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Unit 2 Honors Test
Industrialization through Progressivism
Question | Answer |
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What is a robber baron? | Term applied to wealthy, corrupt industrialist in 19th century America. |
Why was there a need for labor unions? | To protect workers rights. |
Who was Jim Crow? | A struggling white actor in New York who dressed up as a black man during comedy skits. Made fun of blacks by stereotyping them to be grinning stupid fools. |
What are legislative reforms? | The process of examining existing laws, and making changes in a legal system, usually with the purpose of enhancing justice or efficiency. |
What was a progressive belief? | The basic system of capitalism and democracy was a good one. Progressives were out to fix the system, not to destroy it. |
What are Jim Crow Laws? | A series of unlawful anti-black laws. |