Section 1
Powerful organizations that used both legal and illegal methods to get their candidates into office...
Political Machines
Muckrakers did what???
Muckrakers were reporters who exposed the "harsh" truth about society
Why did women fight for "Temperance"
Reformers believed that social issues came from alcohol consumption
Reformers failed to make changes for these two groups...
Native Americans & Chinese Americans
One was on the west coast by San Francisco, you could spend a couple of weeks to a couple of years here; one was on the east coast by New York City, typically they spent a few hours to a couple of weeks here.
What is Angel Island and Ellis Island?
New York City's most famous political machine was made up of corrupt politicians and businessmen...
Tammany Hall
Many children under 15 worked where?
Factories, Mines, Mills
The 18th Amendment did what??
Banned the production, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
Roosevelt proposed what kind of deal?
The Square Deal
increase in immigrants, producing tons of strong and inexpensive steels, building skyscrapers, invention of the safety elevator, elevated trains, department stores
What are the Factors that contributed to the growth of the cities?
Hayes, Garfield, Cleveland, Harrison, & McKinley were all considered ___________ Presidents as they tried their best to improve society around them.
Progressive
What issues were common for Child and Women Workers?
Low Wages, Dangerous Conditions, Long Hours,
What Amendment came out of the Women's Rights Movement? When???
19th Amendment; 1920
What was significant about the Square Deal
The interests of business people, laborers, and consumers were balanced
Jacob Riis became famous for exposing this in New York City tenements.
What are the horrible, overcrowded conditions that caused sanitation and health problems?
An Initiative allows voters to...
Propose Laws by Petition
What is Capitalism? How is it different from Socialism?
Capitalism- Economic System where private businesses run most Industries
Socialism- Economic System where government owns and operates the country's industries
Booker T. Washington was an African American leader who believed...
If African American people improve their education, discrimination will end.
What did the Pure Food and Drug Act do?
Law prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transport of mislabeled or contaminated Food or Drug
Chinese Exclusion Act, convict exclusion laws, health exclusion laws and wealth exclusion laws.
What was Opposition to Immigration?
This Amendment allowed US citizens to directly vote for their states Senator
17th Amendment
This Historic Accident led to many changes in worker safety laws
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
W.E.B Dubois believed that...
African Americans should directly fight discrimination.
Which Amendment allows the federal government to impose direct taxes on citizen's income?
16th
Southern and Eastern European countries versus, Northern and Western European Countries.
What are the New Immigrants and Old Immigrants?