TERM 1
Edward Bellamy
DEFINITION 1
Edward Bellamy (March 26, 1850 - Ma y 22, 1898) was an American
author and socialist, most famous for h is utopian novel, Looking
Backward, a Rip Van Winkle-like tale set in the distant future of
the year 2000. Bellamy's vision of a ha rmonious future world
inspired the formation of over 160 "Na tionalist Clubs" dedicated to
the propagation of Bellamy's political id eas and working to make
them a practical reality.
TERM 2
Social Gospel Movement
DEFINITION 2
The Social Gospel movement is a Protestant Christian
intellectual movement that was most prominent in the early
20th century United States and Canada.
TERM 3
Haymarket Affair
DEFINITION 3
The Haymarket affair was the aftermath of a bombing that
took place at a labor demonstration on Tuesday May 4, 1886,
at Haymarket Square in Chicago.
TERM 4
Ignatius Donnelly
DEFINITION 4
Ignatius Loyola Donnelly (November 3 , 1831 - January 1, 1901)
was a U.S. Congressman, populist write r and amateur scientist,
known primarily now for his theories c oncerning Atlantis,
Catastrophism (especially the idea of an ancient impact event
affecting ancient civilizations), and Sh akespearean authorship,
which many modern historians consid er to be pseudoscience and
pseudohistory.
TERM 5
Election of 1896
DEFINITION 5
Republican candidate William McKinley defeated Democrat
William Jennings Bryan in one of the most dramatic and
complex races in American history.
