The American West
Connected the east and west and allowed for greater western migration and quicker transport of goods from one coast to another
Transcontinental Railroad
Era characterized by the rise of large corporations, establishment of trusts, and political corruption
Gilded Age
Term given to investigative journalists who uncovered corruption and poor conditions in American society
Muckraker
Granted women the right to vote in the United States
19th Amendment
Conflict between the United States and Spain strated after the sinking of a U.S. ship in Cuba which resulted in the U.S. gaining territory overseas
Spanish-American War
Played an important role in Native American culture by providing food, clothing , and shelter; was almost driven to extinction by white settlement
Buffalo
Created the largest Oil Company in the United States and would eventually control 95% of all oil production
John D. Rockefeller
Wrote "The Jungle" which exposed the horrid conditions in the meat packing industry. His work would lead to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act
Upton Sinclair
Represented a victory for the temperance movement by outlawing the production and sale of alcohol in the United States
18th Amendment
Built to provide quick access between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for military and economic benefit to the United States,
Panama Canal
Dance that was believed to bring back Native American ancestors to help fight against the army
Ghost Dance
Built a steel empire by providing tracks to the booming railroad industry
Andrew Carnegie
Photographer who documented the poor living conditions within poor neighborhoods in America's cities
Jacob Riis
Added to the Monroe Doctrine by declaring America would use military force to ensure stability in the Western Hemisphere
Roosevelt Corollary
A form of journalism in which the reporters exaggerate the truth in order to get a reaction from readers. Helped cause the Spanish-American War
Yellow Journalism
Last battle of the Indian Wars in which over 100 Lakota men, women, and children were killed
Wounded Knee
Began hos career in the steamboat industry but would eventually invest millions into owning a railroad company operating between New York and Chicago
Cornelius Vanderbuilt
Exposed the corrupt business practices of Standard Oil
Ida Tarbell
Provided education and social services to immigrants entering America
Settlement Houses (Hull House)
Term coined by Rudyard Kipling to describe the belief that it was the job of white people to bring "civilization" to other races around the world
White Man's Burden
Battle in which the US Army suffered a major defeat against the Sioux Indians where Custer and his regiment were killed
Little Big Horn
Investment banker who would eventually take over Carnegies steel empire and rename it US Steel
J. P. Morgan
Wrote "Shame of the Cities" which exposed the corrupt political machines in several U.S, cities
Lincoln Steffans
Supreme Court case which established the doctrine of Separate but Equal
Plessy v. Ferguson
Taken over by the U.S. as a result of the Spanish-American War. Would later be the site of armed conflict in an effort to remove U.S. influence from the country.
Philippines