REFORMERS
POLITICS
WORKERS
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
ECONOMY
100
Who was Jacob Riis?
He wrote "How the Other Half Lives" to show poor people.
100
What is an initiative?
People make a law.
100
What was the first labor union?
Knights of Labor
100
Who was Carrie Nation?
A reformer who helped get rid of alcohol.
100
What is a sweatshop?
factory
200
What is a muckraker?
A person who exposes social problems to help make change.
200
What is a referendum?
People vote on a law.
200
Why were labor unions started at this time?
Low pay, unsafe work, and long hours.
200
What is a tenement?
Overcrowded and dirty apartment.
200
Who was Ida Tarbell?
A muckraker who helped stop monopolies.
300
Who was Jane Adams?
A reformer who started the Hull House to help the poor.
300
What is a primary?
People vote for who will run for office.
300
What is a Labor Union?
A group of workers who join together to imporver their jobs.
300
What admendment gave women the right to vote?
19
300
What was the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
It was passed to stop monopolies.
400
What book did Upton Sinclair write?
"The Jungle"
400
What is recall?
Recall is when you kick someone out of office.
400
What was the 16th admendment?
higher taxes
400
What did Susan B. Anthony fight for?
Women's right to vote.
400
List and describe three weapons workers could use to improver their jobs.
Strikes, Picketing, Boycotting.
500
How did Lewis Hine help stop child labor?
He took pictures to show children working.
500
Who was Boss Tweed?
He was a corrupt politician from New York City.
500
What was the problem with child labor?
Children were not going to school and working dangerous jobs.
500
What is suffrage?
Women's right to vote.
500
List and describe three weapons employers (boss) could use against the workers.
Injunction, Scabs, and Blacklisting.
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