US History Topic 4

Theodore Roosevelt

(1858-1919) was governor of New York before becoming Vice President in 1901. He became the youngest man to assume the presidency soon after. He was known for his anti-monopoly and conservation policies. He made an unsuccessful bid for another term in 1912as the candidate of the Progressive Party

Florence Kelley

(1859-1932) played a major role at Hull House in callng attention to the working conditions of women and children. In 1899,s he headed the newly founded National Consumers League. In 1909 he helped found the NAACP

Carrie Chapman Catt

(1859-1947) was an educator before becoming involved in the woman's suffrage movement in 1887. In 1890 , she joined the National American Woman Suffrage Association ( NAWSA). She became its president in 1900, and headed the organization almost without interruption until her death

Jane Addams

(1860-1935) cofounded Hull House , a settlement house in Chicago, in 1889. She lived and worked out of Hull House for the rest of her life. A pacifist and determined advocate for woman's suffrage, she wrote many books and lectured widely. In 1931, she shared the Nobel Peace Prize

Margaret Sanger

(1879-1966) first coined the term " birth control" in a pamphlet she published in 1914. A medical organization she founded, the Birth Control Research Bureau, evolved into Planned Parenthood in 1942

Pure Food and Drug Act

1906 law that allowed federal inspection of food and medicine and banned the interstate shipment and sale of impure food and the mislabeling of food and drugs

Meat Inspection Act

1906 law that empowered the federal government to inspect meat sold across state lines and required federal inspection of meat processing plant

Hepburn Act

1906 law that gave the interstate Commerce Commission the authority to set maximum shipping rates for railroads and for ferries, toll bridges, and oil pipelines

Sixteenth Amendment

1913 constitution amendment that gave Congress the authority to levy an income tax

Seventeenth Amendment

1913 constitutional amendment that allowed by the direct election of U.S. senators by citizens

Ninetieth Amendment

1920 constitutional amendment that gave woman the right to vote

African American progressive who supported segregation and demanded that African American better themselves individually to achieve equality.

Booker T. Washington

G. Florence Kelley

Formed the Woman's Trade Union League to push for laws that would benefit woman working in factories A. Carrie Chapman Catt B. NAWSA C. temperance movement D. suffrage E. Alice Paul F. Nineteenth Amendment G. Florence Kelley H. NCL

C. temperance movement

The campaign to promote the practice of never drinking alcohol A. Carrie Chapman Catt B. NAWSA C. temperance movement D. suffrage E. Alice Paul F. Nineteenth Amendment G. Florence Kelley H. NCL

B. forest be preserved for public use

The concept of rational use suggested that A. all wild area by left untouched B. forest be preserved for public use C. private companies manage resources D. the federal government sell Alaskan Lands

True

True or False Theodore Roosevelt Became president of the united states when William Mckinley was assassinated

National Reclamation Act

1902 law that gave the federal government the power to decide where and how water would be distributed through the building and management of dams and irrigation projects

Federal Reserve Act

1913 law that placed national banks under the control of a Federal Reserve Board, which operates regional banks that hold the reserve funds from commercial banks, sets interest rates, and supervises commercial banks

Clayton Antitrust Act

1914 law that strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act

B. sell their land

A 1913 California law forced Japanese Americans to A. learn English B. sell their land C. sign unfair labor contracts D. become United States citizens

C. Direct Primary

A _____________________ is an election in which citizens vote to select nominees for upcoming elections A. Social Gospel B. Muckrakers C. Direct Primary D. Jacob Riis E. Referendum F. Jane Addams

Susan B. Anthony

(1829-1906) was a campaigner for reforms and civil rihgts throughout her life. At different times she took up the cause of abolition, temperance, and working women's rights. But it is for the cause fo woman suffrage that she is best known. IN 1869, she and her friend, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, formed the National Woman Suffrafge Association ( NWSA), which led to over 30 years of relentless lecture tours, lobbying, and civil disobedience geared toward gained the vote for woman

