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a powerful organization that influenced city and county politics in the late 1800s
political machine
a term coined for journalists who “raked up” and exposed corruption and problems of society
Muckrakers
an organization founded in 1909 by W.E.B. Du Bois and other reformers to bring attention to racial inequality
NAACP
neighborhood centers staffed by professionals and volunteers for education, recreation, and social activities in poor areas
settlement houses
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
A procedure that allows voters to approve or reject a law already proposed or passed by the government
referendum
laws that guarantee a portion of lost wages to workers who are injured on the job
workers’ compensation laws
a law that set regulatory standards for industries involved in preparing food
Pure Food and Drug Act
a short-lived political party that attempted to institute social reforms
Progressive Party
an organization founded by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony in 1890 to obtain women’s right to vote
National American Woman Suffrage Association
economic system in which the government owns and operates a country’s means of production
socialism
economic system in which the government owns and operates a country’s means of production
Socialism
Twenty-sixth president of the United States after William McKinley was assassinated, he organized the first volunteer cavalry regiment known as the Rough Riders who fought in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
Teddy Roosevelt
a constitutional amendment allowing American voters to directly elect U.S. senators
17th Amendment
laws that guarantee a portion of lost wages to workers who are injured on the job
workers compensation laws
a constitutional amendment that outlawed the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States; repealed in 1933
18th Amendment
an economic system in which private businesses run most industries
capitalism
a group of reformers who worked to improve social and political problems in the late 1800s
Progressives
a factory fire that killed 146 workers trapped in the building; led to new safety standard laws
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
The temperance movement is a social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
The Temperance Movement
African American educator and civil rights leader, he was born into slavery and later became head of the Tuskegee Institute for career training for African Americans. He was an advocate for conservative social change.
Booker T. Washington