What were the major beliefs of the Progressive movement?
Gov't should protect workers and help the poor, Gov't should curb the power of the wealthy, Gov't should have expanded roles, Gov't should be more efficient and less corrupt
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What made possible the American industrial growth in the late 1800s?
Technological advances
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What was significant about the Transcontinental Railroad?
It served to unite the US by connecting East to West
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The Sherman Anti-Trust Act outlawed any combination of companies that restrained interstate trade or commerce. Why was it ineffective for nearly 15 years?
The federal government rarely enforced it
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The Gentleman’s Agreement between President Theodore Roosevelt and Japan resulted in a decrease of what?
Japanese immigration to the US
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In the early 20th century, muckrakers were able to influence American society mainly through what?
the publication of books and articles
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The Bessemer Process improved what industry?
The Steel industry
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What was the purpose of the Dawes Act? (2 answers)
assimilate Native Americans, force Native Americans to buy individual plots of land
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What was the purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act, the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act?
To eliminate unfair business practices
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What method did the NAACP use to fight against racial discrimination?
Court/Legal system
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What was Florence Kelley able to accomplish? (at least 2 things)
Abolish child labor
regulate sweatshop conditions
limit working hours for women
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What was the only battle representing a Native American victory?
Battle of Little Bighorn
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What challenges did Homesteaders face? (need at least 2)
Droughts, Floods, insects, low crop prices
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Why did the Knights of Labor, founded in 1869, hold secret meetings?
They would be fired by anti-union businesses if exposed as members
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What was a major argument used by the anti-suffrage movement?
it would make women too masculine, women needed to stay at home
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How did Teddy Roosevelt view conservationism?
Wilderness areas and their resources should be protected for the public good
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What factors contributed to the rise in union? (at least 2)
Child labor, increased immigration, dangerous working conditions, low wages
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What activities would a land speculator be likely to take?
Buying up large areas of land very cheaply in the hope of selling it for a profit later
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In the late 1800s, labor unions resorted to work stoppages to secure better wages and working conditions. How did business leaders most frequently respond to these work stoppages?
They locked out their union workers and hired non-union labor
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How did the publication of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle contribute to a change in the relationship between government and business?
Government regulations requiring the inspection of food products were implemented.
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How started the Federal Reserve system and what was its purpose?
Woodrow Wilson, to reorganize the federal banking system
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How did the public view unions after the Haymarket riot?
The unions were viewed as promoting violence and anarchy
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What was one of the greatest contributions of Chinese immigrants in the development of the western United States?
They played a significant role in constructing the nation’s railroads
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What did the Knights of Labor and the AFL have in common?
Both were unions meant to organize workers
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What is a method that unions use to allow mass numbers of workers to negotiate as one body?