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AH M4L5 Key Terms
American History Module 4 Lesson 5 Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Progressive Era | Period from the 1890’s to the 1920’s and included deep social and political reforms to improve American society. |
| Jane Addams | Founded the Hull House in Chicago which supported immigrants in assimilating into life in America. |
| Hepburn Act | Prevented railroads from raising rates without approval. |
| Meat Inspection Act | Ensured that livestock was processed under sanitary conditions. |
| NAACP | Established in 1909 and is America’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. It was established in response to violence against African-Americans and to advocate for the rights of minorities. |
| Woman’s Christian Temperance Union | One of the most influential women’s groups during the 18th and 19th centuries and advocated for issues such as prohibition, labor laws, prison reform, and women’s right to vote. |
| Prohibition | The banning of the making and selling of alcohol under the 18th amendment which was in place from 1919 to 1933. |
| Suffrage | Women’s right to vote. |
| Nineteenth Amendment | Ratified in 1920 which gave women the right to vote. |
| Muckrakers | Journalists and novelists who worked to expose corruption in businesses and government during the Progressive Era. |
| Ida Tarbell | A journalist best known for her exposé on the Standard Oil Company, their monopoly on oil, and their unfair business practices. |
| Ida B. Wells | Used journalism to help expose the harsh realities of life for African-Americans in the South, particularly white mob violence against African-Americans and lynching. |
| Jacob Riis | A reporter and photographer who wrote the book How The Other Half Lives which described the conditions of poverty in New York City. He used his photography skills to help demonstrate the conditions of tenement life described in his book. |
| Tenements | Buildings shared by multiple people like apartments. During the Gilded Age, tenements were cheaply made, run-down, and overcrowded. |
| Upton Sinclair | A journalist and novelist who wrote The Jungle which exposed the conditions of the meat packing industry and the conditions of the workers in the industry. |
| Booker T. Washington | Founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institution. He thought the best way for African-Americans to challenge discrimination was to improve themselves through hard work. |
| W.E.B. Du Bois | Co-founded the NAACP. He thought that African-Americans should be given complete legal equality and resist segregation to earn full rights. |
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