Immigrant Groups
What type of test do new immigrants have to pass in order to gain U.S. citizenship?
Citizenship Test
How much did a house cost in 1900?
$3,000
The right to vote
What was the name of the Pandemic that became a major issue in 1918-1919?
Spanish Flu
What was the population of Minneapolis by 1910?
301,000
Which country was Stefan Jakub from?
Slovakia
How much did a teacher make per day in 1900?
$2.50
Common Good
The idea that individuals should work to improve life not just for themselves, but also for society as a whole.
What did Minnesota create in 1872 to improve health measures?
Minnesota State Board of Health
What year did women get the right to vote in Minnesota?
1919
What neighborhood did most Slovakians move to in Minneapolis?
Bohemian Flats
What is the name of the term that can be described as a rise in price of goods and commodities?
Inflation
Monopoly
Combining smaller companies into one large company that controls an entire service or product.
What caused major destruction of towns and surrounding forests in northern Minnesota?
Forest fires
Name at least two ways that boarding schools differed from schools on the reservations for Native Americans.
Taught to reject their traditional way of life, forced to speak English, cut their hair, learned skills that European-Americans thought was valuable.
Name three immigrant groups who moved to Minnesota? (Which countries)
England, Ireland, Germany, Norway, and Sweden
How did workers try to improve working conditions?
Formed unions, fought for higher wages, and fought for safer working conditions.
Assimilation
Programs that were aimed at trying to "Americanize" Native Americans and other immigrant groups.
Name at least one town that was affected by the Northern Minnesota forest fires?
Cloquet, Chisholm, Baudette, Spooner, Hinckley
Which company did reformer Ida Tarbell target?
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
What was the largest immigrant group who worked in the iron range?
Finnish/Finland
Describe Anton Antilla's work day. (Name at least two things)
Worked more than 10 hours a day, worked deep underground, shoveled iron ore into wheelbarrows, work was dangerous as the mine shafts were dark and dusty.
Progressive Movement
The goal of the Progressive movement was to solve social, economic, and political problems.
Give me at least two reasons why disease became a major problem in Minnesota's urban populations.
Crowded cities, dirty drinking water, quick spread of disease, and dirty streets.
Name three Progressive Movement goals.
Improving government, regulating corporations, fixing social problems, and assimilation