Chapter 18 (quiz)
Why did the Society of American Indians form in 1911?
It was formed to provide Native Americans with remedies for social injustice.
By 1912, the Socialist Party had dwindled, losing many of their political office posts and lessening ties with radical newspapers and magazines.
False
The American Federation of Labor mainly represented unskilled industrial workers.
False
Which of the following is attributed to Louis D. Brandeis?
He felt the foremost social problem in America was the contradiction between political liberty and industrial slavery.
A leader in the new feminism, Margaret Sanger _______________.
Opened a clinic and began distributing contraceptive devices to poor women.
Those who embraced the new "bohemia" included ______________.
People who rejected conventional rules and practices.
Of all the mass consumption activities, this was the most popular form of mass entertainment.
Vaudeville
In her influential book, Women and Economics, Charlotte Perkins Gilman reinforced this idea.
Women's freedom lay through the workplace rather than only the domestic scene.
One result of Muller v. Oregon was that women were still considered weak, dependent, and incapable of enjoying the same economic rights as men.
True
The term "Progressive" that came into common use around 1910 describes _______________.
A loosely defined political movement of people who hoped to bring about social and political change in American life.
President Theodore Roosevelt's reform program was called the ________________.
"Square Deal"
The 1914 Ludlow Massacre was ______________.
An attack by an armed militia against a tent city of striking workers in Colorado.
During the Progressive era, economic production shifted from capital goods to ___________.
Consumer products
The Progressive era was a time of ________________.
Explosive economic growth, rapid population rise, increased industrial production, and a "Golden Age" for agriculture.
Which of the following is attributed to William "Big Bill" Haywood?
He was accused of instigating the murder of a former anti-union governor.
The series of mass strikes called the "Uprising of the 20,000" in New York included ______________.
Immigrant workers who wanted the right to bargain collectively with their employers.
Henry Ford's factory adopted a method of production known as _____________.
The moving assembly line.
Causes of the "new immigration" included _____________.
The outbreak of revolutions and warfare outside of the United States.
By 1910, more than 40 percent of New York City's population had been born abroad.
True
Cities expanded so rapidly that by 1920 for the first time more Americans lived in towns and cities than in rural areas.
True
