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593501446Sherman Antitrust Act:An anti-monopoly law that was made by Senator John Sherman
593501447John Roebling:The first person to make the steel wire. He helped invent the suspension bridge.
593501448Elisha Graves Otis:Invented the elevator.
593501449Frederick Law Olmstead:The natural architect who made Central Park in New York
593501450Louis Sullivan:First architect of skyscraper
593501451Frank Lloyd Wright:Architect who designed the Guggenheim Art Museum, designed progressive, modernist buildings
593501452James Eads:Civil War engineer and inventor
593501453Brooklyn Bridge:A bridge that was a huge invention in America, one of a kind at the time
593501454Flat Iron Building:The first skyscraper that had steel instead of bricks and concrete for a base
593501455Statue of Liberty:A gift from France honoring our Democratic society
593501456Panama Canal:A canal that allowed boats and ships less time to get from sides of the country
593501457Frederic Bartholdi:The architect for the Statue of Liberty from France
593501458Gustav Eiffel:Designed skeleton of Statue of Liberty
593501459Joseph Pulitzer:Raised money in NYC for the base of the Statue of Liberty in NY
593501460Emma Lazarus:Wrote the inscription on the Statue of Liberty
593501461Andrew Carnegie:Had a monopoly over steel and was one of the biggest business owners and powerful men in the US, he gave away lots of his money when he became older
593501464Homestead Steel Mill:One of the first steel mills created in America, had very hard working conditions for workers and little pay
593501466Pinkerton Detectives:Were hired by McCormick to protect him against unions and riots from unsatisfied workers, they shot some of the workers. Rent-a-cops.
593501468Rockefeller:The owner of Standard Oil and monopolized the oil industry
593501469Lyman Frank Baum:Was an unsuccessful man until he wrote the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
593501472J. P. Morgan:A very wealthy banker who was leant the US Treasury money so the US wouldn't go into bankruptcy
593501474Monopoly:Complete control over certain industry by one company or individual
593501475Trusts:When competing companies join together to have control over an industry
593501477Capitalism:Not caring about anything but money
593501479Tom Watson:Started the people party and was skilled lawyer, was bigot and a white supremist in later life
593501481People's party:Political Party started by Tom Watson, that wanted rights and equality
593501483Populists:Represents individual people, same thing as the People's Party
593501485William Jennings BryanWas a dominant force in the Liberal (evil) party
593501487KKK (connected to Tom Watson how?)A white supremacist group hate group that committed many lynches, T. Watson became affiliated with them in later life
593501488Montgomery WardSent out the first mail-order catalog
593501490Cyrus McCormickInvented the reaper which helped small time farmer, was a good guy but not after he got big
593501492Haymarket RiotWas working conditions riot, in which there was bombing
593501494StrikesWhen worker refuse to work
593501496Unionsgroups of worker that will act together for larger and more effective strikes
593501498Sam GompersCigar maker and founder of the Cigarmaker's Union, and the AF of L or American Federation of Laborers
593501499AFL (American Federation of Laborers)A group that Sam Gompers helped create to fight against bad working conditions (only skilled workers)
593501502The EvergladesAn area in florida that is a rain forest in is protected by national park status but was mostly destroyed before
593501504Mother JonesHad hard times in previous life which made her fearless, mother jones fought for childrens rights and eventually helped get laws passed so that kids had to go to school.
593501505Chicago FireA fire started by a cow kicking over a lantern and burned almost all of Chicago, started fire safety laws
593501507Bread & Roses strikeA strike that wanted higher wages so they could buy what they needed and have a little more
593501509Wobblies/ IWWA union that fought for working conditions not only for the skilled workers, but also for the non-skilled workers (unlike the A.F. of L)
593501512Big Bill Haywardfounder(ish) of the wobblies
593501513Margret SangerBirth control activist
5935015144th EstateThe media which was considered a fourth political party because it had a say in everything
593501515Ida TarbellA Muckraker, hired by Sam Gompers
593501516MuckrakersReporters who exposed that bad that the US would (sometimes) try to hide by writing for magazines and such
593501517Sam McClureA muckraker who
593501518Upton SinclairWrote "the jungle" about the meat packing industry
593501519Lincoln StevensMuckraker
593501520John MuirA nature guy, who helped start national park formation
593501521Jacob RiisAnother muckraker
593501522Spanish-American WarA war with spain over the islands near Jamaica
593501523Jane AddamsWould move into the slums of Chicago to see the conditions people there were living and opened a house that sheltered and fed the homeless and needy..Later won nobel peace award
593501524Henry FordMade the first affordable car to the general public called the Model T. Helped industrialization with cars for quicker transportation
593501525Wright BrothersInvented the first "flying machine"
593501526Teddy RooseveltA very good president who helped build national parks

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