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Indust. and Urban.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Social Darwinism | The belief of evolving/adapting over time |
| Robber Barons | Rich American businessmen |
| Carnegie | Industrialist in the Steel Industry |
| Rockefeller | Industrialist in the Oil Industry |
| Morgan | Industrialist American banker |
| Jane Adams | The Hull House |
| Ida Wells-Barnett | Journalist, anti-lynching |
| Lynching | To hang someone |
| Booker T. Washington | Founder of the Tuskegee Institute |
| Rule of Law | due process |
| WEB Dubois | NAACP cofounder |
| Academic Education | WEB Dubois belief |
| Technical Education | Booker T. Washington belief |
| Jim Crow Laws/ Black Codes | Limit the rights of former African-American slaves |
| Gospel of Wealth | A book by Andrew Carnegie |
| Housing conditions of immigrants | Tenements, crowded, unsanitary |
| Working conditions of immigrants | dangerous, low wages, long hours |
| Child Labor Laws | Rules limiting the working of minors |
| Labor Unions | Organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests. |
| Railroads | Transcontinetal transportation |