Ch 22

Question 0

This is one of the most popular model of cars made by Henry ford motors

Answer 0

Model T

Question 1

Instituted by Henry ford, allowed workers to buy his products and to take more pride on their work, led to a more efficient work place

Answer 1

$5 day

Question 2

What did Henry ford find out abut business that led to a drop in price of the Model T

Answer 2

Smaller unit of profit on a larger number of sales= bigger profit

Question 3

The car went from a luxury for the wealthy to an ___________

Answer 3

Essential for the ordinary man

Question 4

This provided $75 million for the construction of roads, required that states the waisted federal aid adhere highway departments

Answer 4

Federal aid roads act

Question 5

The federal aid roads act created _____

Answer 5

2 lane all weather roads

Question 6

The highway system that we use today, was foreshadowed by the federal aid roads act

Answer 6

Eisenhower interstate highway system

Question 7

This is where one company controls the production of a commodity

Answer 7

Monopoly

Question 8

Where the production of a commodity is controlled by a small number of large companies

Answer 8

Oligopoly

Question 9

This book talked about managing workers, said businesses should rules, control he workplace and establish routine

Answer 9

The principles of scientific management

Question 10

Who was the author of the book “the principles of scientific management”

Answer 10

Frederick Taylor

Question 11

A fire occurred here that killed 146 workers and focused national attention on working conditions

Answer 11

Triangle shirtwaist factory

Question 12

This allowed for packages to be delivered by mail

Answer 12

Parcel post

Question 13

This provided delivery to rural farmers directly

Answer 13

Rural free delivery

Question 14

She was a birth control activist and feminist

Answer 14

Margaret Sanger

Question 15

This criminalizes the sale and distribution of material or literature used for discussing abortion and contraception

Answer 15

Comstock laws

Question 16

The progressive era saw a ______ in divorce rate and a _______ in birth rate

Answer 16

Increase, decline

Question 17

During the progressive era, 8/10 POC lived in the ________

Answer 17

South

Question 18

What were the majority of African Americans?

Answer 18

Sharecroppers

Question 19

This person spoke out against the gradualist approach of Booker T Washington

Answer 19

WEB Dubois

Question 20

This was a move to in the NAACP in Canada that pushed for African American equality, founded by WEB Dubois

Answer 20

Niagara movement

Question 21

What did the Niagara movement focus on?

Answer 21

Equal rights and education

Question 22

This organization led the fight for African American equality

Answer 22

NAACP

Question 23

What was the newspaper published by the NAACP?

Answer 23

The crises

Question 24

Who edited "the crises"

Answer 24

WEB Dubois

Question 25

These were labor agents for immigrants, they often took advantage of the immigrants by charging too much

Answer 25

Padroni

Question 26

These were immigrants that worked for a period of time to bring money back to their native country

Answer 26

Birds of passage

Question 27

This was the port that many Chinese, Russian, Filipino, and Japanese immigrants passed through

Answer 27

Angel Island

Question 28

Where was Angel Island?

Answer 28

San Francisco

Question 29

How did Angel Island differ from Ellis Island?

Answer 29

They often held immigrants for months before being proven eligible

Question 30

What was the largest labor union during the progressive era?

Answer 30

AFL

Question 31

This was the most formidable and radical labor union during the progressive era, they tried to overthrow capitalism by whatever means necessary

Answer 31

IWW (industrial workers of the world)

Question 32

What was the IWW nicknamed?

Answer 32

Wobblies

Question 33

Who did the Wobblies allow to join?

Answer 33

All people regardless of skill, gender, or race

Question 34

Who founded the Wobblies?

Answer 34

William "Big Bill" Hayward

Question 35

Who was the other founder of the wobblies?

Answer 35

Mary Jones

Question 36

How did some companies try to prevent strikes?

Answer 36

They tried to appease their workers with better working conditions

Question 37

This company led the way in workers rights, they took a paternalistic approach in dealing with employees

Answer 37

Amoskeag

Question 38

Where was amoskeag located?

Answer 38

New Hampshire

Question 39

The progressive era saw an increase in the _______ class

Answer 39

Middle

Question 40

What happened to advertising during the progressive era?

