U.S. History Exam 2 - FLASHCARDS - Clues Deck
What were the Progressives?
wished to check big business. Reformers from both parties. Those with ability should fight corruption. Focused on urban problems
How did economic output change from 1900 to 1910?
Output increased by 85 percent and farm prices grew by 50 percent. Most people were better off
How many cities did the US have with populations of over 100 thousand?
50 cities
What were the Muckrakers?
Writers who made it a practice to expose the wrongdoings of public figures and corporations in business and politics between 1903 and 1909
Who were some Muckrakers?
Samuel Adams, Ida Tarwell, Upton Sinclair
What did Samuel Adams write in 1906?
The Great American Fraud
Who wrote about Standard Oil abuses?
Ida Tarbell
Who was Upton Sinclair?
Writer who drew attention to the bad conditions in meatpacking industry and how it was not only bad for workers but for consumers
What did Upton Sinclair publish in 1906?
The Jungle
What was Upton Sinclair worried about?
working conditions of workers. And meat packing conditions
What was the Pure Food and Drug Act?
1906: government regulates some food and medicine industries to hold them to higher standards of quality; people had become upset about tainted milk that was killing some kids
What was the Meat Inspection Act?
law passed that said government inspectors would be inspecting factory meat to make sure it’s safe to eat
When was Ford Motor Company founded?
1903 by Henry Ford
When was the assembly line established?
In 1913 by Henry Ford
What is an oligopoly?
State of limited competition in which a market is shared by a small number of producers or sellers.
What were some oligopolies?
Standard Oil, Consolidated Tobacco, and US Rubber
What was the Triangle Shirtwaist company?
Located in NYC. Employed mostly young immigrant women. Terrible safety conditions and starvation wages. Women worked 12 hours a day every day of the week. 4 elevators, but only 1 worked and only 1 stairwell. 80 thousand protested for better conditions
What was the Triangle Fire of 1911?
Broke out on the 8th floor. Women jumped from windows and down the elevator shaft because it could only hold 12 people. Lasted only 18 minutes. 39 women jumped down the elevator shaft. 58 women jumped out of windows to their death
What was a consequence of the Triangle Fire?
people start demanding better work conditions, a week after the fire 80,000 people protested in New York
How did immigration change from 1901 to 1910?
8.8 million new immigrants into the country. From 1911 to 1920, another 5.7 million arrive
Where were these immigrants coming from?
Mostly Eastern Europe, and they were more likely to be Jewish or Catholic and were less educated than previous waves of immigrants
How many new immigrants entered the country from 1900 to 1920?
14.5 million immigrants. More than ever before
What were Birds of Passage?
Italian immigrants who came to the US to work, but weren’t intending to stay
When did Mexican immigration take off?
After 1900.
How much of the Mexican population moved to the Southwest after 1900?
10 percent of the Mexican population
How did the Mexican immigrants help with the Southwest?
construction of highways and agriculture
What major strike happened in Lawrence, Massachusetts?
Workers of 25 different nationalities went on strike in 1912 against wage reductions and called the IWW for help. Achieved 25% raise. Lawrence had lots of textile mills
When was the silent movie. “Birth of a Nation” produced?
- Inspired a second Ku Klux Klan
What was “Birth of a Nation”?
early silent film, it depicted white Southerners as heroes and black people as rapists and criminals. Very racist but very popular
What was the political goal of progressivism?
sought cures for city, state, and national problems
What were the primary aspects of progressivism?
worried about industrialization, optimistic about human nature, wanted voluntary reform, believed in intervening in people’s lives, use both science and religion to tackle social problems
Intellectual progressivism
believed in the power of reason instead of religion to solve problems
Cultural progressivism
new advances in literature, art, film, especially after WWI
What were different social justice movements?
Housing reform, child labor laws, and improved conditions of women
Who saw alcohol as evil?
Temperance advocates, churches
What was the Women’s Christian Temperance Union?
Wanted to eradicate alcohol. 19 states had prohibitions on alcohol
What was the 18th amendmant of 1920?
Prohibited the consumption or sale of intoxicating liquor.
What was the 19th amendment?
You could not deny someone the right to vote on account of sex
What was the 17th Amendment?
Direct election of senators
What were trusts?
Arangements that gave trustee legal power to manage someone else’s money or company without saying they own it.
What was trust busting?
Government action aimed at breaking up trusts and monopolies, which were both ways of consolidating wealth and keeping out competitors so robber barons could set the prices
What are examples of Roosevelt’s trust busting?
Northern Securities Company, American Tobacco, DuPont, Standard Oil
When was the Northern Securities Company dissolved?
1904 under the Sherman Antitrust Act
What was the Anthracite Coalmine Strike of 1902?
United Mine Workers strike for better pay and fewer hours. Roosevent sent in commisioner of labor Carroll Wright to negotiate, which failed. Roosevelt then sent in federal troops to work the mines. A compromise was soon reached
Who were the United Mine Workers led by?
John Marshall
Who was the spokesperson for the coal mines?
George Baer
What was the Square Deal?
Roosevelt’s domestic political plan: Conservation, control of corporations, and consumer protection
What was the result of the 1904 election?
Roosevelt (Republican) ran against Alton Parker (Democrat) and Eugene Debs (Socialist). 336 electoral college votes for Roosevelt and 140 for Parker
Who saw socialism as the best alternative to capitalism?
Eugene Debs
Who organized the Social Deocratic Party?
Eugene Debs in 1896
Who organized the Socialist Party of America?
Eugene Debs in 1901
How many times did Eugene Debs run for president?
5 times
When had the social Democratic Party become the Socialist party?
1912
What did socialists want?
People to take control of the means of production and a graduated income tax. Wanted to see an end to the US Senate. Wanted president’s veto power to be gone and to keep congress from refusing legislation
How many acres of land were protected by 1901?
45 million.
How many acres of land were protected by 1908?
195 million
How many national forests were there by 1910?
149
What was a major part of Teddy Roosevelt’s legacy?
Conservation of national forests
Why did Roosevelt decide to run again in 1912?
He wasn’t happy with Taft. He failed to get a nomination
What was the Progressive Party?
Formed by Teddy Roosevelt in 1912. Had New Nationalism
What was the platform for the Progressive party?
New Nationalism
What were the main points of new nationalism?
Strong national government, social justice reforms, primary election of senators, corporate regulation, graduated income tax, banking reform, women’s sufrage, and labor legislation
What was the platform for the Democratic Party?
New Freedom