The Gilded Age
These men controlled the markets for these industries and used their wealth to buy votes and political favors. These businessmen were called “__________________________.”
robber baron
The ______________________________ Movement finally gained a powerful executive and leader when Theodore __________________________ won the White House in 1901.
Progressive; Roosevelt
U.S. laws beginning in 1876 said that blacks and whites should be separate but ______________________.
equal
____________________ was born into an affluent family.
Jane Addams
When thousands of immigrants came to large East Coast cities like New York City, _________________________ became a problem.
housing
The United States was experiencing significant economic growth through the expansion of _____________________________ and ____________________________.
railroads and factories
From 1909 to 1913, William Howard ____________ continued the Progressive agenda.
From 1913 to 1921, Woodrow _____________vowed to give America a “New Freedom.”
Taft; Wilson
The school was called the “______________________________________ and Industrial Institute.” Today it is called Tuskegee University.
Tuskegee Normal
In 1931, Jane Addams became the first American woman to win the ____________________________________________. This award recognized all of her hard work.
Nobel Peace Prize
divided into ___________________________ dwellings called ______________________________________.
multiple; tenement
Eventually, workers began to join together and form _____________________, or workers’ groups, to protest harsh working conditions.
unions
The Progressive Movement cut across party lines. It was _____________________.
Both ______________________ and ___________________ worked together.
Bipartisan; Republicans and Democrats
DuBois became the first person in his extended family to __________________________________________________.
attend high school
She and her friend, Ellen Starr, purchased a rundown mansion in Chicago’s ______________________. They named it __________________________ House.
slum; Hull
He had a significant role in the cause for ______________________________. (two words)
Urban reform
____________________ workers were paid half as much as the men. Children as young as ______________ years old worked alongside their parents in the mines and factories.
Female and five
Change was hard when industrial leaders ____________________ politicians to _____________________ workers’ rights in favor of personal profit.
bribed politicans to ignore workers' rights
While President Wilson is primarily known for his role during World War l, he was also a major __________________ during the _____________________ Movement.
reformer; Progressive
The women turned it into a center to help poor ____________________________ (Hint: Four types of groups; only need two)
Women, children, poor individuals, and immigrants
One photojournalist named __________________ became famous for the photographs he took of tenement life and poverty in New York City. (Only need the first or last name)
Jacob Riis
The period of time between the ___________'s and ______________'s is sometimes known as the “Gilded Age.” (Hint: time ranges)
1860s and early 1900s
Many women’s organizations lobbied and protested until there was __________________ for women in the workplace. The right to vote in 1920 grew out of their hard work.
equality
Who believed what? Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois
African Americans should work harder for their rights
African Americans should protest for their rights
Washington - work harder
Du Bois - protest
____________________________ workers were asked to come in and help families in trouble.
Social
In 1888, Allan Forman, a writer for American Magazine, described the tenements as: “... great prison-like structures of brick, with _________________________________, cramped passages and rickety stairs...
narrow