The Progressive Era Vocabulary
Tenement - a multi-unit dwelling made up of several apartments.
Slum - overcrowded area of a city or town usually inhabited by poor citizens.
Settlement House - A slum welfare institution
The Gilded Age - An era of intense economic development and wealth transfer in the United States from the late 1800's to the early 1900's
The Populist Party - A short-lived political party in late 19th century in the United States.
Yellow Journalism - Any widespread practices of the media that are related to journalistic integrity.
Muckraker - a journalist who exposes major issues (Dirt or muck) to public view.
Prohibition - Periods when the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol were illegal.
Suffragist - Members of the Women's Rights Movement.
Laissez-faire - Strict free market economics.
Isolationism - Wanting to stay neutral
Imperialism - A policy of extending control over foreign entities.
Progressive - A period of reform, reffering to the Progressive Era of the United States.
Reform - Taking on a different attitude towards a certain subject.