Immigration
Immigrants most often found work in cities and contributed to the rapid industrialization of the country by making up the work force. In which industries did immigrants most often find work?
Factories and Sweatshops in cities
The name of the federal body that regulates the national money supply and interest rates to prevent inflation
Federal Reserve
The author and title of this muckraking writer who exposed the horrid conditions of Chicago's Meatpacking plants which led to the passing of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
Overpopulation in crowded cities led to several problems for city-dwellers. Name 4 of the problems we discussed in class that came with rapid urbanization
Housing Shortages, Unemployment, Poor Sanitation, Crime, Fire Hazards, and Political Corruption
A Direct Primary, the election of Senators, and initiatives/referendums allowed ordinary citizens to have more control and influence on government and help prevent or reduce
Corruption
Why did business and factory owners readily employ immigrants?
They could get away with paying immigrants less money/Cheap Labor
Trust busting Laws like the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and the Clayton Anti-Trust Act were passed to break apart:
Monopolies
The goal of muckraking journalism was:
To expose corruption or major social problems in American society
These are they types of houses that homed newly arrived immigrants in New York. They were often dirty, cramped, and dangerous to live in
Tenement Homes
W.E.B. DuBois co-founded the NAACP in hopes to to ensure the political, educational, equality, and eliminate race prejudice for which group of citizens?
African-Americans
New Immigrants arrived from these parts of Europe
South and East
The French nickname for how the government ignored social and economic problems faced by customers and workers since major industries were making lots of money. (Many of which used the money to bribe politicians)
Laissez-Faire
"How the Other Half Lives" was published to expose the poor conditions of Tenement Homes to encourage progressive housing reform. The author's name is:
Jacob Riis
With rapid urbanization, Teddy Roosevelt became an active supporter of this movement which set aside nature to become National Parks that couldn't be developed to ensure the enjoyment of future generations
Conservationism
What was the purpose of settlement houses like Jane Addams' Hull House in Chicago?
Provide newly arrived immigrants with job training and English classes
The racist group that discriminated against foreign born Americans (Immigrants) and sought to create a better society for "Native-Born" Americans
Nativists
This Act sought to ensure that products for sale to be consumed were labelled properly without misleading customers
Pure Food and Drug Act
The author of "The History of Standard Oil Company" set out to expose the unscrupulous and corrupt business practices of Nelson Rockefeller and encourage trust busting. Her name is:
Ida Tarbell
A Progressive President who sought reform in cities, the breaking up of trusts, and conservationists
Teddy Roosevelt
Initiatives allowed ordinary citizens to put proposed laws on the ballot and vote on them. This was the purpose of a recall:
To remove an elected official from office by vote
Ellis Island is the immigration station located in New York Harbor which received millions of European immigrants. Angel Island received immigrants from Asia (especially China) located near this city on the West Coast
San Francisco
"Mother" Jones and Florence Kelly both worked to regulate and prevent the exploitation of
Child Labor
Thomas Nast sought to expose the political and electoral corruption of Political Machines like the Tammany Hall Machine in New York City run by:
William "Boss" Tweed
The name of the fire that killed 140 sweatshop workers, mostly immigrant girls in New York City that led to a public outcry for changes in workplace safety
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Carrie Chapman Catt and Alice Paul were leading figures in this primarily women's reform movement