The Movement Begins
What were the journalists that brought the corruption underlying society to the surface called?
muckrackers
What was a popular term for an up-to-date woman who pursued interests outside the home at the turn of the 20th century?
New women
Who won the 1912 presidential election?
Woodrow Wilson
True or False: In the post-Civil War years, African Americans lived in separate neighborhoods and attended segregated schools.
True
By 1917, who/what governed nearly 400 cities?
commissioners
True or False: Alice Paul founded the National Woman's Party
True
False
What is unequal treatment that is based on race, religion, ethnic background, or place of birth?
discrimination
Which amendment provided the direct election of senators by voters?
17th amendment
Who worked with disadvantaged people and became a pioneer in the field of social work?
Jane Addams
What is a primary?
An election in which a political party chooses its candidates
In which type of Mexican neighborhood did mutualistas work to address overcrowding and poor public services?
barrio
Who introduced the direct primary election?
Robert La Follette
True or False: Between 1890 and 1910, the female workforce remained unchanged.
False
Which industry's companies and union were forced into arbitration by President Roosevelt?
Mining
Which journalist started a national effort to stop lynching?
Ida B. Wells
What happened after William Tweed's corruption ring was exposed by Thomas Nast's political cartoons?
Tweed was sent to prison
Which constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote?
Nineteenth Amendment
In 1905, Theodore Roosevelt created which government agency to help conserve US forests?
U.S. Forest Service
Who helped start the Niagara Movement in 1905, which led to the creation of the National Associations for the Advancement of Colored People in 1909?
W.E.B. Du Bois