Lesson 1
name a group of immigrants from east and southern Europe
Greeks, Russians, Hungarians, Italians, Turks or Poles
What are tenements?
An apartment in the slums
Name one popular sport
Basketball, baseball or football
What were reformers nicknamed?
Progressives
How did Theodore Roosevelt become president?
Because of William McKinleys assassination
Why did people immigrate?
Economic Hardship
Name one problem in cities?
Garbage, Human and animal waste, Disease, Whooping cough, Measles, Tuberculosis, Poverty or Crime
How many public high schools were there in the 1860s?
100
Name one way corrupt politicians made money illegally?
Taking bribes from landlords, taking campaign money from companies and taking bribery and illegal payments
Who was the first environmental president?
Theodore Roosevelt
What was The Statue Of Liberty a sign of?
Hope, And promise of a bettter life
What form of public transportation did San fransisco build?
Cable cars
What style of journalism became popular?
Yellow journalism
Was Eugene V. Debs a Socialist or a progressive?
Socialist
What was the name of Roosevelts party?
Progressive party
Name one question they asked an immigrant at government reception
What is your name, Where are you from, What is your occupation, Any living relatives is the U.S?
Why was this era known as the gilded age?
Because of all the very Rich people
What style of music was created in New Orleans?
Jazz
What is the name of the magazine that exposed corrupt business?
McClure’s magazine
What was the name of the group that discriminated against different ethnicities and religions?
The Ku Klux Klan
What act was passed in 1907?
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Where did the middle class live?
Suburbs
Name on new style of writing
Realism, religionism
Name one woman’s suffrage organization
Woman’s trade union league, woman’s Christian temperance union, anti-saloon league
Who created the Tuskegee Institute?
Booker T. Washington