Gilded Age

1. these immigrants were mostly Catholic and left their home due to famine
3. journalists who called out politicians and businesses for being corrupt
4. this process made it easier and cheaper to make steel
6. these immigrants were also effected by the Chinese Exclusion Act despite not being Chinese
8. railroad tycoon
9. a legal body that was created to hold stock in several companies
14. the first name of President McKinley, President Taft, and runner-up Jennings Bryan
18. an idea backed by the Populist Party that supported the coining of both gold AND silver
19. these immigrants left Russia to escape religious persecution
20. Teddy Roosevelt was governor of this state before becoming president
21. having full control of a certain product/service to prevent competition

2. Teddy Roosevelt's various reforms to fight business corruption
5. this civil service act made it so government officials would only be hired based on performance and merit
7. these were neighborhoods on the west coast primarily consisting of Chinese immigrants
10. the widespread growth of cities
11. this social/political movement pushed to improve American life
12. these immigrants left their home due to poverty
13. becoming a part of a new culture by dropping old customs and picking up those of your new home
15. these immigrants were welcomed to the US to work on southwestern farms and rarely needed a passport
16. president during the Panic of 1893 and sent troops in to stop the Pullman Strike
17. most women started working at these types of mills