Newspapers
Tammany Hall
Triangle Shirtwaist
100
True or False:
Newspapers were the main source of information during the early 1900's
True
100
What city was the political machine Tammany Hall located in
New York City
100
What happened in the photo shown?
A fire
200
This Part of the Newspaper article is short and contains the most important information
Headline
200
what was the name of the leader of Tammany Hall?
Boss Tweed
200
The Triangle Shirtwaist building was a __________.
Word Bank: Funhouse, School, Factory, Farm
Factory
300
This part of the newspaper article is longer and serves as an introduction to the topic that will be discussed in the article
Lead
300
True or False:
Tammany Hall would intimidate citizens with threats of violence in exchange for votes in the city elections
False
300
Newspaper articles reported that the main cause of the tragedy at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was the lack of training in ____________________.
Word Bank: Exercise, Elevators, Fire drills, Fire escapes
Fire Drills
400
Fill in the blank:
Newspapers would often ___________ the headlines to sell more papers
Word Bank: Understate, Exaggerate, Skip
Exaggerate
400
True or False:
Boss Tweed was punished harshly for his crimes and served his full prison sentence without special treatment.
False
400
True or False:
The Tragedy at Triangle Shirtwaist Factory led to reforms (improvements) in factories to protect workers in the event of an emergency.
True
500
What was the name of the Political Cartoonist that helped to expose the corruption of Tammany Hall?
Word Bank:Lewis Hines, Thomas Nast, Upton Sinclair
Thomas Nast
500
This word means "illegal practices used by politicians to gain more influence - such as bribery and corruption"
graft
500
How many factory workers (mostly young women) were killed during the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
Closest to the correct answer will receive points.
146