Political
What political party played a large role in getting the Interstate Commerce Act passed?
Populists...wanted railroad pricing regulated.
What economic system called for very little regulation by the government and led to many problems such as: monopolies, corruption and consumer safety issues?
laissez faire
What were investigative journalists called during the Progressive Era.
muckrakers
What US President got stuck in a bathtub? He was also Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Governor-General of the Philippines, and the 1st Provisional Governor of Cuba.
What era was defined by wealth accumulation, corruption, robber barrons and trusts(monopolies)?
The Gilded Age
True or False. Federal Government regulated(controlled) private business less during the Progressive Era, than during the Gilded Age.
False. Interstate Commerce Act and Sherman Antitrust Act both were passed during the Progressive Era.
One early thing that women reformers advocated for was less this
hours in the workday for women. (10)
This woman founded Hull House, which offered services to poor immigrants
Jane Addams
This president had a stroke while in office. Historians believe that his wife ran the White House after the stroke.
Woodrow Wilson
What law was the first law to prohibit a specific ethnic group from immigrating to the United States?
Chinese Exclusion Act
This man changed the American presidency, saying the president was "the steward of the people" and would do anything to improve their life that was allowed by law.
Teddy Roosevelt
Monopolies were also known as these, believe me.
Trusts
What book was written to highlight poor conditions and harmful practices in the meatpacking industry and eventually led to legislation to address(fix) these problems?
The Jungle(Upton Sinclair)
What industry was primarily(mainly) affected by the Interstate Commerce Act?
railroads(pricing)
Name two Progressive Era improvements to local government.
City manager, city commissioners, income tax, regulate business, ballot initiatives, etc.
True or False. Many of the reforms of the Progressive Era were responses to business practices and abuse seen during the Gilded Age.
True. Corruption and monopolistic practices were both addressed by Progressives.
True or False. Consumers benefit from competition.
True. Competition allows businesses to lower prices to compete for customers.
What law was passed as a direct result of Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle?
Pure Food and Drug Act
What law was passed specifically to prohibit trusts(monopolies)?
Sherman Antitrust Act
What technological innovation gave farmers access to markets in the west?
railroads
Identify 2 Progressive laws that were passed to address(fix) business practices during the Gilded Age.
Interstate Commerce Act(railroads), Sherman Antitrust Act(trusts/monopolies), Pure Food and Drug Act(consumer safety)
What 2 factors led to many of the reforms(changes) seen during the Progressive Era?
Industrialization and Laissez Faire economics
What part of the country had given women the right to vote before the rest of the country with the 19th amendment.
The west/midwest
What era was characterized(defined) by an increase in reform(change) movements that were responses to the economic and social problems of the Gilded Age?
Progressive Era
This black leader challenged the accommodation policies of Booker T. Washington.
W.E.B. Dubois