Answer 40

It grew/expanded

Question 41

This was created to pass rules and regulations in collegiate sports

Answer 41

NCAA

Question 42

This movie showed new camera techniques

Answer 42

The birth of a nation

Question 43

Who directed "the birth of a nation" ?

Answer 43

DW Griffith

Question 44

This allowed music and records to be played and homes and created the spread of common culture around the US

Answer 44

Phonograph

Question 45

The introduction of this type of music led to faster paced dances and the popularity of dance clubs

Answer 45

Ragtime

Question 46

This type of music was largely influenced by African Americans during the progressive era

Answer 46

Jazz

Question 47

Where did jazz originate?

Answer 47

New Orleans

Question 48

This musician brought jazz north to cities like NY and Chicago

Answer 48

Louis Armstrong

Question 49

The 1920's was known as the __________

Answer 49

Jazz age

Question 50

This was a variety act that played on the immigrant experience

Answer 50

Vaudeville

Question 51

This was an influential progressive art school

Answer 51

Ashcan school of arts

Question 52

What did art focus on during the progressive era?

Answer 52

City life

Question 53

These were people who exposed the corruption of public and prominent figures

Answer 53

Muckrakers

Question 54

Who coined the term "muckrakers"

Answer 54

Teddy Roosevelt

Question 55

This book is famously known for exposing the meat packing industry

Answer 55

Upton Sinclair

Question 56

What was Upton Sinclairs famous book titled?

Answer 56

The jungle

Question 57

Henry ford became the _______ of Detroit

Answer 57

Speed demon

Question 58

What was the Model T's nickname?

Answer 58

Tin Lizzie

Question 59

This fruit company exploited opportunity crested by victory against Spain

Answer 59

United fruit

Question 60

This company worked with overseas companies to fix prices of steel rails

Answer 60

Us steel

Question 61

When Elbert H Gary of US Steel brought executives from competition together to set prices for steel

Answer 61

Garry dinners

Question 62

This person invented a machine to make plate glass

Answer 62

Irven W Colburn

Question 63

After the fire at the triangle shirtwaist factory, NY appointed a _____________ to recommend laws to improve factory safety

Answer 63

State factory investigating commission

Question 64

How were farmers affected by the age of progressivism?

Answer 64

They prospered

Question 65

This act formed the US Reclamation Service

Answer 65

Newlands act

Question 66

This novel depicted a husbands oppression of his wife

Answer 66

The Hungry Heart

Question 67

Who wrote "The Hungry Heart"?

Answer 67

David Graham Phillips

Question 68

What happened to David Graham Phillips as a result of his novel?

Answer 68

He was assassinated

Question 69

This was formed within the US Bureau of Labor to protect children and limit child labor

Answer 69

Children's Bureau

Question 70

Who headed the Childrens Bureau?

Answer 70

Grace Abbott

Question 71

Book written by WEB Dubois

Answer 71

"The Souls of Black Folk"

Question 72

Who headed the NAACP?

Answer 72

William E Walling

Question 73

The Supreme Court case in which the Supreme Court overturned the grandfather clause

Answer 73

Guinn vs US

Question 74

This court case struck down a law in Louisville that required residential segregation

Answer 74

Buchanan V Worley

Question 75

This labor union fought for the rights of women workers

Answer 75

Women's trade union league

Question 76

The progressive era saw large numbers of ___________ immigrants for the first time

Answer 76

Mexican

Question 77

These were labor agents that hired Mexicans for large companies or ranchers

Answer 77

Coyotes

Question 78

These were Spanish enclaves in cities

Answer 78

Barrios

Question 79

Who funded the WTUL?

Answer 79

Margaret Dreir Robbins

Question 80

This was a group of women that worked with slaughter house workers in Chicago

Answer 80

Angels of the stockyards

Question 81

This strike occurred after female employees were fired from the triangles shirtwaist company for attempting to start a union

Answer 81

Uprising of 20000

Question 82

This agreement created a committee composed of management to handle disputes

Answer 82

Hart Schaffer agreement

Question 83

This law became a model for zoning

Answer 83

NY Zoning Law of 1916

Question 84

These were no student athletes paid to play for colleges

Answer 84

Tramp athletes