Ch 22 Flashcards
This is one of the most popular model of cars made by Henry ford motors
Model T
Instituted by Henry ford, allowed workers to buy his products and to take more pride on their work, led to a more efficient work place
$5 day
What did Henry ford find out abut business that led to a drop in price of the Model T
Smaller unit of profit on a larger number of sales= bigger profit
The car went from a luxury for the wealthy to an ___________
Essential for the ordinary man
This provided $75 million for the construction of roads, required that states the waisted federal aid adhere highway departments
Federal aid roads act
The federal aid roads act created _____
2 lane all weather roads
The highway system that we use today, was foreshadowed by the federal aid roads act
Eisenhower interstate highway system
This is where one company controls the production of a commodity
Monopoly
Where the production of a commodity is controlled by a small number of large companies
Oligopoly
This book talked about managing workers, said businesses should rules, control he workplace and establish routine
The principles of scientific management
Who was the author of the book “the principles of scientific management”
Frederick Taylor
A fire occurred here that killed 146 workers and focused national attention on working conditions
Triangle shirtwaist factory
This allowed for packages to be delivered by mail
Parcel post
This provided delivery to rural farmers directly
Rural free delivery
She was a birth control activist and feminist
Margaret Sanger
This criminalizes the sale and distribution of material or literature used for discussing abortion and contraception
Comstock laws
The progressive era saw a ______ in divorce rate and a _______ in birth rate
Increase, decline
During the progressive era, 8/10 POC lived in the ________
South
What were the majority of African Americans?
Sharecroppers
This person spoke out against the gradualist approach of Booker T Washington
WEB Dubois
This was a move to in the NAACP in Canada that pushed for African American equality, founded by WEB Dubois
Niagara movement
What did the Niagara movement focus on?
Equal rights and education
This organization led the fight for African American equality
NAACP
What was the newspaper published by the NAACP?
The crises
Who edited “the crises”
WEB Dubois
These were labor agents for immigrants, they often took advantage of the immigrants by charging too much
Padroni
These were immigrants that worked for a period of time to bring money back to their native country
Birds of passage
This was the port that many Chinese, Russian, Filipino, and Japanese immigrants passed through
Angel Island
Where was Angel Island?
San Francisco
How did Angel Island differ from Ellis Island?
They often held immigrants for months before being proven eligible
What was the largest labor union during the progressive era?
AFL
This was the most formidable and radical labor union during the progressive era, they tried to overthrow capitalism by whatever means necessary
IWW (industrial workers of the world)
What was the IWW nicknamed?
Wobblies
Who did the Wobblies allow to join?
All people regardless of skill, gender, or race