Progressive Era and its problems
What time period is generally associated with the Progressive Era?
What is 1890s - 1920s?
This author aimed for the stomach with his expose "The Jungle."
Who is Upton Sinclair
Who delivered the "New Nationalism" speech in 1910?
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This amendment guaranteed the right for women to vote.
What is the nineteenth amendment.
A political cartoonist who is known for exposing the corruption of Boss Tweed.
Who is Thomas Nast?
This investigative reporter in Tennessee reported on Lynchings across the south a large problem showing the racial problems of the time.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
Who is Ida Tarbell
This Political Party (also known as the "People's Party") advocated for the social and economic interests of farmers.
What is the Populist Party?
This amendment prohibited alcohol.
What is the eighteenth amendment.
This Temperance organization headed by Wayne Wheeler was willing to form alliances with any and all groups who wanted to pass a prohibition amendment.
What is the Anti-Saloon League (ASL)?
In the Plessy v. Ferguson case, what was Homer Plessy protesting?
What is Racial Segregation / Racial issues?
This immigrant used pictures to show society the living conditions inside New York Tenements.
Who is Jacob Riis.
Ensured the safety of both food and medical products. (Patent medicines, created the FDA) Both Jacob Riis and Sam H. Adams influenced the passage of this legislation.
The Pure Food and Drug Act.
This amendment established a federal income tax.
What is the sixteenth amendment.
Name one of the prominent leaders that helped lead the women's suffrage movement during the Progressive Era?
Who is Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, or Alice Paul?
What is the Nickname given to those who wished for gold and silver to be used so that more money would be available and better help farmers get out of debt.
Siverites
This person was the founder of Hull House (The first of many settlement houses)
Who is Jane Addams
What legislation aimed to prevent unfair business practices by prohibiting monopolies?
Sherman Anti-Trust Acts
This amendment established the direct election of U.S. Senators.
What is the seventeenth amendment.
Who was a notable leader in the Progressive movement and served as President of the United States and was known for his trust busting legislation?
A movement that taught Christians that it was their duty to end poverty & inequality
What is the Social Gospel Movement?
This Jacob Riis book, complete with photos, detailed the lives of the immigrant poor.
What is How the Other Half Lives
This act, inspired by the Jungle, mandated regulation of the meat packing industry (Has led to modern day USDA inspections)
What is the Meat Inspection Act.
What was the name of the first women's rights convention. This would later lead to a woman's suffrage amendment.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention?
This civil rights leader was known for a more immediate approach towards reaching equality; he is known for his book, The Souls of Black Folk where he criticized more conservative approaches towards reaching equality.
Who is W.E.B Du Bois?