Important Individuals
Why is Madame CJ Walker significant?
She was the first American woman to earn more than $1 million
What did the 19th Amendment say?
Women had the right to vote
Who owned the monopoly/trust of Standard Oil? (He was the first American billionaire)
John D. Rockefeller
26th president, known for his conservation efforts, trust-busting, and coining the term "muckraker"
Teddy/Theodore Roosevelt
Term for the 1870s - 1890s; time period looked good on the outside, despite the corrupt politics & growing gap between the rich & poor
Gilded Age
The most famous leader of the movement to get the vote for women
Susan B. Anthony
What did the 18th Amendment say?
Prohibition/buying/drinking alcohol = illegal in the US
Ida Tarbell
This was formed by president Roosevelt in election of 1912; goal = to put regulations on monopolies (they lost)
The Progressive Party/The Bull Moose Party
Murder by a mob =
Lynching
He helped found the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, offered training in industrial and agricultural skills, and advised African Americans to learn trades and seek to move up gradually in society (aka - change would come over time; urged patience)
Booker T. Washington
The 16th Amendment said what?
The government has a right to tax people's income (income tax)
What did Jacob Riis use to expose the harsh living conditions/tenement houses in the cities?
Photographs
He broke up more trusts than Teddy Roosevelt, approved graduated income tax, approved safety rules for mines, and signed laws giving government workers 8-hour workdays.
William Howard Taft
The practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs
(Civil Service exams got rid of this)
The Spoils System
What did Ida B. Wells do?
Worked as a journalist who tried to bring attention to and protest lynching
What did the 17th Amendment say?
Senators are chosen by the people, not by state governments
Author of The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
He (a democrat) won the election of 1912; passed the Clayton Antitrust Act
Woodrow Wilson
Prejudice against Jewish peoples is called what?
Antisemitism
He fought for African American rights and helped found the NAACP; urged African Americans to fight discrimination rather than patiently submitting to it
WEB DuBois
Which three amendments (just list the numbers) did we cover in the Civil War unit? Hint: one freed slaves, one made them citizens, and one said voting couldn't be limited based on race
13,14,15th Amendments
This prohibited businesses from trying to monopolize and limit/destroy competition. It was used against unions/strikers at first
Sherman Antitrust Act
When Teddy Roosevelt was president, he entered into a "Gentlemen's Agreement" with this country; they would limit immigration to the US if he tried to stop segregation in California schools. Hint: this country was becoming a large naval/military power
Japan
This radical temperance crusader stormed into saloons with a hatchet and smashed beer kegs and liquor bottles.
Carrie Nation