This event claimed the lives of 146 people and forced companies to make working conditions safer.
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
African-American leader who promoted immediate equality.
W.E.B Dubois
The right to vote.
Suffrage
When employees stop working to negotiate for higher pay or better working conditions.
Strike
They fought and negotiated for better working conditions and better wages for workers.
Labor Unions
Suffragettes that were jailed did this to protest their imprisonment.
hunger strike
Name of the organization founded by W.E.B. Dubois to protect the civil rights of minorities...
NAACP
During the Progressive Era, did the role of the federal government get bigger or smaller?
Bigger
A business leader that uses monopolies and treats workers poorly.
Robber Baron
He worked undercover in a meat-packing plant and wrote the book The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
Name the President after TAFT.
Woodrow Wilson
The era that brought many changes and reforms to American society
progressive era
John Muir promoted...
Conservation of forests
Daily Double
The 19th Amendment was also known as the __________ because it was basically written by this suffragette.
Susan B. Anthony
When a single company or entity has exclusive control over an entire industry or a significant portion of a market. This dominance allows the company to dictate prices, limit competition, and control the supply of goods or services, often leading to reduced consumer choice and higher prices.
Monopolies
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How much of America's oil did John D. Rockefeller control?
What was the name of his company?
90%
Standard Oil
This means trade between the states. Two words.
I___________ C__________
Interstate Commerce (as in the Interstate Commerce Commission which was the first large-scale effort by the United States government to regulate business
The Amendment that gave women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
The company and industrialist this cartoon is referencing.
Standard Oil, John D. Rockefeller
He controlled the steel industry and despite the violence of the Homestead strike he is seen by most as a captain of industry.
Andrew Carnegie
Name the President after Teddy Roosevelt.
Howard Taft
This businessman was involved in shipping and railroads. He helped build Grand Central Station in NYC but is considered a robber baron.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
She wrote against lynching.
Ida B. Wells (Barnett)
What law does this image refer to?
Chinese Exclusion Act
As governor of NY, he improved the Five Points and tenement housing. As president, he passed laws improving the meat industry and went after monopolies.
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
Jane Addams established the Hull House which was a ___________ house in Chicago to help assimilate immigrants.
settlement
A new type of family dwelling during the Gilded Age
Tenement
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire forced working conditions to change. What were some changes made because of this tragedy?
Answers may vary
Improved Fire Safety Regulations.
Mandatory Fire Drills.
Installation of Multiple Exits.
Shortened Work Hours.
Formation of the Factory Investigating Commission.
Strengthened Workers' Rights overall.
Law passed to protect the food and medicines Americans consumed.
The Pure Food and Drug Act
What strategies did women implement while fighting for suffrage?
Answers will vary
Women formed local suffrage organizations
held parades/protests
lobbied lawmakers/Letter writing/petitioning Congress and state legislatures
public speaking and education campaigns
Alice Pauls organization engaged in acts of civil disobedience, such as picketing the White House, hunger strikes, and nonviolent protests.
Court challenges
Building coalitions with other suffragists and organizations
State-by-state campaigns