Famous Businessmen
This man owned and operated Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller
What year did the Spanish-American war take place?
1898
Americans moving away from the country and into the big cities.
Urbanization
What kinds of people were involved in the progressive movement?
Everyone. Poor, middle and wealthy Americans
What is the capital city of Canada?
Ottawa
Man in charge of U.S. Steel.
Andrew Carnegie
Which territories did we take over from Spain to rule them the same way the Spanish did?
Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines
American economy moving towards factories and producing goods rather than agriculture
Industrialization
What were the two words that Progressives blamed for the root of the issues in society at the time?
Urbanization and Industrialization
Joe Biden is our current president. What number president is he?
46
Owner of Union Pacific Railroad.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
What was the name of the ship that exploded in the Havana harbor?
U.S.S. Maine
What is the name of the company that was the largest in the world at the time. It had a virtual monopoly over the entire industry.
Standard Oil
Child labor was widespread. What were some common industries that used child labor?
Mines Farms and Factories
How many countries in the world begin with the letter R?
3 - Russia, Romania, Rwanda
This man was president during the Spanish-American War. He was also shot and killed.
William McKinley
What was the name given to the idea of the press blowing things out of proportion? Think explosion of a ship.
Yellow Journalism, Yellow Press
Government rules and regulations requiring large monopolies to break up and become separate smaller companies
trust-busting
What did anti-trust progressives argue in support of breaking up monopolies? What kinds of points did they bring up?
Start of small businesses, stop unfair treatment of workers, increase working conditions, increase wages, reduce control over prices.
What is the name of the only president to have served two different terms?
Grover Cleveland
Who was the photographer that went across the United States and documented child labor?
Lewis Hine
What is the name of the Filipino freedom fighter that fought against the Spanish and then the United States?
Emilio Aguinaldo
If I own a company, and I buy up all the means of production within my industry, what is the term for that technique?
Vertical Integration
Which U.S. president is often credited with enacting the most "progressive" laws and policies?
Theodore Roosevelt
Which amendment protects our right to free speech?
The first amendment.