Labor
3 negative effects of factory work and industrialization before labor laws were enacted
child labor, long hours, unsafe working conditions
Name one major female leader of the Suffrage Movement mentioned during this unit of study
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul
Eventually the Progressive Movement led to these 3 improvements in work spaces
1. Improved safety
2. Reduced working hours
3. Restrictions on child labor (minimum age, how many hours they could work)
What was the AFL union?
The American Federation of Labor was a union that pushed for higher wages, shorter working hours, and safer working conditions
What is a labor union?
A group of workers that come together to demand better working conditions
The negative side effects of industrialization led to these two things
the rise of organized labor unions, workplace reforms
What did Progressive Movement reformers want?
They wanted to protect workers and poor people by passing laws to regulate working conditions.
Who was a leader of the progressive movement and President of the USA from 1913-1921?
Woodrow Wilson
What did the Women's Suffrage movement want?
voting rights for women and increased educational opportunities for women.
What was a negative result of the Homestead Strike?
Many Americans turned against unions, whom they blamed for the violence of the Homestead Strike.
Three goals of labor unions
higher wages, safer conditions, shorter hours
Which groups of people were most supportive of the Temperance Movement?
Women and church members
This amendment gave women the right to vote
19th
This movement aimed to ban the sale and manufacturing of alcohol
The Temperance movement
This novel by Upton Sinclair was a story about the bad conditions in the meat-packing industry
The Jungle
The name of the violent clash between striking steelworkers and workers at Andrew Carnegie's steel plant in Pittsburg
Homestead Strike
What three things did Temperance supporters hope would happen by banning alcohol?
they hoped it would reduce crime, unemployment, and domestic violence.
The 18th amendment did this
The two women best known as leaders of the Suffrage movement
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
This Suffragist was an outspoken and radical leader of the Suffragist movement
Alice Paul
This awful event led to citizens demanding labor laws and improvement in factory working conditions
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Muckraker Lewis Hines exposed what negative part of industrialization?
Child labor
What was Prohibition?
A time when it was illegal to sell, buy, or make alcohol in the USA
The American Federation of Labor was a union group led by...
Samuel Gompers
This President ended up giving his support for the women's right to vote.
President Woodrow Wilson