Titans of Industry
This steel mogul's "Gospel of Wealth" argued that the rich had a responsibility to use their money for the benefit of society.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
Most "New Immigrants" after 1880 came from these two regions of Europe.
What are Southern and Eastern Europe?
Farmers formed this political party in 1892 to fight for railroad regulation and the coinage of silver.
What is the Populist Party (or People's Party)?
His book The Jungle led directly to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act of 1906.
Who is Upton Sinclair?
This Amendment, ratified in 1920, finally granted women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This business strategy involves buying out all competitors in the same industry to create a monopoly, a tactic famously used by Rockefeller.
What is Horizontal Integration?
This 1886 event in Chicago led to the decline of the Knights of Labor after it was associated with anarchist violence.
What is the Haymarket Riot?
This famous 1896 speech by William Jennings Bryan argued against the gold standard and for the interests of farmers.
What is the "Cross of Gold" speech?
This photojournalist’s work, How the Other Half Lives, exposed the horrific conditions of NYC tenements.
Who is Jacob Riis?
Teddy Roosevelt’s domestic program, which promised fair treatment for both labor and business, was called this.
What is the Square Deal?
This financier formed U.S. Steel and was known for consolidating struggling industries into massive, stable trusts.
Who is J.P. Morgan?
Founded by Samuel Gompers, this union focused only on "bread and butter" issues like wages and hours for skilled workers.
What is the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?
Populists demanded this type of tax, which increases as an individual's income increases.
What is a Graduated Income Tax?
This journalist wrote a scathing exposé on the ruthless business practices of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil.
Who is Ida Tarbell?
This 1913 Act created a national banking system to regulate the money supply and prevent financial panics.
What is the Federal Reserve Act?
This term was used by critics to describe powerful industrialists who used ruthless tactics to destroy competition and exploit workers.
What are Robber Barons?
These overcrowded, low-cost apartment buildings were where most poor immigrant families lived in major cities.
What are Tenements?
This set of Populist demands in 1892 included government ownership of railroads and the direct election of Senators.
What is the Omaha Platform?
This was the general term coined by Teddy Roosevelt for journalists who exposed corruption in business and government.
What are Muckrakers?
The 17th Amendment took power away from political machines by allowing for this change in the Senate.
What is the Direct Election of Senators?
This method involves controlling every stage of production, from raw materials to final distribution.
What is Vertical Merging?
This 1882 law was the first significant federal legislation to restrict immigration based on a specific nationality.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
This early farmers' organization provided social outlets and eventually lobbied for "Granger Laws" to regulate railroad rates.
What is The Grange?
Lincoln Steffens famously exposed the corruption of these urban political organizations in The Shame of the Cities.
What are Political Machines?
This 1890 law was the first federal attempt to ban monopolies, though it was rarely enforced until Teddy Roosevelt’s presidency.
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?