Workers and Labor
Founded in 1869, it aimed to organize both skilled and unskilled workers, advocating for an eight-hour workday, improved working conditions, and social reforms.
Knights of Labor
This federal processing center in New York welcomed millions of immigrants.
Ellis Island
This sensational style of journalism stirred up public support for the Spanish-American War.
Yellow Journalism
This amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920
19th Amendment
What specific event led the United States to declare war on Spain?
USS Maine
This violent labor strike occurred at a Carnegie Steel plant in 1892.
Homestead Strike
Anti-immigrant attitudes, especially toward Catholics and Jews, were part of this ideology.
Nativism
This 1901 court decision said U.S. territories did not automatically receive full constitutional rights.
Insular Cases
Term for journalists who exposed societal problems during the Progressive Era.
Muckrakers
Set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population, historically by excluding people and groups judged to be inferior or promoting those judged to be superior.
Eugenics
This 1877 event was the first major nationwide strike in U.S. history. The strike, which involved an estimated 100,000 workers, brought major railroad lines to a halt and resulted in widespread violence and unrest
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
This 1882 law banned immigration from a specific Asian country and was the first major restriction on immigration in U.S. history.
Chinese Exclusion Act
This engineering project connected the Atlantic and Pacific and demonstrated U.S. power.
Panama Canal
She exposed the cruelty of Standard Oil and helped bring public support for breaking up monopolies.
Ida Tarbell
This is the belief that European and American civilization is superior to the civilization of the rest of the world, and that non-white peoples need the help of whites to be successful.
White man's Burden
This economic theory supported limited government interference and was often used to justify poor working conditions.
laissez-faire capitalism
This agreement between the U.S. and Japan limited Japanese immigration in exchange for fairer treatment of those already in the U.S.
Gentlemen’s Agreement of 1907
A violent uprising in China from 1899 to 1901 against foreign influence and the perceived intrusion of Western powers on Chinese sovereignty.
Boxer Rebellion
A law designed to promote competition and prevent monopolies.
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
This Tariff, passed in 1890, significantly raised import duties to nearly 50%, making it one of the highest tariffs in U.S. history, significantly impacted Hawaii's economy and ultimately contributed to its annexation.
McKinley Tariff
This Supreme Court case in 1908 upheld a law limiting women’s work hours, citing health concerns, but reinforced gender inequality.
Muller v. Oregon
These two Italian immigrant anarchists were controversially executed in the 1920s, highlighting anti-immigrant and anti-radical sentiments.
Sacco and Vanzetti
The U.S. helped this island gain independence from Spain during the Spanish-American War
Cuba
The popular nickname for Teddy Roosevelt's new Progressive Party. The new party was known for taking advanced positions on progressive reforms and attracting leading national reformers.
Bull Moose Party
Name for the addition to the Monroe Doctrine made by Teddy Roosevelt telling Europeans that Americans would protect economic interests in Latin America
Roosevelt Corollary