Gilded Age
This group of wealthy industrialists was sometimes called “captains of industry” or this less flattering name.
What are Robber Barons
This muckraker exposed unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry in his book The Jungle.
Who was Upton Sinclair?
This Supreme Court case upheld racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.
What was Plessy v. Ferguson?
What group of People founded the Populist party? Think about their jobs
Who are Farmers?
This labor union welcomed all workers, both skilled and unskilled.
What was the Knights of Labor?
This Scottish-American industrialist dominated the steel industry.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
This journalist photographed tenement life in How the Other Half Lives.
Who was Jacob Riis?
These state and local laws enforced racial segregation in the South.
What were Jim Crow laws?
This women’s group pushed for temperance and banning alcohol
What was the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)?
This labor organization, founded by Samuel Gompers, focused on skilled workers.
What was the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?
This oil magnate created Standard Oil and became one of the richest men in U.S. history.
Who Is John D. Rockefeller
This muckraker exposed corruption in the Standard Oil Company.
Who was Ida Tarbell?
This 1890 law was designed to limit the power of monopolies.
What was the Sherman Antitrust Act?
This broader movement sought to fix problems from industrialization, corruption, and inequality.
What was the Progressive Movement?
This 1892 strike at Carnegie’s steel plant turned violent.
What was the Homestead Strike?
his powerful banker financed railroads and bought out companies like Carnegie Steel.
Who is J.P. Morgan
This African American journalist and activist spoke out against lynching.
Who was Ida B. Wells?
This law broke up Native American tribal lands into individual plots.
What was the Dawes Act?
This President served one term, lost the following election ran again and was elected in 1892.
Who is Grover Cleveland?
This 1894 strike against a railroad car company led to federal intervention.
What was the Pullman Strike?
Who coined the named Gilded Age
Who is Mark Twain
This settlement house leader founded Hull House to help immigrants in Chicago
Who was Jane Addams?
This 1906 law required accurate labeling and safety standards for food and medicine.
What was the Pure Food and Drug Act?
This candidate ran in 1892 as the Populist Party nominee.
Who was James Weaver?
This economic theory argued that only the strongest businesses and people would survive.
What is Social Darwinism?