Political Corruption
What was the name of the political machine boss who stole millions of dollars in New York City?
William (Boss) Tweed
What book did Upton Sinclair write? What was it about?
Which progressive reformer wanted African-Americans to get education and respect first, and thought that would lead to them getting rights?
Booker T Washington
Who founded the settlement house movement by founding the Hull House?
Jane Addams
What caused the Spanish-American War?
Explosion of the USS Maine
What is a political machine and how does it work?
A political machine works by paying off voters who will vote for a certain candidate in return for nice things like food and money.
What was the name of Jacob Riis' book? What did he write about?
His book was called How The Other Half Lives, and it was meant to show the poor living conditions in tenements.
Which Progressive reformer wanted African-Americans to get rights immediately by fighting in courts? He also founded the NAACP.
When Teddy Roosevelt is called a "trustbuster," that means he is against what?
Monopolies
How did yellow journalism help start the Spanish-American War?
Newspapers published crazy headlines meant to make people mad at Spain
What are kickbacks?
When someone overcharges for a service so they can give a bit more money to the politicians who hired them (it's a form of bribery)
What book did John Spargo write? What did he write about?
John Spargo wrote The Bitter Cry of the Children about child labor in the coal mines.
Which Progressive era woman wanted women to get the right to vote all at once with an amendment?
Alice Paul
What movement wanted to ban alcohol, and why?
The Prohibition Movement wanted to ban alcohol because they thought it caused lots of problems with society.
What was the name of the canal that the US dug as a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
The Panama Canal
The Pendleton Act set up Civil Service tests that people had to take to work in government. It was needed because the spoils system meant many people in government didn't know what they were doing.
What did book did Ida Tarbell write? What did she write about?
Ida Tarbell wrote "A History of Standard Oil" about John D Rockefeller's unfair business practices
Which Progressive era woman wanted women to get the right to vote state by state?
Susan B Anthony
John Muir led what movement, which wanted to establish national parks and conserve natural resources?
Conservation Movement
Name one territory/island that the US acquired during this era.
Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Puerto Rico, The Philippines, Cuba (sort of)
What did the 17th Amendment do? Why was it necessary?
The 17th Amendment allowed for direct election of Senators. It was necessary because before, the states voted for Senators and it was a lot easier to bribe state Senators.
What did Ida B. Wells write? What did she write about?
Name one of the four Progressive era amendments. What did it do?
16th - Federal Income Tax
17th - Direct Election of Senators
18th - Prohibition of alcohol
19th - Women's right to vote
What kind of issues did Populism deal with? What happened to the Populist party?
The Populist Party wanted bimetalism, free coinage of silver, and they wanted to help the farmers. They were absorbed into the other political parties.
Teddy Roosevelt - Big Stick Policy, be nice until American interests are threatened, and then use violence
William Taft - Dollar Diplomacy - Protect US business interests
Woodrow Wilson - Moral Diplomacy - Help out nations that have the same beliefs as the US