Industrial Times
This businessman founded the Standard Oil Company and became the richest man of his time.
Who is John Rockefeller
This book by Upton Sinclair exposed the horrors of the meatpacking industry.
What is The Jungle?
This amendment allowed women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment
This woman was a leader in the women’s suffrage movement and was arrested for voting.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
This term describes powerful business leaders who used unethical tactics to dominate industries.
What are Robber Barons?
This steel magnate promoted the “Gospel of Wealth” and philanthropy.
Who is Andrew Carndegie?
This journalist exposed the harsh living conditions in cities through How the Other Half Lives.
Who is Jacob Riis?
The 16th Amendment allowed the government to collect this type of tax.
What is income tax?
This African American leader advocated for immediate equality and co-founded the NAACP.
Who is W.E.B. DuBois?
This political boss controlled New York City’s Tammany Hall and was known for corruption.
Who is Boss Tweed?
This banker dominated the financial industry and helped form General Electric.
Who is J.P. Morgan
What reform allowed voters to remove and elected official before the end of their term?
What is a Recall
This law was passed to regulate food and medicine safety after The Jungle was published.
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act?
This reformer helped immigrants through the Hull House. (Assimilation)
Who is Jane Addams?
This term refers to the practice of giving government jobs to political supporters.
What is the Spoils System?
These Captains of Industry also had another name given to them.
What are Robber Barons
This act was passed to regulate railroads and prevent unfair business practices.
What is the Interstate Commerce Act?
The 18th Amendment led to this nationwide ban.
What is Prohibition (ban on alcohol)?
This former slave and educator promoted vocational training and gradual equality.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
This group of investigative journalists worked to expose corruption in politics and big business during the Progressive Era.
Who are the Muckrakers?
Rockefeller’s Standard Oil was broken up under this antitrust law.
What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
This reform movement encouraged social change based on Christian values.
What is the Social gospel Movement
This law established the central banking system in the U.S. (Savings Account)
What is the Federal Reserve Act.
This journalist fought against lynching and for African American rights.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
This Supreme Court case upheld racial segregation under "separate but equal" laws.
What is Plessy V. Ferguson