Problems
tenements
crowded apartment buildings in cities that were unsafe.
Suffrage
the right to vote
Muckrakers
journalists who wrote about problems in society to try to convince people to make changes.
The reason immigrants came to the United States
jobs in the many factories
Sherman Antitrust Act
law to break up trusts and monopolies
sweatshops
factories that were very dangerous places to work.
Prohibition
the constitutional ammendment that ended that sale and use of alcohol in the 1920s.
Upton Sinclair
a muckraker who wrote the Jungle showing how disgusting the meat packing industry was during the early 1900s.
Chinese Exclusion Act
1882 prevented Chinese from coming to the US for 10 years
Interstate Commerce Act
required railroads to charge fair rates
scapegoating
blaming immigrants for America's problems.
How women gained the right to vote in America
The constitution was amended in 1920.
Theodore Roosevelt
President who passed many reforms and regulated business.
Immigration Act
1917 - All immigrants had to learn to read and write English
Pure Food and Drug Act
Law designed to protect people from contaminated foods. It led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Gilded Age
There was an extreme gap between the rich and poor.
This constitutional amendment was not popular with the people.
Prohibition
Booker T. Washington
Early civil rights leader who encouraged African Americans to develop work skills.
The place in New York City where most immigrants entered the US.
Ellis Island
Meat Inspection Act
1906 - Law passed making it illegal to sell spoiled and dirty meat.
growth of cities (urbanization)
By 1910 over half of US population lived in cities. This led to overcrowding.
Reasons for banning alcohol in the US
blamed alcohol for the problems of society.
W.E.B. Du Bois
Civil Rights leader who fought in the courts for an end to segregation and discrimination for African Americans.
People who feared and hated immigrants
Nativists
Pendleton Act
Required government employees to pass tests to make sure they were qualified to do their jobs. This was passed to fight corruption (giving jobs as favors to friends).