The Progressive Era #1 Flashcards
Why did farm prices finally recover in the Progressive Era?
Farm prices finally recovered because there was a period of explosive economic growth that expanded by 85% from 1900-1916.
What evidence is there that farm families continued to pour into the Great Plains?
There was the expansion of urban areas that stimulated demand for farm goods.
By 1910, how many cities in the USA had a population of 100,000 or more?
By 1910, there were 21 cities in the U.S. that had a population of over 100,000.
Who were the muckrakers?
They were a new generation of journalists writing for mass-circulation magazines that exposed the ills of industrial and urban life.
Who was Lincoln Steffens and what magazine did he work for? What was his famous series of articles called and what was it about?
Lincoln Steffens was an American journalist who was one of the leading muckrakers that wrote for McClure’s Magazine. His famous series of articles was called ‘The Shame of the Cities’, which showed how party bosses and business leaders profited from corruption.
Who was Ida Tarbell and what was her famous work?
She was an American journalist and writing who were one of the leading muckrakers that wrote for McClure’s Magazine. She exposed the arrogance and economic illegalities of John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Co.
Who was Jacob Riis and what was his famous work?
He was a Danish-American muckraking journalist who wrote a book called “How the Other Half Lives”. He exposed urban poverty.
What was Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie about?
Sister Carrie traced a young woman’s moral corruption in Chicago’s harsh urban environments.
What was Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle about and what two pieces of legislation did it lead to?
It was his description of the unsanitary Slaughterhouses and the sale of rotten meat that stirred public outrage. It led to the passage of the Pure Food Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act of 1906.
What three areas in Europe did a majority of the “new” immigrants come from?
The majority were from Italy, Russia,n and Autro-Hungarian Empires.
Progressive Era immigration was part of a larger global movement of people. What were two factors that contributed to this movement?
The first factor was due to industrial expansion and the other factor was the decline of traditional agriculture.
How did the economic and political situation in southern, rural, and eastern Europe and Asia contribute to this migration?
The economic and political situation in those areas contributed to this migration through widespread poverty, illiteracy, and burdensome taxation.
How did political turmoil contribute to this migration?
The political turmoil sparked emigration.
Were all immigrants free laborers?
No, not all of these immigrants were free laborers. A large number of Chinese, Mexican, and Italian immigrants including many who came to the USA, were bound to workers by American employers.
What was the island in NY Harbor through which most European immigrants entered the USA?
Most European immigrants entered the USA through Ellis Island.
