Amendments
What was the 16th Amendment?
Who was Upton Sinclair and what impact did his work have?
A Muckraker who exposed the meat packing industry. His work brought public attention to poor working conditions and caused changes such as the MIA and PFDA.
What was the Pure Food and Drug Act?
Prohibited the sale of mislabeled or poor quality food and medicine.
What was the Temperance Movement?
A movement that believed alcohol led to crime and social issues.
What was the 19th Amendment?
Gave women in the U.S. the right to vote.
What was Roosevelts approach to trusts?
Focused on trust-busting and trying to break up monopolies.
What was the Meat Inspection Act?
Mandates the federal inspection of all meat sold to make sure it's safe and properly packaged.
What was the Social Gospel Movement?
A religious movement where Christians applied their ethics to try and solve social issues.
What was the 18th Amendment?
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and purchase of alcohol.
Who was Jane Addams and what did she create?
An activist who contributed to the settlement house movement. The Hull House
What is the Food and Drug Administration?
A federal agency created to regulate the safety and security of food, medicine, cosmetics, etc.
What was Roosevelt passionate about?
Nature/conservation and preservation.
What was the 17th Amendment, and why was it needed?
Established the direct election of U.S. Senators. Was needed to help avoid corruption.
What was the difference in Alice Paul's and Carrie Chapman Catt's tactics to gain suffrage?
Paul = picketing, protests, drawing public attention.
Catt = lobbying government officials to gain support
What was trust-busting?
Breaking up monopolies that were harming the economy.
What was the NAACP and what did they do?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. A legal/political organization. Use courts to fight Jim Crow Laws, violence, etc.
What type of services did settlement houses provide?
Education, child care, medical help, job training/search, etc.
What was an unexpected consequence of the 18th Amendment? What establishment/business was apart of this consequence?
The rise of organized crime. Speakeasys.
What was the difference in how Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois thought minorities should gain equality?
Washington = Slow, gradual, gain job skills, work their way up.
Du Bois = Fast, seek political office, get an education.
What was the Sherman Antitrust Act?
Prohibited monopolies and business practices that restricted trade.
What is the difference between conservation and preservation?
Conservation = use wisely to make it last a long time.
Preservation = do not use it at all, keep pristine.
What was a settlement house and who did they serve?
A community center that provided services to the urban poor and immigrants.