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.