Gilded Age
Term referring to the Captains of Industry, "rags to riches" entrepreneurs
Robber Barons
The two companies responsible for laying the Transcontinental Railroad
Union Pacific & Central Pacific
The ultimate goal of Progressivism
Reform
Spark to the Spanish-American War, of Unknown cause
Granted women's suffrage
Captain of industry that implemented "Vertical Integration" in the steel industry
Andrew Carnegie
The first tangible defense of the Monroe Doctrine was the result of a conflict with
France
Origin of many 20th century immigrants
Southern and Eastern Europe (Non-English Speaking)
Immigration Act of 1917 bans immigrants from what origin
Asian countries
Leading Socialist of the 20th Century
Eugene Debs
Legislation in which congress expands its power to regulate business, Makes monopolies illegal
The Sherman Anti Trust Act
A movement promoting greater cooperation between the Western Hemisphere
Pan-Americanism
President assassinated in 1901
McKinley
The breaking up the monopolies & restoring competition to the marketplace
Trustbusting
Between 1890 - 1908 Southern states adopted new constitutions and voting laws designed to disenfranchise black voters
Jim Crow Laws
The "People's Party"
The Populist Party
Calling for all nations trading in China to refrain from interfering with one another and allowing free trade in China
Open Door Policy
3 Progressive Era Presidents
Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson
Which political group believed "the only safe monopoly was a government owned monopoly"
The Socialists
Activist group formed in New York City in 1909 by white and Black activists, partially in response to the ongoing violence against African Americans around the country
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Leader of Social Darwinism
Herbert Spencer
Journalism that aimed more at attracting readers than reporting truth
Yellow Journalism
Progressives wanted to replace the nomination of candidates by party conventions & caucuses with
Direct Primaries
Established the Graduated Federal Income Tax (1913) generated federal money for reform efforts & provide social services
The 16th Amendment
President who signs the Chinese Exclusion Act into law
President Arthur