Unit 2 Test

Question 0

Who was Jane Adams

Answer 0

Jane Adams was a women’s rights activist.
She cofounded One of the first settlement houses in the United States
She also sounded a hullhouse
Established 10 amend house regulations eight hour workdays for women
Women’s suffrage

Question 1

What is a tenement

Answer 1

A multifamily urban dwelling, usually overcrowded and unsanitary

Question 2

What is a settlement house

Answer 2

A community center providing assistance to residents particularly immigrants in a slump neighborhood

Question 3

What was Tamany Hall

Answer 3

Tamany Hall was the name given to the democratic political machine that dominated New York City politics

Question 4

Who was boss Tweed

Answer 4

Boss Tweed was an American politician most notable for being the boss of Tamany Hall. At the height of his influence tweet was the third largest landowner in New York City
Tweets greatest influence came from being in appointed member of the number of boards and commissions
Tweet was convicted for stealing an amount estimated as $200 million from NYC tax payers through political corruption

Question 5

Who is Thomas Nast

Answer 5

Thomas Nast was a muckraker working for Harpers weekly at the time. Nast exposed the political corruption of boss Tweed. He drew graphic photos expressing the truthful negativity surrounding political machines and eventually lead tweed to avoid prosecution by leaving the country

Question 6

What was graft

Answer 6

The illegal use of political influence for personal gain

Question 7

Who was city boss

Answer 7

A boss in politics is a person who wield the power over a particular political region or constituency

Question 8

Who is Jacob Riis

Answer 8

Jacob Rees was another muckraker who exposed the horrible living and working conditions of large areas in the cities. These were generally neighborhoods were immigrants lived in deplorable tournament houses. He began to bring the camera with him to document what he found in those neighborhoods and the conditions in which people lived. He wrote how the other half lives.. He believed a change should be made

Question 9

Who was William Jennings Bryan

Answer 9

A congressman and later Secretary of State under president Woodrow Wilsonin 1896 Brian face an uphill battle as the Democratic and populist nominee. He was influential in the eventual adoption of such reforms as popular election of Senators, income tax, creation of a department of labor, prohibition, and women suffrage

Question 10

What was the gold standard

Answer 10

A monetary system in which the basic unit of currency is defined in terms of a set amount of gold

Question 11

What was bimetallism

Answer 11

The use of both gold and silver as a basis for National monetary system

Question 12

What was the Grange

Answer 12

The patrons of husbandry a social and educational organization through which farmers attempted to combat the power of the railroads in the late 19 century

Question 13

What was populism

Answer 13

A late 19 century political movement demanding that people have a greater voice in government and seeking to advance the interests of farmers and laborers

Question 14

What was the meat inspection act

Answer 14

A law enacted in 1906 that established strict cleanliness requirements for meatpackers and created a federal meat inspection program

Question 15

What was the pure food and drug act

Answer 15

A law enacted in 1906 two halt the sale of contaminated food and drugs and to ensure truth and labeling

Question 16

What was a referendum

Answer 16

A procedure by which a proposed legislative measure can be submitted to a vote of the people

Question 17

What is a recall

Answer 17

A procedure for removing a public officials from office by a vote of the people

Question 18

What was initiative

Answer 18

A procedure by which a legislative measure can be originated by the people rather than by lawmakers

Question 19

What was the secret ballot

Answer 19

A voting method in which a voters choice in an election or with refenderum are anonymous, forestalling attempts to influence the motor by intimidation or bribery. This is dumb is one means of achieving the goal of political privacy

Question 20

What was the 17th amendment

Answer 20

An amendment to the U.S. Constitution adopted in 1913 that provides for the election of US senators by the people rather than by state legislators

Question 21

What was conservation

Answer 21

The plant management of natural resources, involving the protection of some wilderness areas and the development of others for the common good

Question 22

Who is Teddy Roosevelt

Answer 22

The 26th presidentremembered for his foreign-policy, corporate reforms and ecological preservation
Prosecuted monopolies under the Sherman antitrust act
Square deal
Conservation – set aside 146,000,000 acres for national parks
trustbuster of big oil

Question 23

Who was William Howard Taft

Answer 23

Roosevelt hand-picked his secretary of war William Howard Taft to run against William Jennings Bryan who had been nominated by the Democrats for the third time. He so disappointed Roosevelt that Roosevelt opposed his renomination in 1912 and bolted from the Republican Party to form his own Bullmoose party creating an opening for democratic Woodrow Wilson in the 1912 presidential election

Question 24

What was muckraking

Answer 24

One of the magazines journalists who exposed the correct side of business and Public life in the early 1900s

Question 25

Why was there a rapid growth of cities

Answer 25

During the gilded age north and west America attracted millions of immigrants. Increase of industrialization meant, despite increasing labor force, real wages in the US grew 60% from 1860 to 8090 and continue to rise after that

Question 26

What were the problems in the city?

Answer 26

Corruption scandals were common during the gilded age
Overpopulation led to fighting amongst people over jobs and land
Political machines
Election fraud and graft
The tweed ring scandal

Question 27

What with the living conditions in the city

Answer 27

Poorly built tenements with no sewer/piped water or sanitation. They were also overcrowded with several families in one building and poor ventilation. The results were high disease high crime rates and high death rates.

Question 28

What were the typical working conditions in the city?

Answer 28

Hours were long typically 10 to 12 hours a day. Working conditions were frequently unsafe and lead to deadly accident. Tasks tended to be divided for efficiency sake which led to repetitive and Montanus work for employees

Question 29

What was the impact of the political machines in the city?

Answer 29

Positives: neighborhood bosses could quickly and effectively organize help for individuals or groups of individuals. What the bosses asked for in return was your vote to keep them in office and they usually got the boat because of their control in the community
Negative: political machines corrupted and lied it was complete and absolute that throughout the entire machine everybody got their cut except the average citizen

Question 30

What problems did the farmer face in the late 1800s

Answer 30

Farmers had to pay higher prices for transportation which cause less profit- crop prices fell which also caused less profit. The government issued greenbacks then retired them causing an increase in the value of money in the circulation

Question 31

Why did the farmer want more money in circulation?

Answer 31

Many farmers were struggling to make ends meet and the inflation of silver would add much-needed financial risk bite. For example if one were to borrow two dollars in gold this some could be paid back into dollars of silver. Silver and gold, Andre populist notion, are considered equal. Yet silver is not equivalent to gold, and the true worth of the debt repaid and silver would be equivalent to one dollar

Question 32

What were some goals of the Populist party

Answer 32

1) an increase in the current seed to be secured by the free and unlimited coinage of silver
2) Government ownership of railroads telegraph and telephone
3) The return to the government of all land held by railroads and other corporations in excess of their needs
4) A graduated income tax requiring people with higher incomes to pay a proportionately higher tax
5) political reforms including the direct election of United States senators and the adoption of the secret ballot initiative and the Referendum

Question 33

What were the accomplishments of the progressive movement?

Answer 33

Publicity generated by the muckrakers
Interstate commerce act and the Sherman antitrust act
A vocal minority supported socialism
Conservation
Food and drug laws
Direct election of Senators
Suffrage to women

Question 34

What was the role of government during strikes in the progressive movement

Answer 34

In the progressive era, workers began to push for better wages and working conditions
This is when unions began to form. The federal government began to regulate monopolies and taxes on the wealthy and increased
Socially, women began to gain power and they were now fighting for the right to vote. The government sooner found themselves in place where they were required to enforce laws to make the city a better and safer environment for everyone