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The Progressive Age
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did progressives argue and expect? | They argued that social evils will not remedy themselves and expected the government to help solve problems. |
| Who and what did the new class enjoy? | The new class was middle class meaning you are poor or rich and they enjoyed mass produced goods, factory made clothes, and appliances. |
| What did some people now have instead of working time? | Some people had more free time or leisure time instead of work time. |
| What kind of conditions did immigrants live in? | They lived in awful conditions. |
| What did some of the progressives try to remedy? | Some tried to remedy some of the problems due to urbanization and industrialization. |
| What were progressive writers called? | They were called Muckrakers. |
| Who was Upton Sinclair and what did he write about? | He was a Muckraker and wrote about the horrors of of the meat packing industry. |
| What did people demand after reading his book? | People demanded the government to make sure their food was safe. |
| What does the FDA stand for? | The Food and Drug Administration. |
| Why was fixing many of the problems very hard? | It was very hard because many wealthy people who were responsible for the problems wanted things to stay the same. |
| What were many wealthy people profiting from and didn't want to happen? | Many wealthy people were profiting from the cheap labor and didn't want groups such as women and immigrants to have a say in anything. |
| In the cities who had great power. | Political bosses like Boss Tweed in NYC ran government dishonesty and took bribes and stole money from people. |
| What did progressives want when it came to their leaders? | Progressives wanted fair leaders. |
| What were trusts and monopolies doing? | They were taking advantage of people. |
| What did political cartoons of the era show? | They showed the concerns of people. |
| Who were most of the progressives and what did they fight for? | Most of the progressives were women and fought for child labor, sweatshop conditions, and for SUFFRAGE. |
| What does suffrage mean? | It means the right to vote. |
| What did the 19th Amendment allow? | It gave woman the right to vote. |
| What outlawed full-time work for children under the age of 16? | The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. |
| What did the 16th Amendment grant congress the power to do? | It granted congress the power to tax income. |
| What did the 17th Amendment provide? | It provided for the direct election of US Senators. |
| What did the 18th Amendment prohibit? | It prohibited making, selling, or transporting alcohol. |
| How did the 18th Amendment help the Mafia? | It helped the Mafia (organized crime, gangster) to become rich. |
| What are other important Progressive Era reforms and movements include? | It included Labor unions, NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), Food and Drug Administration (Safe Food), Compulsory + Child Labor Laws, Secret Ballot, and 8 hour work days. |
| When were most modern and essential thing being invented? | In the Modern era between 1880 and 1920. |
| Who made the lightbulb? | Thomas Edison did. |
| Who made the first recorded music? | Thomas Edison did. |
| Who made the first mimeograph? | Thomas Edison did. |
| Who made the first film motion picture projector? | Thomas Edison did. |
| How much did it cost to see a short film? | It cost a nickel. |
| Who made the electric chair? | Thomas Edison did. |
| Who made the first commercial x-ray? | Thomas Edison did. |
| Who made the first stock market ticker? | Thomas Edison did. |
| Who made the first motorcycle? | Dalmer did. |
| Who made the first modern automobile? | Karl Benz did. |
| Who made the best selling car in America in 1910 - Model T. Ford? | Henry Ford did. |
| What made the Model T. the best seller? | The Assembly Line. |
| Who made the phone? | Alexander Graham Bell did. |
| Who made the first camera for regular people? | Mr. Eastman did. |
| What company made the first sewing machine for regular people? | Singer did. |
| What allowed people to live in the suburbs? | The first overhead trolley. |
| What did the high-wheeler or penny- farthing bicycle avoid. | It avoided the use of chains. |
| When was the first safety bike made? | 1885 |
| Who made the Matzeligers Lasting Machine which put soles on shoes and what did it mean? | Jan Earnst Matzeliger did and it meant no more hand sewing. |
| Who invented the radio? | Marconi made it. |
| What were other new ideas? | Air conditioners, airplanes, first plastics, bras, electric washing machines, and vacuum cleaners. |
| What did barbed wires end? | They ended free range cattle and the longhorn steer. |
| Who developed the first vaccines for chicken cholera and rabies? | Louis Pasteur developed it. |
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Mikayla Jackman