People
Owned a monopoly in the steel industry
Andrew Carnegie
An informal political group designed to gain and keep power; Bosses would give out favors in exchange for votes
Political Machine
The ____________ movement worked to ban the sale of alcohol
This amendment gave women the right to vote
19th Amendment
Only one person or business is supplying a given good/service within an economy
Monopoly
Created the Standard Oil Company; Believed in Social Darwinism
John D. Rockefeller
Coalition created by farmers to advocate against tariffs and address their impoverished conditions
Grange Movement
These journalists reported and exposed corruption among politicians and the elite
Muckrakers
Under this act, 2 corporations were given permission to build transcontinental railroads
Pacific Railway Act
Policy of promoting the interests of native-born people over those of immigrants; Believed in immigration restriction
Nativism
Photojournalist and social reformer; Published How the Other Half Lives (1890)
Monetary system in which paper money is backed by gold and freely exchanged for gold at that price
The gold standard
Written by Upton Sinclair to expose the horrendous working conditions in the meat industry
The Jungle
Banned Chinese immigration for 10 years and did not let Chinese immigrants already in the US become citizens
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
The practice of one company buying multiple stages of production of a good/service in order to reduce production costs
Vertical Integration
Believed in the immediate end of segregation and insisted on full civil rights and opportunities for African American
W.E.B. DuBois
This party wanted a graduated income tax, direct election of senators, 8 hour work day, and extended government control over industries
Populists
What were 3 common goals of labor unions?
Better wages, better working conditions, 8 hour work day
A weak act passed in 1890 that outlawed business activites that are "non-competitive"
Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890
Hands-off government; Government practiced little intervention/regulation of businesses
laissez-faire
Defeated William Jennings Bryan in the election of 1896
William McKinley
What did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy v Ferguson
Separate but equal
The Meat Inspection Act, the Pure Food and Drug Act, and the conservation of national lands were all accomplishments under President ____________ during the Progressive Movement.
Dawes Act
De _______ : In practice, but not necessarily ordained by law
De Facto