| A | B |
|---|
| Gentlemen’s Agreement | agreement w/ Japan to limit the # of Japanese immigrants |
| gold standard | monetary system; currency back up by gold |
| graft | illegal use of political influence for personal gain |
| Homestead Act | proviced land in West to settlers |
| Morrill Act | created agricultural colleges in each state |
| muckraker | journalist who exposed social and political problems |
| nativism | favoring the interests of native-born people |
| political machine | organized group that controls a political party in a city |
| populism | political movement; demanded that people have a greater voice in gov't |
| progressive movement | reform movement seeking to fix the problems caused by industrialization |
| prohibition | 1920-1933; manufacture and sale of alcohol was prohibited |
| social Darwinism | theory that unrestrained competetion will ensure survival of the fittest |
| tenement | multifamily dwelling unit |
| transcontinental railroad | railroad line linking East and West coasts |
| urbanization | growth of cities |
| vertical and horizontal integration | company takes over suppliers and competitors |
| Andrew Carnegie | controlled steel industry |
| John D. Rockefeller | controlled oil industry |
| Cornelius Vanderbilt | controlled railroad industry |
| Upton Sinclair | muckraker; wrote "The Jungle" |
| Sherman Antitrust Act | law that made it illegal to form a trust |
| Industrial Workers of the World | the "Wobblies"; socialist labor union |
| Ellis Island | immigrant processing center in NY |
| Square Deal | T. Roosevelt's various progressive reforms |
| Clayton Antitrust Act | strengthened Sherman Antitrust Act |
