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Progressive Era
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Clayton Antitrust Act | A 1914 U.S. law that prevents anti-competitive practices like price discrimination, tying agreements, and mergers that substantially lessen competition |
| Corruption | The dishonest or illegal abuse of a position of power for personal gain. This can involve an individual, corporation, or government official. |
| Muckrakers | Journalists who exposed problems in business, government, and society in hopes of bringing about change |
| Progressive Era | A time period when people exposed problems in business, government, and society in order to bring about change and reform. |
| Reform | Changes and improvements to a law, social system, or institution |
| Sherman Antitrust Act | Passed in 1890 it was a landmark U.S. law that banned businesses from merging to form a monopoly. |
| Strike | When many workers stop working in protest. Strikes are usually done by a labor union to get better pay, hours, or working conditions. |
| Tenement | A tenement was a run-down apartment building. The tenements in Old New York were barely safe enough to live in — fire hazards, no air circulation, and no bathrooms, either. |
| Triangle Shirtwaist Fire | The deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city, and one of the deadliest in U.S. history. The fire caused the deaths of 146 garment workers. |
| Union | An organization of workers formed to protect the rights of its members concerning wages, benefits, and working conditions |
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