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Basic Facts Prog 5
Miller Progressive Era 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the first Jewish person to serve on the Supreme Court? | Louis D. Brandeis |
| When did Louis Brandeis serve on the Supreme Court? | 1916-1939 |
| What was Louis D. Brandeis' main political belief? | economic and social facts take precedence over legal theory |
| To what political party did Grover Cleveland belong? | Democratic |
| In what years did Grover Cleveland serve as president of the United States? | 1885 to 1889 AND 1893 to 1897 |
| Who is the only president to serve nonconsecutive terms? | Grover Cleveland |
| What were two hallmarks of Grover Clevelands presidency? | His fight against corruption in the federal government AND his efforts to solve national financial problems |
| Who wrote Women and Economics, published in 1898? | Charlotte P. Gilman |
| What was Charlotte P. Gilmon's belief about women? | By not allowing or restricting a woman's ability to earn a living made them overly dependent on on men and incapable of contributing to the larger life of a community |
| Who thought giving women the right to vote was not enough to remedy the inequality between men and women? | Charlotte P. Gilman |
| What turn of the century woman was an inspiration to feminists in the 1970s and 1980s? | Charlotte P. Gilman |
| What was the occupation of Clara Barton? | nurse |
| What organization did Clara Barton start in the 1880s? | American Red Cross |
| What role did Clara Barton serve during the Civil War? | Organized nursing care for Union soldiers |
| What was William Randolph Heart's occupation? | Journalist and newspaper publisher |
| Who was a pioneer in "yellow jounalism?" | William Randolph Hearst |
| What is another term for sensational, stretching the truth, news reporting? | yellow journalism |
| William Randolph Hearst's newspapers sensational reporting lead to what war? | Spanish American War |
| Who was an African American scientist and agricultural innovator of the late 19th and early 20th century? | George Washington Carver |
| George Washington Carver developed hundreds of uses for what two common agricultural products? | peanuts and sweet potatoes |
| Who was the first woman to be elected to the United States Congress? | Jeanette Rankin |
| What U.S. Congressman voted against America's entry into both World War I and World War II? | Jeanette Rankin |
| Jeanette Rankin was a pacifist. What does this term mean? | A person who is aginst violence |
| What woman was charged for the murder of her father and step-mother in Fall River, Massachusetts in the 1890s? | Lizzie Borden |
| What was the verdict in Lizzie Borden's murder trial? | Not guilty |
| What sport did Ty Cobb play? | baseball |
| What baseball player holds the title for number of runs scored and for lifetime batting average? | Ty Cobb |
| Ty Cobb held several records in his baseball career. What were four of these records? | runs batted in; stolen bases in a career; number of runs scored; lifetime batting average |
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