Unit 2: Progressive Era

What does the word "effective" mean?

¿Qué significa la palabra "efectivo"?

Từ "hiệu quả" nghĩa là gì?

What is it called when all the workers refuse to work until the business owner agrees to change?

• Boycott

• Strike

• Protest

• Riot

What is it called when people refuse to buy from one company?

• Strike

• Riot

• Boycott

• Protest

What is it called when people organize a non-violent demonstration to publicly express disagreement?

• Strike

• Riot

• Boycott

• Protest

What is it called when people violently and publicly express disagreement?

• Strike

• Riot

• Boycott

• Protest

What is the group of workers who organize actions together to force the business owner to listen to the workers?

• Union

• Protesters

• Workers

• Business leaders

A muckraker is a journalist. Muckrakers goal is to ______.

• expose corruption

• hide the truth

• tell the truth

• show when a business is corrupt

• help a corrupt business

Jacob Riis is a muckraker. His photos showed terrible conditions in the tenements. What changed because of him?

• Indoor Plumbing/Toilets

• End safety laws

• Nothing

• Running water / sinks in apartments

• playgrounds at schools and parks

Ida Tarbell is a muckraker. She exposed the Standard Oil company and helped small oil business. What changed because of her writing?

• Sherman Anti-Trust Act/Law

• Helped Rockefeller increase his monopoly

• Ended the monopoly

• Ended one business controlling market competition

• End oil business in the United States

Upton Sinclair is a muckraker. He exposed the meat packing industry. What changed because of him?

• Meat Inspection Act 1906

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• Bureau of Chemistry

• Pure Food and Drug Act 1906

• Nothing