Chapter 18 Test

Question 1

Oliver Kelley

Answer 1

founder of “Grange”

Question 2

Mary Elizabeth Lease

Answer 2

politics woman, gifted speaker; said, “Farmers should raise less corn and more hell.”

Question 3

William Jennings Bryan

Answer 3

gave a speech of bimetallism, “you shall not crucify mankind.”; democratic and populist candidate of Election of 1896.

Question 4

Ida Tarbell

Answer 4

history of standard oil company of Rockefeller

Question 5

Upton Sinclair

Answer 5

wrote “The Jungle” about horrible conditions of plants and food

Question 6

Florence Kelley

Answer 6

Woman; reformer who wanted to give women the right to work as they please. Wanted to limit working hours for women.

Question 7

Louis Brandeis

Answer 7

attorney to fight Kelley’s case. Argument: “why should women work less than men.”

Question 8

Carrie Chapman Catt

Answer 8

New president of NAWSA

Question 9

Alice Paul

Answer 9

Founder of NAWSA; against Catt says; NWP (NAtional Women’s Party) to organize rights for equal rights. Organized protests, strikes and so much more. -Movie about Alice Paul.

Question 10

Lucy Burns

Answer 10

Founder of NAWSA; against Catt says; NWP (NAtional Women’s Party) to organize rights for equal rights. Organized protests, strikes and so much more.

Question 11

Frances Willard

Answer 11

head of WCTU (Women’s Christian Temperance Unit, organization to prohibit alcohol)

Question 12

Carrie Nation

Answer 12

member of WCTU; radical; went down to a saloon with an ax and smashed all the liquor, chopped up the bar; got arrested and her husband bailed her out; husband left her after; found new husband and left state and became a Traveling Ax Wilder and went around chopping bars.

Question 13

Gifford Pinchot

Answer 13

one of the first to attend college for advocating the conservation of the nation’s reserves

Question 14

Harvey W. Wiley

Answer 14

scientist working for the government who urged the passing of the meat inspection act

Question 15

Inflation

Answer 15

cost of money decreases, so cost of products increases.

Question 16

Graduated income tax

Answer 16

wealthy pay a higher percentage of tax than those who do not make as much.

Question 17

Utilities

Answer 17

companies that provide public service.

Question 18

Bimetallism

Answer 18

belief money should be banked by both Gold and Silver.

Question 19

Muckrakers

Answer 19

person who cleaned out horse shit; Roosevelt called them (the investigative journalists) this because they brought out the shit of the Government.

Question 20

Primary

Answer 20

a preliminary election to appoint delegates

Question 21

Right to contract

Answer 21

the right of a person to work as they please with as much time as they would like; right to negotiate times to work between employer and person

Question 22

Suffragettes

Answer 22

women who sought the right to vote.

Question 23

Conservation

Answer 23

preservation of natural resources

Question 24

Sustainable development

Answer 24

economic exploitation

Question 25

Muller v. Oregon

Answer 25

Florence Kelley hires one of the best attorneys, Louis Brandeis. The case where Kelley fought for women wanting women to have less hours of work.
Louis Brandeis argued:
1. women are weaker physically and mentally.
2. protected women’s child bearing responsibility.
**The Supreme Court approved the case, legal in states for women to work less hours than men.

Question 26

Pure Food & Drug Act

Answer 26

the use of certain ingredients in food and medicine and requires that there is a list of ingredients on packages

Question 27

Meat Inspection Act

Answer 27

requires the government to check the meat packing process on a regular basis

Question 28

Federal Reserve

Answer 28

First National Bank

Question 29

National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)

Answer 29

When 2 organizations formed into 1 for women rights….New President of NAWSA- Carrie Catt

• Women copied actions of British woman in 1905.
  
  • Lots of women walked around in London and at a certain time, over 100 women took out a brick from their purse and through it at the store.
• Carrie Catt wanted to deserve the right to vote by being respectful, reasonable, rationale, which means don’t do what the British do.

Question 30

Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)

Answer 30

Head of WCTU- Francis Willard

• Organization to prohibit alcohol.
• Go to saloons and kneel in front of them praying. #beautiful

Question 31

Yellowstone

Answer 31

First National Park

Question 32

Official name of Grange; reason for its founding; services provided to farmers. (4)

Answer 32

Farmer’s Alliance- call it the People’s Party

1. a cooperative to sell altogether (cheap supply= more $$)
2. grain elevators (so farmers store supplies)
3. educational opportunities (learn to be better farmers)
4. social activities (like dances, so the guys and the girls mingle)

Question 33

Political reforms sought by the Populists. (6)

Answer 33

1. secret ballot.
2. limit president to one term.
3. popular election of senators.
4. initiative- right of people to intro Legislative. To intervene.
5. referendum- right to people to vote on legislative.
6. recall- promotes you to remove Legislative (person) from office before their time is over.

Question 34

Sources of the Progressive movement. (3)

Answer 34

1. Social Gospel- (everyone as christians has responsibility to make a better place and help those less fortunate.)
2. Socialism
3. Investigative Journalism- (writers and reporters investigate and make aware of the horror and unjust happening within the country.

Question 35

Consequences for the owners of the Triangle Waist Co. following the deadly fire in their factory.

Answer 35

• People died; 146 women died.
• Photo of the ladies lined up on the block, dead.
• Owners of factory tried for manslaughter and pleaded non-guilty. They won non-guilty because they claimed it was “an act of God”; lead to economic punishment. Which led up for women to work less hours.

Question 36

Political reforms sought by the Progressives. (8)

Answer 36

1. Term president
2. Popular election of U.S. Senator
3. Initiative
4. Referendum
5. Recall
6. Primary
7. Voters registration
8. disfranchisment

Question 37

Items included in Theodore Roosevelt’s “Square Deal”.

Answer 37

1. prosecution of trust
2. regulate railroads
3. preservation of natural resources
4. childrens bureau

Question 38

President who established more national parks and wildlife refuges than any other?

Answer 38

Roosevelt

Question 39

Progressive reforms accomplished by William H. Taft. (3)

Answer 39

1. prosecution of trust
2. more land under fed.protection
3. children’s bureau

Question 40

Items included in Thomas Woodrow Wilson’s “New Freedom”.(3)

Answer 40

1. Prosecute trust 2.Reduce Tariffs 3. National Bank

Question 41

Most important function of our national bank.

Answer 41

to control and regulate the circulation of money

Question 42

Provisions of the Clayton Antitrust Act. (4)

Answer 42

1. prohibits trust
2. unions not trusts
3. legalized strikes, boycotts & peaceful picketing
4. prohibit the use of conjunctions against union unless there is a danger to public safety

Question 43

Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of Minor v Happersett.

Answer 43

For being rejected to vote.
Argument: She’s citizen so she has the right to vote.
She lost; Reason: doesn’t give the right to vote though despite citizenship.

Question 44

First state to give women the right to vote.

Answer 44

Wyoming

Question 45

Date on which all American women finally gained the right to vote.

Answer 45

August 26, 1920

Question 46

Extra Credit: Name of man who voted and made it for women to vote?

Answer 46

Harry Burn, was going to say no but changed his mind because he received a letter from his mother asking him to do the right thing.