern and Eastern European countries and Asia arriving in the late 1800s

An organization formed by workers to strive for better wages and working conditions

He was the creator of the American Federation of Labor. He provided a stable and unified union for skilled workers.

A labor union formed in 1886 by Samuel Gompers in order to voice the working class (only highly skilled laborers). It fought against labor forces and debated work conditions for skilled workers. Utilized Strikes.

American Indian chief, he lead the victory of Little Bighorn

In 1890, after killing Sitting Bull, the 7th Cavalry rounded up Sioux at this place in South Dakota and 300 Natives were murdered and only a baby survived.

1894 - nonviolent strike (brought down the railway system in most of the West) at the Pullman Palace Car Co. over wages - Prez. Cleveland shut it down because it was interfering with mail delivery

1890 - 1920, Progressives tended to be women, middle class, and live in urban areas. Progressives sought to use government influence to solve societal problems.

1906 - Journalists who searched for corruption in politics and big business

muckraking journalist who wrote The Jungle

Evaluate that implementing organizations have the ability and resources to carry out implementation(FDA, Pure Food & Drug, Meat Inspection)

the founder of Hull House, peace activist and a leader of the settlement house movement in America.

Settlement home designed as a welfare agency for needy families. It provided social and educational opportunities for working class people in the neighborhood as well as improving some of the conditions caused by poverty.

Laws implemented after the U.S. Civil War to legally enforce segregation, particularly in the South, after the end of slavery.

a 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal

Interracial organization founded in 1909 to abolish segregation and discrimination and to achieve political and civil rights for African Americans.

Muckraker who brought up the unfair practices such as those from John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company

A procedure by which voters can propose a law or a constitutional amendment.

procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office

a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue

Passed in 1913, this amendment to the Constitution calls for the direct election of senators by the voters instead of their election by state legislatures.

26th president, known for: conservationism, trust-busting, Hepburn Act, safe food regulations, "Square Deal," Panama Canal, Great White Fleet, Nobel Peace Prize for negotiation of peace in Russo-Japanese War

Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment