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What did Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller both dedicated some of their wealth to?
Improving Society (Question 1)
Using science to make businesses work better and faster.
What is Scientific Management?
This congressman, governor and Senator from Wisconsin was a progressive reformer who earned the nickname "Fightin' Bob"
Who is Robert M La Follette? (9)
The town decided that with the surplus of money that they would build a new park or a new swimming pool. The town offered a _______________________________________ allowing the citizens living in the town to choose how the money would be spent.
What is a referendum? (14)
In the episode "Treehouse of Horror V" from season six, this happens to Homer after walking into a portal behind a bookshelf.
What is become three dimensional?
The form of competition that drives production decisions in a market economy is competition between ____________________________.
Businesses making money (Q 2)
The book, The History of the Standard Oil Company was an example of this type of journalism of the Progressive Era.
What is muckraking? (6)
This law gave women the right to vote in all of the United States.
What is the 19th Amendment? (10)
During the progressive era, _________________________ applied to big-city government principles that were used to organize large businesses to make the city governments more efficient.
Scientific Management (5)
Actress Beverly D'Angelo voiced this country music singer, a character who develops a crush on Homer Simpson in season six?
Who is Lurleen Lumpkin?
This Deli is what Mr. Hartmann is thinking getting a sangweech at right about now
The Original Johns Deli on Stillwell Avenue, Brooklyn which has been a family owned and operated sandwich shop since 1968. (Not on test)
This organization was formed in 1909 due to progressive reformers failing to address the social and political problems faced by African Americans.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP (8)
Many wealthy businessmen in the Gilded Age used these evidence based techniques to make their businesses work better and faster
What is Scientific Management? (11)
Many Gilded Age farmers were upset that their crops were not selling for enough money at market. They hoped that the increased prices caused by ______________________________ would get them more money for their crops.
What is inflation? (15)
In the episode "Two Bad Neighbors" from season seven, this politician moves in across the street from the Simpsons, causing tension between Homer and his new neighbor.
Who is President George H. W. Bush?
Keeping the gold standard had a negative impact on American farmers in the late 1800s due to its restriction of ____________________________.
The money supply (3)
Women social activists were most heavily involved in which two issues of the progressive era.
Women's Suffrage and Temperance/Anti-Alcohol (7)
Carrie Nation crossed the United States warning people of the dangers of and troubles associated with alcohol. She was a major figure in this movement.
What is the Temperance Movement? (12)
This describes the government policy of avoiding the passage of laws that would affect businesses, leaving them alone.
What is laissez-faire? (16)
In the episode "Homerpalooza" from season seven, name one of the musicians/bands that Homer join as a guest cannonball target during their music festival tour?
Smashing Pumpkins, Cypress Hill, Sonic Youth and Peter Frampton
The American Federation of Labor, or AFL, which was made up mostly of Skilled workers and crafts people, wanted to make these types of changes.
Worker specific changes/improvements (4)
The Knights of Labor, KOL, sought these types of changes: like their desire to have the workers share profits of factories instead of shareholders, and
Societal changes (4)
When a citizen comes up with an idea for a potential law, they will collect signatures of supporters and with enough this bill is presented to the legislature and may become a law, they have successfully made this type of direct democratic process.
What is an initiative? (Not on test?)
This law/organization failed to effectively regulate the railroad industry.
What is the Interstate Commerce Commission or Interstate Commerce Act? (18)
In the episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part Two" from season six, who ultimately reveals that they shot Mr. Burns, the antagonist of the two-part episode?
Maggie Simpson, Homer and Marge's infant daughter.