Title: OctoberNovember Time for action Progressive Era and WWI. Solutions to the abuses of Industrializatio
1October/November- Time for action! Progressive
Era and WWI. Solutions to the abuses of
Industrialization. 1880-1920.
- Here are the answers to the questions youll be
tested over!
21. Who were the strong leaders during the
Progressive era?
- Pres. William McKinley 1896-1900?
- Pres. Teddy Roosevelt 1900-1908
- Pres. Wm. H. Taft 1908-1912
- Pres. Woodrow Wilson 1912-1920
32. How effective were the anti-trusts laws?
- The Clayton Anti-trust act (1914) was better than
the Sherman Anti-trust act (1887), but overall
the anti-trust acts were ineffective.
43. What gains did women make during this period?
- They did get protections in the workplace
(shorter hours, safer conditions) but most
importantly they gained the right to vote with
the passage of the 19th amendment in late 1919.
54. What gains did blacks make during this period?
- Very few. Progressives mostly ignored the civil
rights issues. - W.E.B. DuBois, the first black Phd. in the US
wanted fast integration of blacks into society. - Booker T. Washington, who started Tuskegee
Institute for blacks in the south, believed that
integration of blacks must progress slowly.
65. What were the short and long term effects of
Plessey vs. Ferguson the U.S.?
- Short term it set back any civil rights gains
made by DuBois and Washington, it reaffirmed
segregation of blacks in society. - Long term it held back blacks from full
participation in schools, politics and society as
a whole. - It was eventually overturned in 1954 by the
Supreme Court in the case of Brown vs. Board of
Education of Topeka, KS
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96. What changed the nation from isolationism to
imperialism and then back?
- Competition with European nations brought on the
island grabbing (Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba,
Philippines) - Spanish American War and the building of the
- Panama Canal, along with
- Roosevelts Corollary (protection of Central
American nations from European Bankers) - Tafts Dollar Diplomacy
- WWI but then the US returns
- back to isolationism after WWI, to worry about
its own internal affairs
107. How did cities cope with urbanization?
- New building designs allowed for tall skyscrapers
to be built - cable cars improved transportation
- sewer systems improved sanitation
- water systems improved water supplies and
quality - police and fire departments were created to
improve safety.
118. Environment concerns first took shape during
this period. Why?
- The Industrial Revolution brought on much more
manufacturing which produced enormous - volumes of waste products that were being dumped
in rivers and streams and - smoke stacks were polluting the skies.
- Politicians and concerned citizens began to
change the waste systems and add laws to protect
the environment.
129. What was The Jungle about?
- Upton Sinclair, from an unreconstructed farm
family in the South, went undercover to research
the sanitation and worker abuses of Packingtown
(Chicago). His novel, followed an overzealous
immigrant, Jurgis, and his struggles to obtain
the American Dream.
139. What was The Jungle about? continued
- The book covers the abuses of big factories, boss
systems, labor struggles, immigrant struggles,
economic hardships of people being taken
advantage of by the capitalist system. Sinclair,
advocates (supports) Socialism (government
ownership of businesses).
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159. What was The Jungle about? continued
- Pres. T. Roosevelt reads this novel and
immediately orders an investigation into the
meatpacking industry. This directly leads to
passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the
Meat Inspection Act. Federal Inspectors have been
in meat processing plants ever since.
1610. What was the difference between W.E.B. DuBois
and Booker T. Washington?
- W.E.B. DuBois, the first black Phd. in the US
wanted fast integration of blacks into society.
He was instrumental in forming the NAACP in 1914
in Niagara, New York. - Booker T. Washington, who started Tuskegee
Institute for blacks in the South, believed that
integration of blacks must progress slowly.
Booker was born a slave and rose slowly into his
educational background and realized how difficult
it would be for blacks to advance in higher
education. He was perceived as an obstructionist
(someone who slowed progress) to the black cause.
1711. What were the causes and effects of WWI?
- M.A.I.N. Militarism-lots of new weapons to be
used - Alliance system-protect your buddies (cousins) in
other nations around you - Imperialism- get new lands for its natural
resources to continue the industrial growth - Nationalism- be proud of your heritage and
country.
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1912. Why did the U.S. try to stay out of this
(WWI) conflict?
- Washingtons farewell address (keep away from
European alliances) - It was another foreign war that didnt affect our
land - we have our own struggles to deal with at home.
2013. What caused the U.S. to get involved in WWI?
- 1) Sinking of the Lusitania
- 2) Zimmerman note
- 3) our trading partners needed help
- 4) freedom of the seas was threatened by the
German U-Boats.
