11.1-11.2
What was a common challenge for immigrant families living in growing cities?
Overcrowded tenement housing
What political problem most concerned reformers during the Gilded Age?
Government corruption and patronage
Which major monopoly did Roosevelt's trust-busting help break up?
Standard Oil
Who founded the National Woman Suffrage Association in 1869?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
How did Woodrow Wilson's Progressive policies conflict with his stance on civil rights?
He supported economic and labor reforms but expanded segregation in federal offices, showing that Progressivism did not always include racial equality.
What was one major push factor that drove immigrants to the U.S.?
Political and religious persecution
Why was the Sherman Antitrust Act initially ineffective?
It was used against labor unions instead of monopolies
What book shocked Roosevelt and led him to send inspectors into the meatpacking industry?
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
How did women work to win suffrage?
Hunger strikes, protests, and lobbying for a constitutional amendment
What new type of theater became popular in the early 1900s?
Vaudeville variety shows
Which pull factor attracted immigrants to the United States?
Better job opportunities
What was Social Darwinism?
The idea of survival of the fittest in society
What was Theodore Roosevelt's approach to big business?
Only harmful trusts should be regulated or broken up
Why did many women support temperance?
They believed alcohol led to domestic abuse and financial struggles
What musical style emerged during this period?
Ragtime
Why did many nativists oppose immigration in the late 1800s?
They thought immigrants took jobs from native-born workers
Who were the Muckrakers?
Journalists who “raked up” and exposed corruption and injustice
What economic policy was pursued by Woodrow Wilson?
The Federal Reserve Act to regulate banking
How did Booker T. Washington believe African Americans should achieve equality?
By gradually gaining skills and economic independence
What advancement in education took place during the Progressive Era?
Expansion of high schools
How did settlement houses like Hull House help immigrants?
They offered social services, education, and childcare
Which was a Progressive Amendment: 12th, 19th, 17th, or 20th?
17th Amendment
What caused the Republican Party to split in 1912?
Roosevelt and Taft's conflict over progressive policies
How did W.E.B. Du Bois differ from Washington?
He encouraged immediate political and social equality
What was “yellow journalism”?
A sensationalized reporting style emphasizing scandals and crime stories