People moving
Name a Pull Factor
jobs, opportunity, ease of living (inventions), religious or political freedom
Overcrowded multiple family apartment buildings
tenements
Which amendment is the prohibition of Alcohol
18
Name a piece of legislation that supported the Progressive agenda to regulate food saftey
Pure Food and Drug Act
Name two Push factors
overcrowding in Europe, Religious persecution, lack of land/scarcity of resources, poverty of farmers
What were 2 difficulties experienced in Americas slums and ghettos at the time?
Name 3 new activities upper and middle class could do in their new "leisure time"
sporting games, saloons, dancing, amusement parks, museums, theaters, moving pictures
Which Progressive helped house immigrants and teach them how to adopt American culture?
Jane Adams Hull
What was the date the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed?
1882
The societal structure and belief that women should be working just within the home, raising children and taking care of the family
Cult of Domesticity
Which amendment is Women's Right to Vote?
19
What is the federal Reserve?
A government organization that attempts to control economy by controlling interest rates for consumers
What are the two main points of entry into the US called?
Ellis Island, Castle Garden, Angel Island
Explain why this time period in history is called the Gilded Age
What contribution did the social sciences and psychology make to the reformer movement?
advances in the humanity fields (history, psychology, anthropology, sociology)
New understanding that humans need leisure time and need fun activities (not robots)
Children should be treated differently than adults (no child labor)
What is the 16th amendment?
Federal income tax
What are 3 stereotypes applied to the "new immigrant" coming into America?
illiterate, different religions, difficulty to assimilate, poor, unaccustomed to democracy
Explain the difference between a "Robber Baron" and a "Captain of Industry"
positive and negative connotation of the same person. One is them leading others to succeed and be innovative. The other is them benefiting off of others hard work.
Explain why Unionization is a reform movement if unions existed before the early 1900's
Bosses could ban unions and prevent workers from joining
What is the Square Deal?
Aimed to create a fair arrangement for all sides
conservation of natural resources
control of cooperation
consumer protection