John Muir

(1838-1914) emigrated with his family from Scotland in 1849. In 1876 he urged the federal government to adopt a forest conservation policy and was later instrumental in the establishment of California's Yosemite and Sequoia national parts. In 1892, he founded the Sierra Club, one of today's leading conservationist organizations

Frances Willard

(1839-1898) was a professor who grew interested in the temperance movement in 1874. she joined the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), where she clashed with other members by insisting on linking its goals with woman's suffrage. By 1879, she had gained enough support to be elected president of the WCTU, a position she held the rest of her life

Jacob Riis

(1849-1914) was a Danish immigrant who became a New York City newspaper reporter in 1873. In 1888, as the crime reporter for the New York Evening Sun, he took photos of night life in the slums. Published in his 1890 book, How the Other Half Lives, the photos moved New York Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt to take up the cause of urban reform

Booker T. Washington

(1856-1915) founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama, which trained African Americans in agricultural and vocational pursuits, in 1881. By the early 1900s he was the nation's foremost African American Leader. But his focus on education and economic progress, rather then equal rights, as the key to racial progress put him at odds with African American intellectuals, most notably W.E.B. Du Bois

Woodrow Wilson

(1856-1924) entered politics in 1910 when he was elected governor of New Jersey. His reforms there brought him national attention and the Democratic presidential nomination in 1912. As President he guide the nation through World War 1 and negotiated the Versailles Treaty

Ida B. Wells

(1862-1931) was born a slave, but attended college after emancipation and became a prominent woman's and minority right activist. She helped found the NAACP in 1909, gained fame for her anti-lynching campaign, and worked tirelessly for woman's suffrage

Gifford Pinchot

(1865-1946) was appointed to head the U.S. Forest Service, but was fired in 1910 after a dispute with President Taft's Secretary of the Interior. In 1912, he helped form the Progressive Party that nominated Theodore Roosevelt to run for President. He continued his conservation work in Pennsylvania, where he was elected governor in 1922

Lincoln Steffens

(1866-1936) was a reporter and editor for the New York Post and , later the muckraking McClure's magazine. He wrote articles and books exposing government corruption at the state and municipal levels

W.E.B. Du Bois

(1868-1963) was an African American scholar and reformer who helped found the Niagara Movement and the NAACP. he believed that African Americans could make gains in society through activism and protest, and he supported efforts to unite African Americans to fight discrimination and policy. As editor of the NAACP'S publication, The Crisis , he became of the early civil rights' movement best-known voices

Upton Sinclair

(1878-1968) began writing for newspaper and completed several successful novels soon after he graduated college in 1897. His most famous work, The Jungle, was published in 1906. Sinclair continued to write muckraking pieces and in time became active in California politics, running unsuccessfully for governor in 1934. In 1942, he won a Pulitzer Prize for his novel Dragon's Teeth

Alice Paul

(1885-1977) joined the leadership of the National American Woman Suffrage Association in 1912 but soon left to found a more militant organization , which became the National Woman's Party in 1917. After the passage of the 19th Amendment, she expanded her work for woman's rights. In 1923 she introduced the first equal rights amendment into Congress

Process of assimilating immigrants into American culture by teaching English, American history, and citizenship

Americanization

H. NCL

Identified products made under healthful working conditions and encouraged woman to but these products A. Carrie Chapman Catt B. NAWSA C. temperance movement D. suffrage E. Alice Paul F. Nineteenth Amendment G. Florence Kelley H. NCL

D. Jacob Riis

In the late 1800s , ___________________________ photographed tenement building in which the urban poor lived A. Social Gospel B. Muckrakers C. Direct Primary D. Jacob Riis E. Referendum F. Jane Addams

C. with unsafe machinery

Industrial workers often labored A. for high wages B. under ideal conditions C. with unsafe machinery D. in well-ventilated factories

