Eras
(1929- 1940) Period of decline of world trade--began after the stock market crash of 1929-- severe drought in the Southern Plains
The Great Depression
Situation in which one company controls an entire industry.
Monopolies
Industrialization
Reporters and writers who exposed corruption and the abuses of big business.
Muckraker
Establishes the right to vote for women.
19th amendment
(1890- 1920) An era advocating gradual social, political and economic reform.
Progressive Era
Laissez- Faire
Founder of the Hull House in Chicago-- a leader in women's suffrage-- one of the most prominent reformers of Progressive Era.
Jane Addams
Most new immigrants from Europe were processed here.
Ellis Island
Prohibited the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages.
18th amendment
(1877- 1900) Period following the Civil War. A time of enormous growth-- railroads were the major industry and labor unions gained importance.
Gilded Age
Outlawed business monopolies but was not very effective at limiting the power of big business.
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Centers that helped immigrants address problems of horrible living conditions.
Settlement Houses
A national ban on the sale, manufacture and transportation of alcohol, in place from 1920 to 1933
Prohibition
abolished slavery.
13th amendment
The US acquires Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines as US territories as a result of this conflict.
Spanish-American War
Invented the Bessemer Process. Known as a "captain of industry" and "robber barron"-- wrote the "Gospel of Wealth"
Andrew Carnagie
Sweat Shop
The right to vote.
Suffrage
14th amendment
A period of booming growth of cities-- beginning of Jazz, the rise of Hollywood and growth in the stock market
Roaring 20's
Small companies join together to form one large company.
Trusts
Sherman Anti-trust Act
Regulation of the preparation of foods and the sale of medicines.
Pure Food and Drug Act
The right to vote will not be denied on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.
15th amendment