Muckrakers
-an investigative journalist
-Someone who sheds light on the social issues facing a group of people
Which ammendment gave women the right to vote?
19th
What jobs were offered to immigrants?
factory work, manual labor, working in mines, etc
Define Social Darwinism
-survival of the fittest in a society
-those with money, power, influence, etc.
How did Carnegie think wealthy people should help the less fortunate?
Opening public libraries & colleges
What specific reforms happened after Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle?
Meat Inspection Act and Food and Drug Act
What is Women's Suffrage?
Women's right to vote
Define a Robber Baron
wealthy, powerful American industrialists who have immense fortunes through ruthless, exploitative, and often anti-competitive business practices
What are the two types of Naturalism?
Environmental & Social Naturalism
What is the government concept of being "hands off" called?
Laissez faire
What is Upton Sinclair’s purpose of writing The Jungle?
Draw the public’s attention to working conditions and food quality in the meatpacking industry
What are the Declaration of Sentiments
Written at the Seneca Falls convention, it's a list of grievances women have about not being able to vote, modeled after the Declaration of Independence
Who wrote the Gospel of Wealth? What is the main point?
Carnegie
-The wealthy should administer surplus wealth for the benefit of the broader community.
-He argues that giving directly to individuals can reward the unworthy and cause more harm than good.
What are the four characteristics of Naturalism?
1) Environment overcoming the Individual
2) Nature vs Nurture
3) The Brute Within
4) Lack of Free Will
What is the difference between a monopoly and a trust?
A monopoly involves control of a market by one business, while a trust involves businesses combining their power to limit competition.
What is Ida B. Well's main argument in Lynching Our National Crime?
Lynching was racial violence disguised as moral protection, and stopping it required enforceable federal action
What do we call the belief that a woman’s role and value strictly within the home?
Cult of Domesticity
What are the two places most known as immigration check-in points. How are they similar or different
Angel Island (West Coast)
Ellis Island (East Coast)
similar: same general purpose
different: Asian/European immigrants & treatment there
Explain the importance of this quote: "They use everything of the pig except its squeal"
2 parts
1) all parts of diseases animals are used
2) factory workers are worked to death and never get a voice
When Standard Oil expanded its influence into multiple sectors, raising concerns that concentrated corporate power threatened democratic institutions, we would call it a...?
Monopoly
What did Nelly Blye investigate?
Treatment in mental health facilities & the dangers of the rest cure along with other "modern" treatments
What is the central grievance of the Declaration of Sentiments
Men had established an “absolute tyranny” by denying women political, legal, economic, and professional rights.
How did the Chinese Exclusion Act influence later U.S. immigration policies?
It served as a precedent for banning immigration from other countries deemed "undesirable."
What literary technique is shown in this quote: “As she slowly retreated her brother advanced dealing her cuffs. The father heard and turned about. ‘Stop that, Jim, d'yeh hear? Leave yer sister alone on the street. It's like I can never beat any sense into yer damned wooden head.’ ”
irony
What is the goal of the Sherman Antitrust Act or Clayton Antitrust Act
to prohibited business practices that restrained trade and monopolization, allowing the federal government to challenge trusts that limited competition.