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Test 1 Flashcards

1
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Why did the Progressive Movement come about?

A

Due to ailing living and working condition during the industrial revolution that existed.

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Who did The Progressive Movement affect the most?

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The middle class

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How did the Progressive Movement come about?

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Writers and journalists expose the horrific working and living conditions present

People question the role of a big business

Politicians try to reform corrupt government

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What were the goals of Progressivism?

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Protecting social welfare, promoting moral improvement, fostering efficiency

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What was the role of protecting social welfare?

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Help ease the strain on Americans in urban areas and to help poverty, immigration, poor sanitation, and harsh work environments

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What did The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) do?

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opened libraries, sponsored classes for immigrants in english, built recreation centers

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What did the Salvation Army do?

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Feed the poor, cared for children in nurseries, tried to convert poor immigrants to middle class

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What was the Hull House?

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Helped combat urban poverty

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9
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How was the Hull House designed?

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From settlement houses in England

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Who was Florence Kelly?

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Divorced mother of 3, moved to a hull house and was an advocate to improving women’s lives.

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What did Florence Kelly create?

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In 1889; The General Secretary of National Consumer League

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12
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What happened to promote Moral Improvement?

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Prohibition- The banning of alcohol, Had Christian beliefs, and immigrant conversion to “American Values”

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What were the role of saloons for immigrants?

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Served cheap meals, cashes paychecks, provided rooms for special events

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Capitalism vs. Socialism

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Many Americans begin to criticize Capitalism and they start to feel that the “hands off” approach is not working

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What is socialism?

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A political and economic system where the government owns businesses and there exists and equal distribution of wealth
The lower class favors
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What were the Whistle Blowers of Progressivism?

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Muckracker and Articles published in mass circulation displayed in magazines

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What was a Muckracker?

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Journalist who wrote about corruption in businesses and public life in America

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Who are some famous Muckrackers?

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Ida Tarbell- “History of Standard Oil”
Lincoln Steffens- “Shame of the cities”
Jacob Riis-“How the other half lives”
Upton Sinclair- “The Jungle”

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19
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Who was Henry Ford?

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Created Ford Motor Co. in Michigan, in 1913 Assembly Line created, High Wages (Many cases of worker injury, death and turnover)

20
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How to make Government more efficient

A

Political bosses running cities

City councils with a commision are created to fight corruption

Progressive Governors began passing legislation to regulate railroads, mines, mills and telephone companies

21
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What was “Bosses Rule”?

A

corrupted politicians

22
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Boss Tweed

A

NYC cheated 100 million dollars out of city

23
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Thomas Nast

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Muckracker; exposed his wrong doings in Harpers Weekly cartoons

Politicians tried to bribe him to stop

24
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Why was the early 1900’s called the Gilded Age?

A

Had extreme wealth

25
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Why was the crime rate so high in the city?

A

criminals can remain anonymous and there was poverty

26
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Who was the Muckracker that exposed corruption in NYC in Harper’s Weekly?

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Thomas Nast

27
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What are tenement houses?

A

small subdivided apartments

28
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Who made a fortune in Steel industry?

A

Andrew Carnegie

29
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What is the refomr measure sponsored by the president that mainly helped workers in industry?

A

Favored everyone more than business

30
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Who was the author of “The Jungle”? What did the book do?

A

Upton Sinclair; exposed to the meat industry

31
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What changes were made because the triangle shirt waist fire?

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Doors open outwards, fire extinguisher, fire alarms, overs are held responsible for workers weekly.

32
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Who created the Hull House, a safe haven for women in need in Chicago area?

A

Jane Adams

33
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What are 3 muckrackers exposed in urban areas?

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Poor Sanitation, poverty, disease, lack of fire safety crime

34
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Who gave us the statue of liberty and why?

A

France to celebrate the 100 year declaration

35
Q

How did detective Burns change crime forever?

A

Mugshots, criminal’s gallery.

36
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What is a trust?

A

legal combo of corporations

37
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What type of approach did the US government take towards businesses?

A

Laissez Faire

38
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What is a monopoly?

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Type of business that has specialized machinery controls raw materials and eliminated competition

39
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What is one piece of legislation passed by

A

Meat inspection act

40
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Why is TR a trustbuster?

A

regulated big businesses

41
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Who made his fortune in al

A

Rockefeller

42
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What was the corrupt mayer of NYC?

A

Boss Tweed

43
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Who designed the Statue of Liberty?

A

Gustaf Eifel

44
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What did Jacob Riis do ?

A

expose horrible living conditions

45
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3 of the 4 major goals of progressivism?

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Protecting social walefare, moral improvemnt, economic reform, fostering efficiency

46
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Who was Thomas Edison and what was his impact on America?

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perfected the lightbulb. Got America out of darkness

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