2114. What happened to Russia during this period?
- Russia pulled out of the war in 1917 and went
home and had a revolution. Peasants revolted and
killed their Czar (King) and his family, Czar
Nicholas II. The Bolshevik Revolution replaced
the monarchy with Vladimir Lenin as their leader.
2214. What happened to Russia during this period?
(cont)
- The new government began to parcel out land to
its people until 1924 when - Joseph Stalin forced his way to the top and
became instrumental in - forming one of the first communist governments.
(Complete ownership of property and industry by
the government)
2315. What was the League of Nations and what were
its goals?
- A group of nations that would hopefully prevent
all future wars by negotiating and coercing
nations to abide by peace treaties and
agreements. - It failed miserably when the US did not join. The
nations left in the League did not have the will
to enforce its rules and treaties. - They were too weak and tired to fight another
long war, so they let Germany rebuild under their
noses. - The League of Nations later becomes the United
Nations after WWII (the US joins)
2416. What amendments were passed during this era?
- 16th- federal income tax made legal (this
replaced the tariff system as a money maker for
the US) - 17th- popular election of US Senators.
(previously selected by state legislators) - 18th- prohibition of alcohol. (fundamentalist/cons
ervatives wanted moral improvement) - 19th- women suffrage (right to vote not denied
due to gender of the individual)
25It was time for the government to stop big
businesses from running everything. Progressives
make the Government more responsive to the
peoples needs.
- Government- strong Presidents T.R., Taft and
Wilson. 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th amendments.
Extreme government intervention Sherman
Anti-Trust Act, Interstate Commerce Act, Pure
Food and Drug Act. Imperialism. - Economics- labor strikes, costs of war, rich get
richer. - Culture- women get a voice, NAACP begins,
education reforms, settlement houses, immigrants. - Geography- Spanish American War gains, WWI spoils
and redrawing maps, Great White Fleet, Panama
Canal, Ellis Island, Angel Island. - Historical- America deals different than Europe
with its problems. A review of the progressive
laws, were they effective, are they still around?
This is the period of Henry Ford, the Wright
Brothers, silent pictures, assembly lines make an
efficient America.
26Terms to know
- POLITICAL
- William McKinley-1896,1900
- Teddy Roosevelt-1900,1904
- Wm. Howard Taft-1908
- Woodrow Wilson-1912,1916
- Square Deal / Trust-busting
- Meat Inspection Act
- Pure Food Drug Act
- Recall
- Referendums
- initiatives
- Clayton Anti-Trust Act 1914
- SOCIAL
- Red Scare Palmer Raids
- Plessy vs. Ferguson 1896
- Susan B Anthony/E Cady Stanton
- W.E.B. DuBois/ NAACP
- Booker T. Washington
- Roosevelt Corollary
- 17th amend. Pop. Elect. Sen.
- Muckrakers
- Lincoln Steffans/Ida Tarbell
- More Jim Crow laws
- Jane Addams/Hull House
- Jacob Riis
- How the Other Half Lives
- Upton Sinclair/The Jungle
- 18th amend. Prohibition
- 19th amend. Women suffrage
- Great Migration
- Causes/Effects Progressive Mov.
27Terms to know
- WAR
- Archduke Francis Ferdinand
- Bolshevik Revolution/Russia
- 1914-1918 WWI
- Militarism
- Alliance system
- Imperialism
- Nationalism
- Keiser Wilhelm II/Otto Bismarck
- Trench warfare/submarine Uboat)
- Lusitania/Zimmermann telegram
- Draft-Selective Service Act 1917
- Espionage
- Sedition Acts 1917
- WIB (War Industries Board)
- Treaty of Versailles 1919
- Wilsons 14 points
- George Creel/ Propaganda
- Red Scare
- ECONOMIC
- Panama Canal/Great White Fleet
- Tafts Dollar Diplomacy
- 16th amend. Income tax
- Federal Trade Commission
- Henry Ford/Assembly lines
- Wright Brothers
- Reparations/economic destruction
28Key terms and people
- Imperialism/Isolationism
- USS Maine/yellow journalism/Hearst/Pulitzer
- Rough Riders/T.R.
- Philippines, Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico,
- Hawaii/Queen Lili
- Yellow fever/malaria
- Militarism, Nationalism, Imperialism, alliances
- Lusitania, Zimmerman note
- Trench warfare
- Propaganda
- Spanish Flu
- Russian Revolution
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40Compare and Contrast the two wars
- Imperialism
- Short war with little resistance at first,
- old fashion war
- Heroes
- Disease kills more than war
- Not a popular war
- Imperialism
- Long and deadly
- First modern war
- Heroes
- Disease kills many
- Very unpopular war
- Long term consequences
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