Unit 6 Vocab pt 2 Flashcards
Social Gospel
demanded better housing and living conditions for the poor
The “Gilded Age”
coined by Mark Twain, shiny surface masked reality
Taylorism
developed by Frederick W. Taylor, system of scientific management
Omaha Platform
platform for 1892 election, called for free coinage of silver and paper money
Pendleton Act
passed to stop “spoils system”
Chinese Exclusion Act
signed by President Arthur, prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers
Niagara Movement
meeting of blacks at Niagara Falls, wanted end of segregation, economic opportunities, etc.
NAACP
wanted to end discrimination and segregation
Haymarket Square incident
began with protest against police brutality, dynamite bomb killed several people
Knights of Labor were blamed which led to their downfall
Wobblies (I.W.W)
took unskilled African Americans, embraced rhetoric of class conflict and endorsed violent tactics
muckrakers
Journalists who wrote about injustices and exposed the filth of society
How the Other Half Lives
John Riis, told public about immigrant lives and those who live in tenements
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair, exposed meat packing industry in Chicago
Lincoln Steffans
NY reporter, wrote series of articles called “The Shame of the Cities”
Salvation Army
sought to provide food, shelter, and employment to the poor
Munn v. Illinois
“Granger laws” were upheld in this case
Interstate Commerce Act
established federal governments’ right to oversee RR activities
WCTU
advocated for alcohol prohibition
tenements
overcrowded housing for workers and the poor
closed shops
company that hires only union members
Mother Jones
supported striking RR workers in Pittsburg, paved way for reform
political machines
controlled political parties in cities, boss leads machine and attempts to get votes for his party
Progressive Movement
stopped unfair business competition, political corruption, social reform, etc.
16th amendment
federal income tax authorized
