Progressivism and Business and Industry Flashcards
1
Q
Andrew Carnegie
A
steel manufacturer
owned entire steel industry
2
Q
social darwinism
A
the belief that superior races have the right to expand and invade weaker nation
“survival of the fittest”
3
Q
Which companies built the first Transcontinental Railroad?
A
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
4
Q
muckrakers
A
authors who wrote about the slums and poor safety measures in factories and buildings
5
Q
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
A
led to the updating of police, fire department, and safety in public buildings and factories
6
Q
Samual Gompers
A
founded and led the American Federation of Labor
7
Q
What did reformers think was true about alcohol?
A
alcohol led to crimes, violence, and poverty
8
Q
19th Amendment
A
gave women the right to vote
9
Q
What did women want?
A
civil rights
children’s health
welfare
prohibition
