Civil War – Progressive America

Question 1

What is social Darwinism and how did it affect American society

Answer 1

Theory that people are entitled to survival of the fittest like plants and animals

Question 2

What is laissez-faire capitalism and how did it affect American society

Answer 2

Idea that government has no control over businesses

Question 3

What are muckrakers and how did they affect American society

Answer 3

Investigative journalist

Question 4

What is yellow journalism and how did it affect American society

Answer 4

Let the US into the war against Spain sensationalism blowing a topic out of proportion using language and other things to get Society more excited

Question 5

Who formed the foundation for the progressive movement

Answer 5

College students

Question 6

How did William Randolph Hearst use his paper to support the Cubans against the Spanish

Answer 6

Called for an isolationist foreign-policy to avoid any more entanglement in corrupt European affairs

Question 7

What is the significance of the triangle shirtwaist fire

Answer 7

A fire where women workers were killed because doors were locked in order for them to keep working this was caused by bad working conditions

Question 8

What were the major achievements of Teddy Roosevelt during his presidency

Answer 8

Regulated corporate monopolies