Progressivism, Populism, and the Gilded Age

Progressive Era is the period of reform from the late 1800's til WWI

Garment workers usually made clothing in workshops called sweatshops

The struggle for women's suffrage resulted in a final victory with the ratification of the

A group of corporations run by a single board of directors is a Trust

Greed and self-indulgence of the period from 1870's to 1890's was coined the Golden Age

people blamed foreign born unionists for the Haymaker Riot, and the press fanned the flames of Xenophobia

The Bessemer process revolutionized

Which of these speakers is a believer in social Darwinism?

Laissez faire capitalism is a system in which companies operate with government regulation

Which of the following business leaders was famous for building his business through horizontal and vertical integration

The first true flight in an airplane took place on December 17, 1903 near

the owners of a corporation are its

The practice of taking over companies that supply a business is horizontal integration

Railroads led to the adoption of

In the late 1800's, cities began to build skyscrapers because of two innovation, the elevator and

the first successful oil well was drilled in

Oil prospectors were known as

An unreasonable fear of hatred of foreigners

"Immigrants are taking jobs away from Americans and should be sent home" expresses an attitude of

An economic system in which private businesses run most industries

To identify workers who made trouble, employers made and shared blackmail

Journalists who exposed corruption and other problems of the late 1800's were Muckrakers

The foundation of the Progressive movement was laid by the

Company that completely controls the market of a certain industry is corporation

The town of Pullman, south of Chicago was notable because

A machine that sends messages over wires using electricity is the telegraph