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Journalist who "raked up" and exposed corruption and problems of society.
Muckrakers
100
In the garment industry why were women paid less than men were?
Employers assumed their fathers or husbands supported women.
100
What was it called when a guy named Frederick Taylor who created a scientific principle to make society better by improving factory efficiency? (NOT AN ACT)
Taylorism
100
In what ways was the FTC a continuation of reforms like the Meat Inspection and Pure Food and Drug Acts.
Protected consumers and allowed government to investigate big business.
100
What was the leading cause of injury in the workplace for children?
Fatigue
200
Group of reform movements of the late 1800s that focused on urban problems, such as the plight of workers, poor sanitation, and corrupt political machines.
Progressivism
200
Upton Sinclair's shocking novel "The Jungle" sparked an investigation that led to
The passage of the Meat Inspection Act
200
Guaranteed women the right to vote
19th Amendment
200
Name at least three tactics that women used to get the vote. Which one do you think was most effective? Why?
-Marches on Washington - Picketed - Hunger Strike - Chained themselves to fences - lobbied legislators - went to prison Make sure you can tell which one was the most effective and why that was!
200
What does it mean to have a graduated income tax?
A tax taken out of your paycheck that varies by how much you money you make.
300
President Roosevelt's attack on monopolies and trusts came to be called
Trust-busting
300
Why was the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire a landmark in labor history?
The tragedy led to the New York State reforms safety measures, factory inspections, and sanitation standards that become a nationwide model.
300
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages for consumption
18th Amendment
300
What was Theodore Roosevelt's view of the role of the president?
He used the power of the office to publicize and seek support for important issues.
300
Law that required federal government inspection of meat shipped across state lines.
Meat Inspection Act
400
Theodore Roosevelt's 1904 campaign slogan and the framework for his presidency was the
Square Deal
400
Why did it take so long for reforms to occur within the food and drug industries?
No one had reported on conditions inside the business before. Big business interests had little desire to reform their practices.
400
Gave voters, rather than the state legislatures, the power to directly elect their U.S. Senators
17th Amendment
400
Opponents of the suffrage movement put forth a variety of arguments what are some of these arguments and explain why they thought this way?
Thought it would interfere with women's duties at home, thought it would destroy families, thought women did not have a proper education, some women didn't want to vote, some women thought that the man represented their family when they voted, and businesses thought that women voting would vote for regulations on business which would drive up cost.
400
Law that forbade the manufacture, sale, or transportation of food and patent medicine containing harmful ingredients, and required that containers of food and medicine carry ingredient labels.
Pure Food and Drug Act
500
A platform used to publicize and seek support for important issues.
Bully Pulpit
500
Theodore Roosevelt created the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service because
He recognized that natural resources were limited and believed that their use needed to be controlled.
500
Prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
15th Amendment
500
What were some of the accomplishments of Teddy Roosevelt while he was in office. Which one do you think is most important? Why?
-Broke up monopolies -National Reclamation Act -United States Forestry Service -National Park Service -Sherman Antitrust Act -Elkins Act -Hepburn Act -Federal Meat Inspection Act -Food and Drug Act
500
Law that allowed the federal government to build irrigation projects to make marginal lands productive.
Newlands Reclamation Act
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