Vocab Words
One company controlling most/all business in an industry
Monopoly
President known for his "trustbusting," creating national parks, and creating the Square Deal.
President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
This invention was created by Thomas Edison first, and later, Lewis Latimer created another version.
Lightbulb
This cuddly stuffed animal is name after President Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy Bear
This law did not allow monopolies to form
Sherman Antitrust Act
Stop work in order to force an employer to meet your demands
Strike
Owner of Standard Oil Company.
John D. Rockefeller
Invented in 1876 by Scottish immigrant Alexander Graham Bell
Telephone
The number of national parks in the United States
64
This law requires all food makers to provide nutritional labels on their products
Pure Food and Drug Act
A change, usually for the better
Reform
Author of The Jungle; exposed horrible conditions in meatpacking factories.
Upton Sinclair
• Was initially invented in the 1700’s
• American Samuel B. Morse perfected it in 1844
• Morse Code = series of short and long pulses that represented the alphabet
Telegraph
New York State's Senators
Kristin Gillibrand
Charles "Chuck" Schumer
This law strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act, banning the creation of monopolies
Clayton Antitrust Act
Organized group that controlled the activities of political parties in a city
Political Machine
Wanted immediate equality for African Americans
Helped to create the NAACP, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
W.E.B. DuBois
quicker, cheaper method of creating steel
Result = Mass production of steel
Bessemer Process/ Bessemer Converter
Ida Tarbell exposed this large business owner
John D. Rockefeller
Grants women's suffrage (the right to vote) and is passed in 1920
19th Amendment
Rewarding friends and supports with jobs after being elected instead of qualified individuals
Spoils System
Head of Tammany Hall, New York City’s powerful Democratic political machine
William "Boss" Tweed
Created by the Wright Brothers in 1903
Airplane
This President loved being active:
Liked horseback riding
Marksmanship
Boxing
Wrestling
President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
Prohibition - sale/consumption of alcohol in the US is banned, and is passed in 1919
18th Amendment