Legislation
This was designed to break up Native American tribal organizations by dividing tribal lands into individual family farms
Dawes Severalty Act 1887
Journalists who wrote exposes showing corruption in society, business, and government
Muckrakers
A result of this war was the United States gaining territories around the world
Spanish American War
FDR's approach to recover, provide relief, and reform the economy is known as
New Deal
Photographed and exposed the poor living conditions in the cities called "How the Other Half Lives"
Jacob Riis
This encouraged farming in the Great Plains by offering 160 acres of free public land to families that settled it for 5 years
Homestead Act of 1862
Founder of the NAACP and activist for racial equality
W.E.B. DuBois
This tragedy, in which 126 garment workers tragically died, highlighted the horrible working conditions and promoted change such as fire escapes and fire drills
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The process of bringing all Americans together and put to work towards a common goal, typically done in war
Mass mobilization
Created after the passing of the 15th Amendment, this aimed to gain rights for women
NAWSA
Spent billions of dollars between 1935-1940 to provide Americans with jobs. It was the biggest of the New Deal programs
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Wrote stories about African American men and women being lynched to expose the horrors of southern society
Ida B Wells
This railroad strike organized by Eugene Debs tied up all transportation across the country. It ended because the mail needed to be delivered.
Pullman Strike
The belief that "survival of the fittest" should apply to society and that the "fit" should rule the "non fit"
Social Darwinism
Allowed for the internment of Japanese and Japanese Americans as a war measure
Executive Order 9066
Interstate Commerce Act 1881
Attorney General who ordered the mass arrests and deportation of anarchists, socialists, and labor agitators.
Mitchell Palmer
Trial between modernists and fundamentalists about the teaching of evolution in public schools
Scopes Trial
This phrase is used to describe a president that does not do anything, typically after they have lost an election
lame-duck
Created by the government, its goal was to protect consumers by taking action against any "unfair trade practice"
Federal Trade Commission
Pendleton Act 1881
Italian immigrants who were tried and murdered for robbery in Massachusetts. Their court case controversial because their lawyers argued they did not get a fair trial because they were immigrants.
Sacco and Vanzetti
This speech said that both Black and White Southerners shared a responsibility for making the region proser. It also stated that African Americans should not challenge segregation and discrimination
Atlanta Compromise
Currency back by gold stored in government vaults, preferred by bankers, investors, and businesses
"Hard" or "sound" money
Platform of the Populist, it called for direct election of Senators, coinage of silver, government ownership of railroads
Omaha Platform