Reform means making changes to improve something, especially an institution or practice.

A process that allows citizens to propose new laws or amendments.

A process that allows citizens to approve or reject a law passed by the legislature.

A procedure that allows citizens to remove an elected official from office before their term is over.

A system where voters choose candidates for an election, not party leaders.

What is the 16th Amendment?

Allowed the federal government to collect an income tax.

What does the 17th Amendment do?

Established the direct election of U.S. Senators by popular vote.

Established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States.

What is the 19th amendment?

Granted women the right to vote in the United States.

What does 'Perfect 36' mean?

'Perfect 36' means Tennessee was the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment, making it law.

President Theodore Roosevelt's domestic program focused on conservation, control of corporations, and consumer protection.

Government actions to break up monopolies and trusts.

Pure Food and Drug Act

A law passed to ensure the safety and proper labeling of food and medicines.

A law that created the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States.

Imperialism is a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

A union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations.

Nationalism is identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.

Interventionists are people who favor intervention, especially by a government in its domestic economy or by one country in the affairs of another.

Isolationists are people who favor a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.

Neutrality is the state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict or disagreement.

Propaganda is information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.

What was the main purpose of Indian Boarding Schools?

To assimilate Native American children into American culture

What is the difference between "new" and "old" immigration in U.S. history?

Old immigrants came from Northern and Western Europe, new from Southern and Eastern Europe

Favoring the interests of native-born Americans over immigrants

What was the Spoils System?

The practice of giving government jobs to political supporters

What was the significance of the Compromise of 1877?

Ended Reconstruction and removed federal troops from the South

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Assimilation during the Rise of Industrialization

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Assimilation is when people of different backgrounds are absorbed into the main culture.

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Corruption during the Rise of Industrialization

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Corruption is dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, often involving bribery.

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What is Ellis Island?

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The main immigration station in the United States from 1892 to 1954, in New York Harbor.

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Nativism

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The policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.

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Who was Jacob Riis?

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A Danish-American social reformer, journalist, and photographer known for exposing the living conditions of the poor in New York City.

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What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?

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A United States law passed in 1882 that banned Chinese laborers from immigrating.

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Muckraker

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A journalist who exposes corruption or problems in society.

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