Womens Sufferage
What was the primary goal of the NWP (National Women's Party)?
What problems did Urbanization cause?
- Over population in cities
- Bad living conditions
- unsanitary living conditions
What was the primary goal of the NAACP?
Equality among races.
Who was education limited to before education reform?
upper social classes
What was the annual salary of an average factory worker in 1900?
$600
What Amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th
Did the spread of preventable diseases increase or decrease due to urbanization?
increase
Why did the NAACP not have much success during the early 20th century?
Many white progressives still believed African Americans were inferior.
What was the emphasis of Education Reform?
Universal Education
what is laissez-faire capitalism?
Government plays as little of a role in economy as possible
What were the 3 main strategies used by the women's suffrage movement?
1. Strikes
2. Petitions
3. Challenge the 14th Amendment
What were the outcomes of the Social Welfare movement?
- Improved Quality of life for immigrants
- Better living conditions
- Decrease in the spread of preventable disease
Explain what happened to start the Plessy vs. Ferguson case:
African American man rode in white only train car and was arrested
What is a living wage?
What is today's poverty line for an individual? (Per year)
$15,000
Why did women suffrage supporters choose to challenge the 14th Amendment in court?
14th Amendment says all citizens have the right to vote. Women were citizens but could not vote.
Who opened up Hull Houses?
Jane Addams
What did the outcome of Plessy vs. Ferguson declare legal?
Segregation: "Separate but equal"
What percentage of people living in industrialized cities were below the poverty line in 1900?
20%
What did the average factory worker make per hour in 1900?
.20 cents per hour
What year did women get the right to vote?
1920
What were Hull Houses?
provided immigrants and lower-class people with
Kindergarten and daycare for children
Job training
English classes
Hygiene classes
Assimilation classes
Explain the difference between the approach of W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington when it came to Civil Rights.
WEB: Demanded immediate change, and encouraged African Americans to get an education to demand laws to be changed.
Booker: Slow change through self-improvement, encouraged African Americans to get jobs and support their families to "earn" equality
What does the following statistic represent in regard to education reform?
1860: 40
1900: 6,005
expansion of public high schools in the US
What year did the Philadelphia Eagles win the Super Bowl? Extra putt if you can tell me the Super Bowl MVP
2017-2018 season
MVP: Nick Foles