Which of the following was NOT a problem with the Gilded Age?

negative term used by critics of the industrialists.

positive term used by supporters of the industrialists

citizens are able to start their own businesses

Craft Worker unions are...

Common laborer unions are...

government has their “hands off” big business

employers would not hire anyone who was on a list that supported/was a member of a union

a temporary work stoppage or denial of employment initiated by the management of a company during a labor dispute.

Name that Strike!: Railroad cut wages, workers went on strike, violence erupted.Many died and property damage of over $5 million occured. Strikers are blamed.

union was blamed for a pipe bomb thrown by anarchists that killed 7 policemen and wounded spectators in Chicago. The union was not responsible for the violence, but people begin to fear unions.

Name that Strike!: Workers wages were cut. Workers went on strike. Employers hired “scabs” (worker replacements). Shots are fired at the strikebreakers. Violence erupts and many die. Strikers get blamed and union ends the strike.

a house divided into and rented out as separate residences, especially one that is run-down and overcrowded.

Those who left for America reached a high point between 1880 and 1920. Many of the new peoples who migrated during this period were from southern and eastern European nations, such as Greece, Italy, Poland, and Russia.

Located in New York Harbor, millions of immigrants came to this place to get situated in the US

a kind of social movement that aims to make gradual change, or change in certain aspects of society, rather than rapid or fundamental changes

the belief that government or people acting on its behalf can be used to address social problems, inequalities, or inequities facing the nation.

Check off the CAUSES of why Progressivism took place (there are MULTIPLE ANSWERS TO SELECT).

those who sought to address and fix issues in the nation were called...

Reformers were...

Writers and journalists who exposed the social problems of the day were called...

Who came out with the book "How the Other Half Lives?"

Who established Hull House to help immigrants get on their feet?

Who exposed practices of Standard Oil?

Who wrote "The Jungle," exposing the meat packing industry?

What president was the creator of the Square Deal?

Legislation saying everyone deserved a fair chance to succeed, companies should adhere to the law, and looked to break up monopolies was called...

This man was the successor to President Roosevelt. He was supposed to be a progressive and turned out to be the opposite.

The act banned certain practices that restricted competition such as price discrimination, or charging different customers different prices.