Gilded Age
He founded Standard Oil and became the richest man in American history.
John D. Rockefeller
Journalists who exposed corruption and social problems were known by this nickname.
Muckrakers
This president was known as a “trust buster” and promoted the Square Deal.
Teddy Roosevelt
What industry made Carnegie rich?
This author exposed dangerous conditions in the meatpacking industry in The Jungle.
Upton Sinclair
This constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
This term described the powerful industrial leaders who dominated the economy during the late 1800s and did more harm than good.
robber barons
She wrote The History of the Standard Oil Company, exposing Rockefeller’s business practices
Ida Tarbell
This amendment changed the way U.S. senators were chosen by allowing voters to elect them directly.
17th Amendment
This 1890 law was the first federal attempt to limit monopolies.
Sherman Anti-trust Act
His photographs revealed the harsh realities of urban poverty and child labor.
Jacob Riis
What did the 16th Amendment do?
Federal Income Tax
Who coined the term "Gilded Age"?
Mark Twain
This journalist and activist used investigative reporting to expose the horrors of lynching in the United States.
Ida B. Wells
Created in 1913, this system was designed to regulate the nation’s money supply and stabilize the banking system.
Federal Reserve