Exam pt6 Flashcards
Who was first African American person to have a PhD from Harvard and in history and Sociology? / Did he believe in Booker T Washington’s idea of education?
WEB Dubois / no
What amendment did prohibition create?
18 amendment
Nationwide progressive movement to ban alcohol called?
Prohibition
What did WEB Duis believe in? / What book does he make his point in?
He thinks African Americans need to fight back. / “The soul of Black Folks”
Who is a current supporter of socialism?
Bernie Sanders
WEB Du bios said there needs to be a organization that forces the legal systems to recognize racial discrimination. What organization was this? / Did he make this organization?
NAACP. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. / He made this organization
what was Theodore Roosevelt referred to as?
The “Accidental President”
When was the ban lifted? / Why?/ Did we go back to the ban?
During great depression/ to get money for the economy/ We haven’t gone back to the ban.
Why was the Socialist party made? / What is socialist party?
To backlash against capitalism. / . It was argued it is a equal redistribution of wealth in the USA.
Who help Roosevelt transition his ideas about how government should respond to social problems?
The muckrakers
What was this strike called where coalminers went on strike?
Coal Strike
Who is the first person to make the government we have today?
Theodore Roosevelt
Was the coal strike the first time the US government made an offer to try and solve social equality?
yes
What did Roosevelt want to use the government as?
a mediator
What is the “square deal” catch phrase mean?
“Square deal” the catchphrase for Roosevelt administration means you won’t get everything you want at the table.
Who was the other muckraker that Roosevelt became interested in?
Upton Sinclair
Which act mandates that all railroads depose must post prices of how much it cost to ship goods to a destination?
Hepburn Act
Which was not a part of “square deal” programs? Hepburn act, pure food and meat act, the jungle, or national forest systems.
The jungle
After reading “ The Jungle” what acts did Roosevelt put into place?
The Pure food and drug act and meat inspection act.
What is the article which was investigating in Chicago the sanitation issues that happened in factories called?
” The Jungle”
What did the Pure food and Drug act do?
Inspects how food is processed
What does the Meat inspection act do?
Targets meat packing plants to make sure they are sanitary.
What is Roosevelt most famous for?
conservation
While outside Roosevelt developed an appreciation for the outdoors and wanted to create what?
The national forest system
