Progressive Era Review Flashcard

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Why did American want to build the Panama Canal?

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Trading and Military Purposes

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Use the information to answer the following question.  Upton Sinclair said of his 1906 novel 'The Jungle', "I aimed at the public's heart and by accident I hit it in the stomach." What did Sinclair mean by this statement?

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Hoping to show the troubles meatpacking workers experienced. Instead, he revealed the industry's extremely unsanitary working conditions.

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How did Jane Addams' Hull House achieve social and economic change?

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It achieved it by educating the poor and women.

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How did images such as this contribute to the progressive reforms of the early 20th century?

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Housing codes were created to improve living conditions for the working class.

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How did the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy vs Ferguson (1896) affect race relations in the South in the late 19th century?

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The decision allowed Southern states to legally segregate facilities and institutions.

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Based on the political cartoon, what did the artist think of the court's decision of Plessy vs Ferguson?

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Under Jim Crow laws, separate facilities for African Americans were not equal to facilities for whites.

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How could the actions of the United States in the Spanish-American War be viewed as hypocritical?

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The United States was upset over the imperialist policies of European countries, but then sought to expand its own territory during the war.

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What response BEST accounts for the trend shown in this graph?

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An increase in state minimum working ages.

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How did supporters of the United States justify its imperialism and actions in the South Pacific during the 20th century?

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They argued that the United States had a duty to spread its political, economic, and cultural beliefs and institutions to other nations.

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Why did many critics of the early women's suffrage movement consider it to be radical?

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It challenged the view that women's most important roles were as wives and mothers.