Unit 6 (Ch. 19 + 20)

Question 0

William Graham Sumner

Answer 0

Social Darwinism
There are rich people for a reason
No distribution of wealth because that is stealing hard worked money
Competitive free market and laissez faire
No response to poverty it is a part of our society

Question 1

Henry George

Answer 1

Current taxes are bad. Put in place a angle tax that would charge land speculators for sitting on large land.
Land should be common property therefore land taxes should be put in place
Government should regulate monopolies

Question 2

Jane Addams

Answer 2

Hull house - educate the poor to rise to the riches
This means no child labor!
Government reform is key especially to knock out child labor

Question 3

Samuel Gompers

Answer 3

AFL leader
Class distinction is the heart of poverty
Relationship between workers and corporations is the solution to poverty
Labor unions should be skilled workers because they are harder to replace and they should have bargaining rights
No government interference

Question 4

Horatio Alger

Answer 4

Self determination and motivation will get people to wealth. No government interference because we don’t need help

Question 5

Edward Bellamy

Answer 5

Concentration of wealth in upper class is bad even if it trickles down to poor.
Government should control economic opportunities
People should be given jobs by the government in an industrial army
No child labor
No subsistence living
Utopian Society beliefs

Question 6

Jacob Riis

Answer 6

No child labor
Poverty is due to the imperfect social and economic system
Where you grow up shapes you so if you can make that part good then future is brighter. – charitable organizations run by the wealthy
Government should pass laws along the way to help out

Question 7

Washington Gladden

Answer 7

Author of Social Gospel
Poverty will always be around (Religion backs it)
Poverty can be countered though
- unions
- no redistribution (that’s what taxes are for)
- decent amount of government interference
Poverty is caused by the mistreatment of poor by big businesses
Very religious reform

Question 8

Josephine Shaw Lowell

Answer 8

Divided NYC into districts and targeted the poor in each one
Targets mothers to teach morals to their children
Government can support but not too involved
Good working conditions!
National Consumers League