Urban Issues
The growth of cities as result of people living and working in them is called this
Urbanization
the name given to journalists who attempted to expose government corruption
Muckrakers
the process of adapting to the culture and ways of life in a new place
Assimilation
This amendment in the 1970s lowered the voting age to 18, in part because of the Vietnam war.
What is the 26th?
James Weaver ran for President in 1892 as a member of this third party
What is the Populist Party?
where most immigrants coming from Europe were processed when coming to America, It's in New York next to Liberty Island
Ellis island
He exposed government corruption in the food industry in his book called "The Jungle".
Upton Sinclair
The 17th amendment resulted in this
What is the direct election of Senators?
They fought and negotiated for better working conditions and better wages for workers.
Labor Unions
This party nominated Teddy Roosevelt after he lost the republican primary in 1912
What is the progressive party?
Created in 1916 to protect America's natural landscape.
What is the National Parks System?
Journalists and Photographer that Exposed the truth about People living in City Slums
Jacob Riis
The 16th Amendment to the Constitution created this
What is the power to collect Income Tax.
When labor unions stop working in order to achieve better working conditions and higher wages.
strike
This party favored rural interests and was eventually incorporated into the democratic party.
What is the populist party?
Was one of the most powerful political bosses and the head of a New York City Political Machine
Boss Tweed
She was a journalist who wrote about Lynching in the South.
Who was Ida B. Wells
The Amendment that gave women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
They Co-founded the NAACP
Who are W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. Wells
This act was created in the 1970s to protect rare animals
What is the Endangered Species act?
This amendment outlawed alcohol.
What is the 18th amendment?
He coined the term "Muckrakers"
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
This law, named after a Senator from Ohio was the first to combat unfair trade practices and monopolies
what is the Sherman Anti Trust Act
This law gave American Indians Citizenship in 1924
What is the American Indian Citizenship Act of 1924?
This agency as created in the 1970s to protect nature.
What is the environmental protection agency?