Unit 7

"As the early years at Hull House show, female participation in that area of reform grew out of a set of needs and values peculiar to middle-class women in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Settlement workers did not set out to become reformers. ..." — Robyn Muncy, historian, Creating a Female Dominion in American Reform, 1890-1935, published in 1991 Which of the following was the most direct effect of the trend described in the excerpt? a) The development of the Progressive movement to address social problems associated with industrial society b) The emergence of the Populist Party's efforts to increase the role of government in the economy c) The election of large numbers of women to political offices d) The increased participation of women in factory work

a) the development of the Progressive movement to address social problems associated with industrial society

Ida Tarbell

Leading muckraking journalist whose articles documented the Standard Oil Company's abuse of power

Frank Norris

Muckraker during the Progressive Era; wrote "The Octopus" (1901) that described the power of the railroads over Western farmers

Thomas Nast

Newspaper cartoonist who produced satirical cartoons, he invented "Uncle Sam" and came up with the elephant and the donkey for the political parties. He nearly brought down Boss Tweed.

Robert La Follette

Progressive Wisconsin governor who attacked machine politics and pressured the state legislature to require each party to hold a direct primary

Jane Addams

the founder of Hull House, which provided English lessons for immigrants, daycares, and child care classes

Nellie Bly

went undercover in a mental institution to expose the mistreatment of patients

Jacob Riis

Early 1900's muckraker who exposed social and political evils in the U.S. with his novel "How The Other Half Lives"; exposed the poor conditions of the poor tenements in NYC and Hell's Kitchen

Lincoln Steffens

Early muckraker who exposed the political corruption in many American cities

John Dewey

Father of progressive education

Margaret Sanger

United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood

Many anti-imperialists opposed the annexation of the Philippines in 1898 because they believed that a) the Philippines should be returned to Spain b) United States colonialism in the Philippines was incompatible with the American belief in self-determination c) Philippine agriculture would be competing with United States agriculture d) the Philippine government was planning an alliance with Mexico e) the United States would be drawn into a war with Japan over Pacific territories

b) United States colonialism in the Philippines was incompatible with the American belief in self-determination

The developments referenced by the image most directly contributed to United States involvement in a) competition with Russia in opening trade with Japan b) the suppression of an independence movement in the Philippines c) acquisition of territory from Mexico through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo d) an international monetary system that supported free trade between nations

b) the suppression of an independence movement in the Philippines

Margaret Sanger is best known for her a) contribution to the radical suffragist movement b) endorsement of coeducation c) advocacy for birth control d) presidency of the Women's Christian Temperance Union e) organization of the Women's Trade Union League

c) advocacy for birth control

Jacob Riis's How the Other Half Lives is a study of a) Jim Crow segregation and its effect on African Americans b) the plight of Great Plains farmers in the 1890's c) immigrant urban poverty and despair in 1890's d) corruption in city political machines in the 1890's e) the rise of industrial capitalists in the late nineteenth century.

c) immigrant urban poverty and despair in 1890's

"We have pacified some thousands of the islanders and buried them; destroyed their fields; burned their villages, and turned their widows and orphans out-of-doors; subjugated the remaining ten millions by Benevolent assimilation. ... And so, by these Providences of God - and the phrase is the government's, not mine - we are a World Power." The statement above was most probably made in reference to United States policy in the a) opening of Japan b) annexation of the Hawaiian Islands c) occupation of the Philippines d) acquisition of Puerto Rico and Cuba e) confrontation with the Soviet Union over Cuba

c) occupation of the Philippines

The poster above advertising a 1913 labor union pageant was designed to do which of the following? a) Promote the idea that labor unions exist primarily for the purpose of supporting the arts b) Warn the community about the union's communist connections c) Portray the strikers as the heroic champions of workers and ordinary people d) Intimidate citizens into supporting a powerful labor movement e) Advocate employment for striking workers

c) portray the strikers as the heroic champions of workers and ordinary people

The use of images in the late 1800s and early 1900s such as the one shown had most in common with which of the following? a) Novels that promoted the idea that young people could achieve success through honesty and hard work b) The concept, proposed by leading industrialists, that wealthy people had a moral responsibility to people living in poverty c) The reporting of journalists that raised public awareness of social injustices in United States cities d) The promotion of Christianity as a means to build good character and virtue

c) the reporting of journalists that raised public awareness of social injustices in United States cities

In the late 1800s, many Americans came to support a United States empire overseas because they a) wanted the United States to assist British and German colonization b) viewed colonies as places where African Americans could be resettled c) thought that importing foreign products would stimulate the United States economy d) sought to spread Protestantism and Anglo-Saxon values e) wanted to create a more diverse society

d) sought to spread Protestantism and Anglo-Saxon values

In the late nineteenth century, all of the following encouraged American nationalism (jingoism) EXCEPT a)yellow journalism b)the New Navy policy of Alfred Thayer Mahan and Theodore Roosevelt c)the example of European imperialism d)the flooding of American markets by foreign producers e)Social Darwinism

d) the flooding of American markets by foreign producers

The term "muckrakers" was used in the early twentieth century to refer to a) laborers who worked in the meatpacking industry b) baseball players who lost important games on purpose to collect large bribes c) writers who wrote articles sympathetic to big business d) captains of industry who defended the accumulation of wealth in lectures and pamphlets e) journalists who wrote articles exposing political corruption and urban poverty

e) journalists who wrote articles exposing political corruption and urban poverty

The leaders of the Progressive movement were primarily a) farmers interested in improving agricultural production b) immigrant activities attempting to change restrictive immigration laws c) representatives of industries seeking higher tariffs d) workers concerned with establishing industrial unions e) middle-class reformers concerned with urban and consumer issues

e) middle-class reformers concerned with urban and consumer issues