D. limited work hours for woman

The 1902 Muller v. Oregon decision upheld A. a woman's right to vote B. higher wages for woman C. woman's right to birth control D. limited work hours for woman

A. Social Gospel

The _______________ blended ideas from German socialism and American Progressivism into a plan for building a better society A. Social Gospel B. Muckrakers C. Direct Primary D. Jacob Riis E. Referendum F. Jane Addams

E. Referendum

The ________________ allowed citizens to approve or reject laws passed by a legislature A. Social Gospel B. Muckrakers C. Direct Primary D. Jacob Riis E. Referendum F. Jane Addams

D. Suffrage

The right to vote A. Carrie Chapman Catt B. NAWSA C. temperance movement D. suffrage E. Alice Paul F. Nineteenth Amendment G. Florence Kelley H. NCL

B. did business fairly

Theodore Roosevelt supported powerful corporations that A. were efficient B. did business fairly C. controlled railroads D. bullied smaller companies

False Progressive Party

True or False In the 1912 presidential election, Theodore Roosevelt ran as the candidate of the New Nationalism Party

True

True or False President Roosevelt promoted a program called the Square Deal to protect the interests of small business owners and the poor

True

True or False The Hepburn Act Gave the government the authority to set and limit shipping costs/railroad rates.

False The Meat Inspection Act

True or False The Pure Food and Drug Act Required federal inspection of meat processing plants

True

True or False The work of naturalist John Muir led Congress to establish Yosemite National Park in 1890

B. the nation had no central authority to supervise banks

Why did the United States banking system need to be reformed in the early 1900's? A. interest rates for loans rarely fluctuated B. The nation had no central authority to supervise banks C. too many people controlled the reserve funds of the nation's banks D. banks could not access their reserves too easily

C. lowering import tariffs

Wilson tired to protect workers by A. vetoing an income tax B. relaxing corporate controls C. lowering import tariffs D. encouraging price hikes

New Freedom

Woodrow Wilson's program to place government controls on corporations in order to benefit small businesses

F. Jane Addams

________________________ was a leading figure in the settlement house movement A. Social Gospel B. Muckrakers C. Direct Primary D. Jacob Riis E. Referendum F. Jane Addams

B. Muckrakers

________________________________, such as Upton Sinclair reported on the hazardous conditions in factories and cities during the Progressive Era. A. Social Gospel B. Muckrakers C. Direct Primary D. Jacob Riis E. Referendum F. Jane Addams

Americanization

belief that assimilating immigrants into American society would make them more loyal citizens

Settlement House

community center organized at the turn of the twentieth century to provide social services to the urban poor

Monetary Policy

control of the money supply by a central authority, including influencing interest rate to promote economic growth and stability

Direct Primary

election in which citizens themselves vote to select nominees for upcoming elections

FTC

established to monitor business practices that might lead to monopoly

E. Alice Paul

founded the National Woman's Party, which used public protest marches to demand the right to vote A. Carrie Chapman Catt B. NAWSA C. temperance movement D. suffrage E. Alice Paul F. Nineteenth Amendment G. Florence Kelley H. NCL

Sixteenth Amendment

gave the Congress the power to create an income tax

Federal Trade Commission (FCT)

government agency established in 1914 to identify monopolistic business practices, false advertising , and dishonest labeling

American Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

granted citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States

National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)

group founded in 1890 that worked on both the state and national levels to gain woman the right to vote

Niagara Movement

group of African American thinkers founded in 1905 that pushed for immediate racial reforms, particularly in education and voting practices

National Consumers League (NCL)

group organized in 1899 to investigate the conditions under which goods were made and a minimum wage

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

interracial organization founded in 1909 to abolish segregation and discrimination and to achieve political and civil rights for African Americans

Temperance Movement

movement aimed at stopping alcohol abuse and the problems created by it

Progressivism

movement that responded to the pressures of industrialization and urbanization by promoting reforms

Urban League

network of churches and clubs that set up employment agencies and relief efforts to help African Americans get settled and find work in cities

