In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed

unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry

Who were the Muckrakers?

Investigative Journalists who wrote about social evils

was a place that helped immigrants find housing & get jobs.

President Theodore Roosevelt was called a trustbuster because he

supported legal action against business monopolies

The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was formulated:

To establish protection in manufacturing drugs and foods

advocator for the preservation of wilderness

He fought for child labor laws (took pictures).

The Sherman Anti-trust Act

outlawed the formation of trusts that interfered with free trade

What did the Pendleton civil service act do?

Established a merit system for government jobs

Jane Addams is best remembered for —

Creating social reform programs for the urban poor

The Jungle novel led to -

increased gov't regulation on food production

journalist who fought against lynching and helped found the NACP

was a muckraker who uncovered Standard Oil

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1
In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed
unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry
corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company
dangers faced by coal miners
illegal deals between special interests and the government.
2
What is the 19th Amendment?
Income Tax
Direct election of Senators
Prohibition of alcohol
Womens' right to vote
3
Who were the Muckrakers?
Kids who shoveled horse droppings in the street
Greedy Politicians
Investigative Journalists who wrote about social evils
People who raked muck off of meat in Chicago
4
This woman established settlement houses such as Hull House in Chicago.
Ida Tarbell
Jane Addams
Carry Nation
Eleanor Roosevelt
5
Hull House...
was located in Iowa to help people settle the west.
was created by John D Rockefeller.
was a place that helped immigrants find housing & get jobs.
was a place on the railroad to help railroad workers.
6
President Theodore Roosevelt was called a trustbuster because he
resigned from the Republican Party
supported legal action against business monopolies
directed the building of the Panama Canal
encouraged conservation of natural resources
7
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was formulated:
To make drug companies a profit
to curb the use of street drugs.
Identify addicting drugs
To establish protection in manufacturing drugs and foods
8
17th Amendment
Ended Slavery
Women's Suffrage
Direct election of Senators
Prohibited Alcohol
9
In How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis documented the living conditions of -
workers in tenement buildings
African Americans in the segregated South
Native American Indians on reservations
the rich in their mansions
10
Who was John Muir?
a photographer, that used his photo's for social reform
Leader in the woman's suffrage
advocator for the preservation of wilderness
American suffragist, Feminist
11
Who was Lewis Hine?
Fought for women's suffrage.
Fought to preserve land. (Deforestation)
He fought for child labor laws (took pictures).
Fought for temperance
12
What did the Womens' Suffrage movement try to obtain?
The right to vote
Citizenship
Freedom of speech
Land ownership
13
The Sherman Anti-trust Act
encouraged the establishment of large scale businesses
was supported by millionaire industrialists
outlawed the formation of trusts that interfered with free trade
was used by labor unions to fight for workers rights
14
What did the Pendleton civil service act do?
Provided benefits for WWI veterans
Made home loans easier for first-time buyers
Established a merit system for government jobs
Established the Merchant Marines
15
Jane Addams is best remembered for —
Writing muckraking articles inspiring social reform
Leading the temperance movement during the early 1900s
Serving as the first woman representative during the 1800s
Creating social reform programs for the urban poor
16
Boss Tweed is an example of
None of the above
Political Boss
Muckraker
Political Machine
17
What president was known as Trusbuster?
John Adams
Teddy Roosevelt
Ulysses S Grant
Abe Lincoln
18
The Jungle novel led to -
stronger labor unions
increase in job opportunities for immigrants
increased gov't regulation on food production
increase in manufacturing jobs
19
Ida B. Wells
journalist who fought against lynching and helped found the NACP
famous jazz singer from the 1920s
20
Instituted Prohibition:
20th Amendment
18th Amendment
16th Amendment
14th Amendment
21
Ida Tarbell _____.
was a muckraker who uncovered Standard Oil
believed African Americans could achieve equality thorugh political action
Invented the light bulb
Invented the assembly line
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The 16th Amendment
Graduated Income Tax
Suffrage
Direct Election of Senators
Graduated Sales Tax

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