The Boss
What economic policy argues that the government should interfere as little as possible in business?
Laissez-Faire Economics
What was the main goal of the American Federation of Labor?
To improve wages, hours, and working conditions
What did the 19th Amendment accomplish?
From which regions did most immigrants between 1870 and 1920 come?
Southeastern Europe and Asia
What did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy v. Ferguson?
What is the term for when a company buys up its competitors in the same partof the production process?
Horizontal integration
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
What change did the 17th Amendment make?
It allowed voters to directly elect U.S Senators
What problem in American cities was exposed in How the Other Half Lives?
Overcrowded and unsafe living conditions in tenements
Which reformers led a national anti - lynching campaign?
Ida B. Wells
What was Henry Ford's most important innovation that allowed goods to be produced faster and cheaper?
The Assembly Line
Why did workers go on strike during the Pullman Strike, and how did the federal government respond?
What type of tax was created by the 16th Amendment?
income tax
What did the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 do?
It prohibited immigration from China
What laws were passed as a result of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle?
What was the main purpose of the Sherman and Clayton Antitrust Acts?
To prevent large corporations from eliminating competition/break up monopolies
What was the impact of the Homestead Strike on the labor movement?
It weakened labor unions and reduced public support for organized labor.
What was the purpose of recall?
It allowed voters to remove elected officials from office
At which immigration station did most European immigrants arrive?
Ellis Island
What was Theordore Roosevelts Square Deal designed to ensure?
Fairness for workers, consumers, and big business.
Match the following captains to their industry?
(1 min)
1. Vanderbilt
2. Morgan3. John D. Rockefeller
4. Andrew Carnegie
Vanderbilt - Railroads
Morgan - Banking Rockefeller - Oil
Carnegie - Steel
What was the impact of the Haymarket Square Riot on the labor movement?
It caused public fear of unions and weakened the labor movement
What did the 18th Amendment establish?
Prohibition of Alcohol
What was the purpose of the Dawes Act of 1887?
To encourage Native Americans to assimilate by dividing tribal lands into individual allotments for farming.
According to Mark Twain, which era was described as having "the externam glitter of wealth" hiding political corruption?