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Journalists who attempted to find corruption or wrongdoing in industries and expose it to the public
A leading muckraker and magazine editor, she exposed the corruption of the oil industry with her 1904 work A History of Standard Oil.
settlement house founded by Progressive reformer Jane Addams in Chicago in 1889
State laws in the South that legalized segregation.
Supreme Court case that ruled that segregation was legal as along as facilities were "separate but equal"
Interracial organization founded in 1909 to abolish segregation and discrimination and to achieve political and civil rights for African Americans.
A group of reformers who worked to solve problems caused by the rapid industrial urban growth of the late 1800s.
A procedure by which voters can propose a law or a constitutional amendment.
procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate
In 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence
People who wanted the United States to stay out of world affairs
a ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914)
Roosevelt's 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force
A novel written by a muckraker Upton Sinclair
26th US President
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
a peace agreement between Spain and the United States that ended the Spanish-American War.

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