Setbacks and Strides
Name two problems people faced when living in Tenements.
Overcrowded
Limited ventilation
Expensive
Unsanitary
Which Progressive Era activist focused on education and supported patient progress for Black Americans?
Booker T. Washington
What were mutualistas?
Self-help groups formed by Mexican Americans
Name one trustbuster and explain what a trustbuster is.
President Theodore Roosevelt. People who fight to dissolve powerful combinations of businesses.
What term describes the instance when an elected official is removed from office following a formal vote
Recall
Which state was the first to grant women suffrage?
Bonus (100 points): In what year did they grant women's suffrage?
Wyoming
1890
Which muckraker fought against mob violence toward Black Americans?
Ida B. Wells
Why were many children and teenagers involved in the labor rights movement?
They wanted to end child labor
Boss Tweed; Tammany Hall
Who developed the term muckraker and what does the term mean?
President Theodore Roosevelt developed the term muckraker to describe reform journalists who exposed the "muck" or bad parts of society.
How did the invention of the assembly line change manufacturing in America?
It created faster and cheaper production because workers only made one part of the product.
Name 1 law that Ida Tarbell inspired
The Clayton Act
What organization was created to fight anti-Semitism (prejudice against Jewish people)?
The Anti-Defamation League
How did President Theodore Roosevelt's opinion on bad trusts differ from his opinion on good trusts?
He thought that bad trusts should be broken up but good trusts should be supervised.
What is "initiative"?
A process that gives citizens an opportunity to present a bill to state legislatures.
What was the Gentlemen's Agreement and who did it most directly impact?
A "handshake" between the USA and Japan, preventing most people from emigrating from Japan to the USA in exchange for Japanese people already in America attending integrated schools.
Who was Alice Paul and what kind of strategies did she use?
A suffragist who used forceful strategies (ex: she met with President Woodrow Wilson).
What were groups like the Women's Christian Temperance Movement fighting for?
To make alcohol illegal
Why were laws such as the Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) passed?
They were government attempts to regulate businesses.
When and how were women granted suffrage?
In 1920 with the 19th Amendment
Name two benefits and two negative effects of the assembly line.
Benefits:
Easier tasks for workers
Workers did not have to train as long
Cheaper production
Faster Production
Negative Effects:
Boring tasks
Repetitive tasks
Losing pride in work
Lower quality of products (sometimes)
Name 2 laws that Upton Sinclair inspired
The Pure Food and Drug Act
The Meat Inspection Act
What document did suffragists draft based on the Declaration of Independence? Why did they choose to base their document on the Declaration of Independence?
The Declaration of Sentiments
They wanted to highlight the founding principles of the United States of America and draw similarities between patriots and suffragists.
What problem did the Spoils System cause and which president ended it with the Pendleton Act (it created the Civil Service Exam)?
It spread political corruption; President Chester A. Arthur
Why did the Temperance Movement gain support in the late 1910s and what amendment marked the success of the movement?
WWI led to rationing of grain which showed the benefits of removing alcohol from society. The 18th amendment marked the movement's success by banning the production, sale, and transport of alcohol.