Robber Barons/Captain of industry
A term that was used in the late 19th century about business men who wanted just money and Wealth and wanted to be successful by any means.
What is a Robber Baron?
Civil rights, health and medicine, government reform, labor reform, women’s rights
Key progressive ideas
American labor leader and Latino American civil rights activist, he is best known for for his efforts to gain better working conditions for people who labored farms on low wages.
Who is Cesar Chavez?
This was a 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain
What is the Spanish and American war ?
State and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the southern United States
What is Jim Crow laws?
He is known for the standard oil company and is known as one of the wealthiest men.
Who is john d. Rockefeller?
Journalists and other writers who exposed corruption in politics and business in the early 20th century.
What is a muckraker?
This massacre was an attack on coal miners and their families by the colorado national guard and Colorado fuel and iron company
What is the ludlow massacre?
A speech that aimed at promoting US imperialism both as a divine and national mission
What is the March on the flag?
Systematic separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life
What is racial segregation ?
He was an American financier and industrial organizer, he is also known for one of the most powerful bankers.
Who is J.P Morgan?
He was an American writer who wrote over 100 books but he is best known for his book called The Jungle. His impact was him exposing labor and Sanitary conditions in the U.S.
Who is Upton Sinclair?
Was a violent labour dispute between the Carnegie steel company and many of its workers
What is the homestead strike?
He wrote sentiments about the war, he also became a fervent anti-imperialist
Who is mark twain?
He was a dominant leader in the African American community and of the contemporary black elite, he was the founder of the Tuskegee institute
Who is booker t Washington?
He led the steel industry in the late 19th century and became of the most richest Americans in history. He also became a leading philanthropist.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
prohibits competition in the marketplace and prohibits trusts
What is the 1890 sherman antitrust act?
Began on July 1st, 1892 guards and workers exchanged gunfire, this happened between the Carnegie steel company and many of its workers
What is the homestead strike?
Where they herded thousands of cuban peasants into towns or camps. These camps lacked adequate food, housing and sanitation
What is the Reconcentration camps ?
Decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that upheld the constitutionally of racial segregation
Who is Plessy vs. Ferguson ?
They are an entrepreneur, and helpful to society and they also expand markets.
What is a captain of industry?
Alcohol took men away wives and children because there was alcohol abuse which was having impact on many lives.
what is the reasoning of prohibition of alcohol?
The Chicago police department shot and killed ten unarmed demonstrators in chicago
What is the Memorial Day massacre?
He is the 25th president of the U.S., he led the US to victory in the spanish American war.
Who is William McKinley?
Women who promoted justice for African Americans
Who is ida b wells?