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| Riot by anarchist laborers in Chicago. Dynamite thrown into crowd, several dozen people killed or injured. |
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| Farmers who had to deal with the poor economy of 1870's. |
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| A cheap way to make steel by "boiling the air". |
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| Oil Giant who became incredibly rich. |
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| Banking Mogul who became incredibly rich. |
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| Believed by rich people. says that poor people are poor because they are lazy and the rich are rich because they work hard. Survival of the fittest. |
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| American Federation of Labor |
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| One of the first labor union founded in Columbus, Ohio. |
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| Illustrated by standard oil when they made deals to get rid of competition. Makes monopolies. |
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| The name for new "sensationalist" paper that focused on shocking scandals. |
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| Woman's Christian Temperance Union |
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| Woman's prohibitionist group |
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| Feminist woman who was well respected and published Woman and Economics. |
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| Great Harvard professor who wrote many books, including, Pragmatism. Kind of sickly, wrote books about several different fields. |
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| Scientist who discovered the theory of evolution. |
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| Socialist who wanted no sweatshops and women's rights activist. |
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| New England writer who wrote moral books for young boys about rising to the top. |
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| Suffragette who was for business like and ruthless. |
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| Protestor who was a wealthy Ohio quarry owner. He wanted the government to relieve unemployment by an inflationary public works program. Had several supporters. |
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| Sioux Chieftan who rallied tribes to fight Americans. |
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| African American regiment that fought indians. 1/5 of frontier army |
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| Nez Perce Indian who fought with Sitting Bull. |
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| Populist writer from Kansas. |
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| Colored Farmers National Alliance |
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| African American union that fought against rail roads, socialists. This attitude became populism. |
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| Enacted to fix economy, made it so paper money could be directly traded for gold. |
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| American Writer who wrote very influential books. |
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| President, lead Rough Riders in Spanish American War. No previous experience. Glory seeking. |
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| Gave Puerto Rica a limited degree of democracy. |
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| Regiment of volunteers in Spanish American Wars. Composed of Cowboys, Criminals, and Theodore Roosevelt. |
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| Spanish General, sent to Cuba to stop rebels. |
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| Against annexing the Philippines. Anti imperialists |
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| Wrote the Influence of Sea Power. Believed that controlling the sea was control of the world |
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| Extreme patriotism, peace through strength |
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| Several Supreme court cases concerning the status of the territories acquired by US during the spanish american war. |
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| Rebellion by Chinese Rebels in Manchuria |
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| The US sent their Navy on a tour of the world to prove their strength to Japan. |
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| Californians became fearful of Asian taking them over, even though they only accounted for 2% of the population. |
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| Roosevelt built this canal in Panama to stretch, |
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| Roosevelt's perversion of the Monroe Doctrine to suit his needs. |
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| Settled disputes between the Russians and Japanese in New Hampshire. Earned Roosevelt the Nobel Peace. |
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| Secretary for McKinley who came up with Open Door to China. |
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| Agreement between US and Japan about immigration. |
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| When 10% of a state said that it would emancipate slaves, Lincoln let them join the Union. |
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| Court case over Military Tribunals with Civilian Courts |
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| Military Reconstruction Act |
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| 4 acts which established Martial law in the South after the Civil War |
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| Union General, very religious, got slaves from the south to the north, gained fame in western theater |
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| Vice President of Confederacy, from Georgia |
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| States that seceded from the Union |
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| Memphis and New Orleans race riots which pushed for more military control of south |
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| 51st united states congress 1889- 1891, spent lots of money and made lots of new legislation |
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| Federal Conspiracy where officials were paid off by Whisky Companies to get more money in 1875. |
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| Scandal where congressman Oakes Ames got stock bribes from the Credit Mobilier Company for the Union Pacific Railroad. |
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| Leading American Railroad Robber Baron, 9th richest American in History |
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| Helped finance the Union Civil War effort and helped finance railroads after it. |
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| In United States history,"Redeemers" and "Redemption" were terms used by white Southerners to describe a political coalition in the Southern United States during the Reconstruction era which followed the American Civil War. Redeemers were the southern wing of the Bourbon Democrats, the conservative, pro-business faction in the Democratic Party, who sought to oust the Republican coalition of freedmen, carpetbaggers, and scalawags. |
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| Subject of a song and name for anti black laws made by Democrats in the Reconstruction Period South |
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| Group of people against the elite class |
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| Case about working hours for women, Muller sued, Oregon won |
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| 1906 Progressive Victory signed by Teddy Roosevelt along with Meat Inspection Act to make sure food and drugs were safe to consume |
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| 1911 industrial fire were 146 people were killed, resulted in stricter codes |
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| Conservationist Politician who fought for Forests |
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| First environmentalist organization founded in San Francisco 1892 |
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| Leading Muckraker who wrote an influential book smashing Rockefeller |
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| Fought for social changes such as shorter work days and higher pays, helped from NAACP |
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| Progressive Supreme Court Justice |
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| Governor of New York and Republican Progressive |
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| WWI General who was the only man besides Washington to ever get to the highest rank |
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| A buffer to the Antitrust Act |
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| Democratic President of America during WWI |
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| British Cruise Ship sunk with 148 Americans On board |
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| French ship sunk by U-boats which prompted the Sussex Pledge in 1916 making Germans let the passengers leave the boat before sinking. |
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| Investigative journalist and head of Wilson's propaganda organization in WWI |
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| American stock investor progressive who helped Wilson and F. Roosevelt |
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| Republican Senate Majority leader who fought with Wilson over Treaty of Versaille saying that it was Congress's job |
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| Americans wanted to be returned to a pre-war mentality, used by 1920 presidential campaigner |
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| A speech by Wilson saying that WWI was fought on moral grounds |
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| Government Agency established to coordinate purchases for the military |
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| Upheld Espionage Act saying that someone didn't have free speech against the draft |
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| Industrial Workers of the World |
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| Anti Capitalist Union which believed that workers should elect their bosses |
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| Attorney General who arrested Leftists and Anarchists |
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| First person to use assembly line automobiles and make them available to more people |
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| Made immigration stricter and barred some people out |
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| American Banker who was Secretary of Treasury |
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| Suspected Anarchists who murdered two people and were executed |
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| Enacted to carry out the 18th amendment and stop alcohol |
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| Term for style of girls in 20's long skinny dresses, short hair, and small hats |
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| Ex Senator who fought for Prohibition and Suffrage |
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| Gang of Politicians and Business leaders who worked with President Harding, many became involved in Scandals |
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| Dam the Tennessee River and sell government money, failed because of President Hoover |
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| Group of 43,000 Vets and families who wanted payment for WWI |
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| Bribery incident under Harding, someone gave oil companies good land after accepting bribes |
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| First disarmament conference in history outside of League of Nations held with nine other nations |
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| Veteran Bureau Head who was sent to prison for conspiracy |
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| Created new tariffs higher than ever seen in America |
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