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Early 20th Century Growth and Change

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The years immediately before and after the Civil War were the era of the ___________, marked by cattle drives for hundreds of miles.cowboy
This legislation gave free public land in the western territories to settlers who would live on and farm the land.Homestead Act of 1862
During the early 20th century immigrants from Europe entered America through here.Ellis Island
He developed the light bulb and electricity as a source of power and light.Thomas Edison
He developed the telephoneAlexander Graham Bell
He developed the AirplaneWright Brothers
He developed assembly line manufacturingHenry Ford
He was the industry leader in steel.Andrew Carnegie
He was the industry leader in finance.JP Morgan
He was the industry leader in oil.John D. Rockefeller
He was the industry leader in railroads.Cornelius Vanderbilt
This supreme court case ruled that "separate but equal" did not violate the 14th amendment.Plessy v Ferguson
During the late 19th and early 20th century, African Americans began this, a movement to Northern cities in search of jobs and to escape poverty and discriminationGreat Migration
She led an anti-lynching crusade and called on the federal government to take action.Ida B. Wells
He believed that the way to equality was through vocational education and economic success; he accepted social separation.Booker T. Washington
He believed that education was meaningless without equality and formed the NAACP.WEB Dubois
This movement used the government to reform problems created by industrialization.Progressive Movement
These were progressive accomplishments in state governments.Referendum, initiative, and recall
Which amendment provided for direct election of US senators?17th Amendment
Which amendment guaranteed women's suffrage?19th Amendment
These journalists used literature to expose problems in American society.Muckrakers
These labor strikes occurred during the Progressive Era.Haymarket, Homestead, and Pullman
This legislation prevents any business structure that "restrains trade" (like monopolies)Sherman Anti-Trust Act
This legislation expanded the Sherman Act and outlaws price-fixing; exempts unions from the Sherman ActClayton Anti-Trust Act
She was a leader of the women's suffrage movementSusan B. Anthony
He developed a process for making iron into steelHenry Bessemer
She wrote a book that targeted the oil industry and its corrup practicesIda Tarbell
This movement aimed to outlaw alcohol (enforce Prohibition)Temperance
This amendment outlawed the manufacture and sale of alcohol in the United States18th Amendment
This amendment repealed the 18th Amendment21st Amendment
This was President Theodore Roosevelt's reform programSquare Deal
Jane Addams started this famous settlement house to aid immigrantsHull House
A business that is formed using money gathered from many investorsCorporation
Multiple corporations all run by one board of directorsTrust
When one person or group controls an entire industryMonopoly


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