He was an African American who encouraged African Americans to work to move up in society by learning trades and earning money
100
What was the Gilded Age?
the period in American history lasting from the 1870s to the 1890s, marked by political corruption and extravagant spending
100
What did the Eighteenth Amendment do?
Prohibited the sale of alcohol
100
This amendment allowed for the direct election of senators.
17th Amendment
100
This person cheated NYC out of more than $100 million
Boss Tweed
200
This journalist showed conditions in the slums.
Jacob Riis
200
What is patronage?
the practice of awarding government jobs to political supporters
200
What did the Nineteenth Amendment do?
It guaranteed women the right to vote
200
This is the name of the party that formed to support Theodore Roosevelt in the election of 1912.
Bull Moose Party
200
What were mutualistas?
groups formed by Mexican Americans to help immigrants
300
This person targeted unfair businesses, focusing mostly on the Standard Oil company.
Ida Tarbell
300
What is the Federal Trade Commission?
It is a government agency that prevents companies from unfairly destroying competition
300
What was the Sherman Antitrust Act?
It prevented companies from limiting competition
300
What do you call business that crosses state lines?
Interstate commerce
300
What was the "Gentlemen's Agreement?"
An agreement between the U.S. and Japan that women could move to the U.S. with their husbands, but they could not allow anymore Japanese immigrants into the country
400
How did political bosses gain power?
They increased public services, gave gifts to people in need, and controlled work done locally
400
What was the Civil Service Commission?
They conducted exams for federal jobs
400
What did the Pure Food and Drug Act do?
It required companies to list the ingredients of food and drugs on the packaging
400
Name two of the four progressive reforms.
primary, initiative, referendum, recall
400
What is public interest?
Doing something for the good of the people
500
Who were the three Presidents who were progressives?
Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson
500
Who led the revolt against alcoholic beverages?
The Women's Christian Temperance Movement
500
What was the Gentlemen's Agreement?
It prevented more Japanese workers from coming to America, but allowed the wives of workers already in America to come to the country
500
Name THREE parts of Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal.
outlawed railroad rebates, sent inspectors to the meatpacking industry after "The Jungle," Pure Food and Drug Act was passed, Conservation Act, protecting natural resources