Child Labor & Working Conditions
What was a common job for child laborers in factories?
Textile mills, coal mines, and canneries.
What is eugenics?
The belief in improving the human race by controlling breeding.
What amendment granted women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment.
What is a labor union?
A group of workers that organizes to improve wages and working conditions.
What law limited child labor in the U.S.?
What law limited child labor in the U.S.? Answer: The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
How did eugenics influence U.S. immigration policy?
It led to restrictions favoring Northern and Western Europeans, such as the Immigration Act of 1924.
What was the goal of the temperance movement?
To reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption.
What was the purpose of muckrakers?
To expose corruption, poor working conditions, and social injustices.
Why did factories employ children?
They could be paid less and fit into small spaces.
What was a major law restricting immigration in the 1920s?
The Immigration Act of 1924 (Johnson-Reed Act).
Who was a key leader in the women’s suffrage movement?
Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, or Alice Paul.
Who wrote The Jungle, exposing conditions in the meatpacking industry?
Upton Sinclair.
What was the purpose of labor laws regarding working conditions?
To improve safety, reduce working hours, and establish fair wages.
What groups were targeted by eugenics programs in the U.S.?
Immigrants, people with disabilities, and minorities.
What organization led the push for Prohibition?
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU).
What was the result of The Jungle’s publication?
The passage of the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act (1906).
Who was a major advocate against child labor in the early 1900s?
Florence Kelley or Lewis Hine.
Which Supreme Court case upheld forced sterilization?
Buck v. Bell (1927).
What amendment established Prohibition in the U.S.?
The 18th Amendment.
What was the significance of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?
It led to improved workplace safety laws and labor reforms.