Labor in the US
The Labor Movement was born out of the the concern of what things within the work place?
Safety, better pay, benefits, and kids working too young
What is the Progressive Era... what does it mean to be progressive at this time?
Progressive means favoring or promoting change towards new ideas.
What is imperialism?
Imperialism is the practice of a powerful country extending its control over weaker nations or territories. This can be achieved through diplomatic, economic, or military means. Imperialist nations often seek to exploit the resources, labor, and markets of the territories they contro
What is the Tour de France?
a biking race
What is the most profitable business in the U.S.?
Apple
Describe some methods of how unions would try to fight for their rights or improvement of rights.
Strikes, protests, sometimes even riots
Name two progressive era reforms - what did they try to do to help society?
Many, many examples
Prohibition, womens right to vote, pure food and drug act, department of labor
What are some locations that the U.S. acquired during this time of expansion?
Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Guam, Philippines
What is the most popular game in the world for E-Sports?
League of Legends
Who was the most listened to country star in 2023 on Apple Music?
Morgan Wallen, Apple Music's top global artist of 2023, led country music's dominance this year with his hit “Last Night,”
Why was child labor used? How could children be taken advantage of at this time within the working field?
Many could not read or write - could not know if they are getting the wrong pay or wrong time. They were small and nimble so they could get into small areas of mines or machinery. As kids it was hard for them to fight back against adults - power dynamic
What were women experiencing during this era of American life, and how did this help lead toward their desire to have a right to vote? (what rights did they not have that if they could vote maybe one day they could change)
Women were not allowed to vote
Women had to submit to laws when they had no voice in their formation
Married women had no property rights
Husbands had legal power over and responsibility for their wives to the extent that they could imprison or beat them with impunity
Divorce and child custody laws favored men, giving no rights to women
Women had to pay property taxes although they had no representation in the levying of these taxes
Most occupations were closed to women and when women did work they were paid only a fraction of what men earned
During imperialism the U.S. wanted to expand their economic markets, share their ideals, and strengthen their military outposts. Describe how they achieved this. How does having more markets help the US? What ideas did they want to spread? How does having military outposts help you?
Explain
What sport is a native American tribe known as a the Haudenosaunee trying to play for in the Olympics for the first time? (controversial because its only countries that can play in the Olympics and technically though they are a independent group they are not a country - so they're fighting for it.)
Lacrosse (they invented it)
Taylor Swifts Eras Tour has grossed how much $ thus far?
1.04 billion
Name a present day labor problem. What are the workers fighting for? Any update on their fight or movement...
Teachers unions, actors unions, starbucks unions, amazon unions
What is prohibition and how was it connected to the womens rights movement? As a result of prohibition what increased "underground" ?
Women helped fight for making alcohol illegal in support of a society of which would be less violent as they connected domestic violence to this drinking problem. Making it illegal made making it go underground, crime increased, gangs made deals to sell and distribute it anyway.
How did the Spanish-American war impact the US and their efforts to expand their power?
They beat a powerful nation, they gained territory around the world, and won influence in Cuba
What is the approximate poundage of the largest bear ever hunted and killed. (I will give you +/- 200 pounds)
2200 - Alaska
What US House of Representatives member joins a small group of six in American History to be expelled this year.
George Santos (R)
Name one of the four stirkes, riots, or massacres we studied. Give some details about the event.
Haymarket Riot
1886 -- rapid expansion of industrial production in the United States. To fuel this, factories and mills such as those found in the steel, railways, and lumber industries, employed many new immigrants from Europe working 60 - 100 hour work weeks over 6 days, with wages as low as $1.50 per day ($37.64 in today’s dollars). Riot left some arrested and dead. Heavy anti union movement
Homestead Strike
1892
Pullman Strike
1894
Ludlow Massacre
1914
What is muckraking? What is an example of a muckrakers work? How do muckrakers help change things in our society?
Investigative Journalism. Upton Sinclair went to the meat factories to discover the horrid conditions for workers and meat. Public demanded change. Government made changes to improve quality of conditions.
Explain
Which BGHS team has the most championships?
What is McDonalds newest restaurant called? What will it be serving?