Big Business
one company controls 90% or more of a industry
monopoly
led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s
prohibited sale, manufacture and transportation of alcohol
18th amendment
law that prohibits unfair business practices and promotes competition
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
annexed in 1898 because of military and economic importance
Hawaii
"allow to do" or "let people do as they choose"
laissez-faire
hands off
his exposure led to the Pure Food and Drug Act & Meat Inspection Act,
Upton Sinclair
women's suffrage
19th
1906 prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs
Pure food & Drug Act
One cause of the Spanish American War
De Lome Letter, calling President weak
Havana Harbor Sinking of U.S.S. Maine
Yellow Journalism
Cuba ask for help
time period of economic growth for the wealthy, while the working class experienced extreme poverty
Gilded Age
Early 19th century
exposed how the other half lives with vivid photos
Jacob Riis
Graduated Income Tax
16th amendment
1906 prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated livestock (cows) and meat
Meat Inspection Act 1906
Two locations acquired during the Spanish American war and held as territories today
Puerto Rico and Guam
His fortune primarily came from his firm, Standard Oil Company, which grew to dominate the oil industry
Rockefeller
she exposed, illegal means used by Standard Oil
Ida Tarbell
granted citizenship to all persons born in the U.S.
14th Amendment
Required railroads to charge "reasonable and just" rates, and prohibited rebates to high-volume users
Interstate Commerce Act
Policy of a great white fleet protecting America's lake
"Speak Softly and carry a "
Big stick policy
the act of giving time, talent, or money to help others, or the general goodwill that one has towards others
philanthropy
charity
founded, the world famous social settlement Hull-House on Chicago
Jane Addams
protects right to vote, specifically African American Men.
15th Amendment
established merit-based hiring for most federal government jobs
Pendleton Act
lifts ships up 85 feet (26 metres) to the main elevation of the Panama Canal and down again.
locks or lock system