The Progressive Era

Which of the following had the greatest impact (caused) on the growth of cities in the U.S.?

• rapid industrialization

• establishment of political machines

• poor working conditions

• women's suffrage

Refers to the period of time that reformers worked to solve the problems in American society that came from Industrialization

• Industrial Revolution
• Progressive Movement
• Civil Service Act
• Prohibition

Workplace disaster that led to the creation of safety standards in factories

• Prohibition

• Triangle shirtwaist fire

• 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike

• Homestead Strike

Define labor union

• relating to the city
• an organization that fights for better wages and working conditions for workers
• people who work for hourly wages
• growth spurts

Which of the following people wrote about the conditions that existed in tenement buildings in his book How the Other Half Lives??

• Ida Tarbell

• Upton Sinclair

• Jacob Riis

• Lewis Hine

Muckrakers were

• progressive reformers who sought legal changes to problems
• politicians who passed laws cleaning up the "muck" in society
• governors who wanted to get rid of monopolies
• journalists who wrote about the problems in society

Teddy Roosevelt was known as a "trust-buster." What does that mean?

• He worked to break up small businesses

• He worked with big monopolies to make them stronger

• He worked to break up large monopolies

• He let the companies operate without any government interference

Whose book caused the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act to be passed?

• Upton Sinclair
• Lincoln Steffens
• Ida Tarbell
• Jacob Riis

Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
·  Initiative
·  Referendum
·  Recall
·  Direct Primary
·  17^th Amendment

 How did the reforms listed above impact America?

• A system of separate schools for new immigrants
• They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
• More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
• They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class

Which is the best example of a political machine?

• A group of immigrants gather together and demand rights, and better pay
• The government breaks apart big businesess
• A political organization that uses corruption to buy and cheat votes
• A politician asks for donations for his campaign