Anti-Defamation League

organization formed in 1912 to defend Jews against physical and verbal attacks and false statements

Mutualistas

organized groups of Mexican Americans that make loans and provide legal assistance to other members of their community

Federal Reserve Act

placed national banks under the control of a central authority

Progressive Party

political party that emerged from the Taft- Roosevelt battle that split the Republican Party in 1912

Recall

process by which voters can remove elected officials from office before their term ends

Initiative

process in which citizens put a proposed new law directly on the ballot

Referendum

process that allows citizens to approve or reject a law passed by a legislature

Social Gospel

reform movement that emerged in the late nineteenth century that sough to improve society by applying Christian principles

Woodrow Wilson

sent federal troops to break up the miner's strike in Ludlow

New Freedom

set out president Woodrow Wilson's plan for government in the united states

Clayton Antitrust Act

spelled out activities in which businesses could not engage

F. Nineteenth Amendment

stated that the right to vote "shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex" A. Carrie Chapman Catt B. NAWSA C. temperance movement D. suffrage E. Alice Paul F. Nineteenth Amendment G. Florence Kelley H. NCL

C. water

the national reclamation act directly affected the management of which natural resource A. oil B. coal C. water D. lumber

Suffrage

the right to vote

Muckrakers

writer who uncovers and exposes misconduct in government or business

B. strategies

The NWP and the NAWSA primary differed in their A. goals B. strategies C. organization D. geographic focus

Tried to help blacks

Urban League

D. political machines

Many Progressive reformers targeted city officials who build corrupt organizations called A. trust B. commission C. municipal service D. political machines

tried to help Mexicans

Mutualist

Fancy meting NAACP was founded

Niagara Movement

New Nationalism

President Theodore Roosevelt's plan to restore the government's trust-busting power

Square Deal

President Theodore Roosevelt's program of reforms to keep the wealthy and powerful from taking advantage of small business owners and the poor

C. brought lawsuit against many corporation

Under president William Howard Taft the federal government A. upheld the Standard Oil trust B. strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act C. broght lawsuits against many corporations D. continued Rooe

fought for African American rights. Helped to found Niagara Movement in 1905 to fight for and establish equal rights. This movement later led to the establishment of the NAACP

W.E.B. Du Bois

C. Booker T. Washington

W.E.B. Du Bois was an outspoken critic of A. Ray Stannard Baker B. William Monroe Trotter C. Booker T. Washington D. Woodrow Wilson

B. the living and working conditions in Chicago's stockyard

What social problem did Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle describe? A. the struggle of black Americans B. the living and working conditions in Chicago's stockyard C. the ruthless business methods of Jane D Rockefeller and Standard Oil D. the conflict between California farmer4s and the Southern Pacific Railroad

A. the 1908 Springfield riot

Which event led to the formation of the NAACP? A. the 1908 Springfield riot B. the Plessy v. Ferguson decision C. the first meeting of the Niagara Movement D. the segregation of federal government offices in 1914

B. Jewish Americans

Which group formed the Anti-Defamation League to defend itself against verbal attacks and false statement? A. Asian Americans B. Jewish Americans C. Native Americans D. Mexican Americans

A. the Democratic Party

Which party did Woodrow Wilson represent in the 1912 presidential election? A. the Democratic Party B. the Progressive Party C. the Republican Party D. the Congressional Government Party

B. woman's suffrage

Which reform did the Nineteenth Amendment enact? A. temperance laws B. woman's suffrage C. a ban on child labor D. African American men's suffrage

C. workers compensation law

Which reform resulted from the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory? A. a ban on child labor B. antitrust legislation C. workers compensation law D. the spread of settlement house s

D. Ida B. Wells

Which woman founded the National Association of Colored Woman to help African American families and those who were less fortunate? A. Susan B. Anthony B. Elizabeth Cady Stanton C. Alice Paul D. Ida B. Wells