Unit 3: Worker Reform

Nast drew this cartoon to show that political leaders were

• Poor

• Uninformed

• Wealthy and Corrupt

• Deformed

Jacob Riis, Lewis HInes, and Upton Sinclair are examples of people who expose the corruption of society we call them:

• Yellow journalist

• Muckrakers

• Regressives

• Regulators

Which of the following best describes the meaning behind this cartoon?

• Social Darwinism

• Need for reforms

• Desire to keep the satus quo

• Muckraking

Upton Sinclair's book the jungle exposed this industry's corruption:

• Meat Packing

• Standard Oil

• Steel Industry

• The Banks

What type of business did the Sherman Antitrust Act try to break up?

• Monopolies
• Small Business
• Meat Packaging
• Joint-Stock Companies

Book by Upton Sinclair that led to more regulation of food by the government?

• Pride and Prejudice
• Red Badge of Courage
• The Jungle
• Capital

Which law helped lower train prices for farmers who faced unfair competition from the robber barons?

• Meat Inspection Act
• Pure Food and Drug Act
• Interstate Commerce Act
• Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Populists wanted to replace gold with what metal?

• Copper
• Bronze
• Platinum
• Silver

When workers refuse to go to work, it is called a:

• picket
• strike
• day off
• stink

What is a labor union?

• an unorganized group of workers who unite to worsen working conditions

• an organized group of workers who unite to improve working conditions

• a group of employers who unite to damage working conditions

• a group of employers who unite to improve working conditions