U.S. History: Chapter 9-Progressive Era, Muckrakers

Who is Ida B. Wells?

A memphis teacher who became a prominent activist against Jim Crow Laws after refusing to leave a train car designed for whites only

Who wrote The Octopus and what was it about?

Frank Norris wrote the Octopus about how the railroad companies were powerful monopolies that took advantage of people.

What did Jane Addams created for those who were poor in Chicago?

Hull House(settlement house)-Major step forward in social work.

Who did Ida Tarbell write about?

Ida Tarbell wrote a series of articles about the Standard Oil Company that exposed the ruthless tactics that Rockefeller used to eliminate his competition.

What did Ida B. Wells write about?

Ida Wells wrote about the lynchings that took place across the United States during the Jim Crow era of segregation and how African-Americans were not receiving justice

Who were Muckrakers?

Journalists and novelists of the Progressive Era who sought to expose corruption in big business and government.

What was the Progressive Movement?

Middle class reformers addressed many of the problems created by industrialization and urbanization

What were the goals of this movement?

Protect social welfare Promote moral improvement Create economic reform Foster efficiency in labor and industry

What acts did Roosevelt pass?

Pure Food and Drug Act Meat Inspection Act Interstate Commerce Act: expanded regulation of railroads

What effect did Jacob Riis' book ("How the Other Half Lives") have on society?

Riis' book helped pass building codes in New York City to promote health and safety like the Tenement Act of 1901.

What effect did Tarbell's work have on society?

Tarbell's book helped get the US courts to declare Standard Oil a monopoly under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and it was eventually broken up.

What was the Square Deal?

The Square Deal was a promise, made by Roosevelt, that everyone had the right to succeed whilst he was running in 1804. It has to be good for the workers, owners, consumers, and farmers of a company.

Who wrote "The Jungle" and what was it about?

Upton Sinclair wrote it and it was about unsanitary practices of meat.

What protests did the activists of the women's suffrage movement utilize to achieve their goal?

Voted without permission, chained themselves to the White House fence, speaking out against the president.