Warm-Up

Radical Ideas

100

True or False:

Women were often involved in reform movements, resulting in the comparison that cleaning up a city was like cleaning up a home. 

True

200

Aligning with some of the other reformers at the time, this movement believed that gaining enfranchisement would assist in their reform goals. 

Women's Rights/Suffrage movement

300

In this ideology, it is believed that historic change is the result of a struggle between social classes. It's popularity resulted in several government parties and revolutions. 

Marxism 

400

This country was early to grant enfranchisement to women at the national level; and was unique in that it granted the right to indigenous Maori women and white women with no limits based on wealth or education level. 

New Zealand 

500

This early iteration of social reform believed the government should be responsible for solving the problems brought on by industry and capitalism. 

Factory owner Robert Owen, embraced this in New Lanark and New Harmony 

Utopian Socialism 

Factory Cities

100

True or False:

The 19th century laws focused on cleaning up cites by reducing pollution and combatting disease were effective. 

False 

200

True or False:

Despite the growth of industry in cities, industrial cities themselves did not attract new residence. 

False

300

True or False:

While often framed as benevolent, reformer's work to help the poor was often based in the idea that poverty was a result of moral failing or lack of self-discipline.

True

400

The 19th century saw excessive use of alcohol as a the cause of issues like poverty, absenteeism from work, street crime, and more.

This approach to address the issues of drinking encouraged moderation and forbade hard liquor. 

Temperance 

500

These speedy, electric transports not only helped move city dwellers, its innovation helped streets become cleaner. 

Streetcars

Reformers in War

100

This reform movement was placed on hold (in most cases) with the outbreak of the Great War. 

Women's Rights/ Suffrage  

200

This U.S president initially refused to join the Great War, but eventually asked Congress to join in 1917.

Woodrow Wilson 

300

This amendment, supported by President Wilson, gave women the right to vote and also acted as a support to suffragists globally. 

19th Amendment

400

Suffragists and other women became nurses, factory workers, and supporters of the war because they were told that it helped to support this. 

Nation

500

Foreign women started a letter writing campaign to U.S President Wilson, in part due to his pro-democracy statements and belief in self-determination, which resulted in this. 

Public support for women's enfranchisement.