Populists
Out West and fought against unfair Railroad shipping rates
Inflation caused by currency issues
Mostly Farmers and located in rural areas
What are Populists
White Protestants, Middle class and native born
College Educated Professionals located in Big Cities(Urban)
Fighting for Political, Economic, Social, and Conservation
What are Progressives
Investigative journalists that exposed corruption and problems in society
What are Muckrakers
Pioneer in the field of social work who founded the settlement house movement
Established Hull House in Chicago, Illinois.
Who is Jane Addams
25th President 1897-1901
Who is William McKinley
Wrote "History of Standard Oil Company“ (1904)
Ida Tarbell
Wrote a book “The Jungle” (1906)
Who is Upton Sinclair
Educated urban poor about the benefits of family planning through birth control.
She founded the organization that became Planned Parenthood.
Who is Margaret Sanger
Federal Government can regulate interstate railroad traffic
Creates the Interstate Commerce Act (ICC)
What is the Supreme Court Case Wabash vs. Illinois (1886)
Wrote a book “How the Other Half Lives” (1890)
Who is Jacob Riis
About dangerous working conditions and unsanitary procedures in the meat-packing industry.
What is "The Jungle" (1906)
Apart of the National Child Labor Committee, to end child labor
Who is Florence Kelley
U.S. on Gold Standard, all paper money is backed by actual gold (1 billion dollars of paper money = 1 billion dollars worth of gold bars)
What is Bi-mentalism
About the poor and impoverished that many did not see because they were located on the other side of NYC
What is “How the Other Half Lives” (1890)
FDA...
What is the Food and Drug Administration
A garment sweatshop that employed mostly women
Fire broke out and killed 146 employees
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Organization of Farmers across America trying to improve their conditions
What is National George
Focuses on exposing the ruthless tactics of the Standard Oil Company
What is the "History of Standard Oil Company“ (1904)
All meat sold must inspected, Must be marked by Federal inspectors and graded.
What is the Meat Inspection Act
Founder of the NAACP
Believed that African Americans needed to become more involved in Politics and make action now rather than later.
W.E.B. Dubois