Definitions & Roles
Muckrakers
What is the term for individuals who attempted to expose corruption and inequality during the Progressive Era?
Give more political power to the public!
What did the Progressive Movement want to accomplish?
Long work shifts of twelve-hour days, six days a week
What are the consequences of the increasing demand for steel
Obtained Puerto Rico as an American territory...
What was one result of the Spanish-American War in expanding U.S. power?
Meatpacking
Which industry's practices were exposed in Upton Sinclair's Book "The Jungle"?
“Women should not exercise political power; rather, they should manage the home.” (Who/what group during this era would never say this?)
Which statement would MOST likely not have been made by a suffragist?
Abolition of child labor.
What does prohibiting the employment of children under the age of sixteen in mines reflect the public’s support for? Do children yearn for the mines?
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Where did the deadly fire that killed 146 garment workers in 1911 take place?
Hawaii
Which location did the U.S. gain a permanent foothold in after driving Queen Liliuokalani from power?
Exaggerating and sensationalizing events to sell papers.
Which best describes the practice of Yellow Journalism?
A leader in the women's suffrage movement
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
Protecting social welfare, creating economic reform, and fostering efficiency in the workplace.
What were the goals of the Progressive movement?
A decrease in child factory workers
What effect did compulsory education laws have on the workplace?
Spanish-American War (1898)
As a result of which war did the United States acquire enough territories to be considered an empire?
Ruthless methods used by the Standard Oil Company in its rise to power.
What did Muckraker Ida Tarbell write about?
An Imperialist who inspired Theodore Roosevelt.
How could Alfred T. Mahan be described?
Teddy Roosevelt’s agenda as president included trust-busting and giving all Americans a “square” (fair) deal.
What was the Square Deal?
Sanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry.
What conditions did Upton Sinclair's work expose leading to the Pure Food and Drug Act?
Exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba in February 1898, caused yellow journalists to blame Spain, and became a rallying cry of pro-war Americans.
What was the significance of the U.S.S. Maine?
Dollar Diplomacy
What policy is President William Taft best known for?
An association of farmers organized to protect their rights and profits.
What was The Grange?
New agricultural technologies, better farming methods, greater crop yields.
Why did crop prices drop for American farmers in the late 19th century?
Factory workers, often recent immigrants, endured harsh working and living conditions while political corruption profited politicians at the expense of the struggling lower and working classes.
What are the consequences of industrialization and political corruption?
Policy of only supporting nations whose ethical beliefs were similar to those of the United States.
What is best described as President William Taft's Moral Diplomacy?
Investigated John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil.
What did the muckraking reporter Ida Tarbell do?