Chapter 6 The Progressive Spirit of Reform

WILLIAM “BOSS” TWEED:

• IS SAID TO STOLEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM NEW YORK CITY

• IS SAID TO STOLEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM POLITICAL MACHINES

THE CLAYTON ANTITRUST ACT

• FURTHER LIMITED THE ABILITY OF COMPANIES TO FORM MONOPOLIES

• DECREASED TARIFFS

ELIZABETH CADY STANTON, SUSAN B. ANTHONY, AND ANNA HOWARD SHAW WERE LEADERS OF THE:

• INTERNATIONAL LADIES GARMENT WORKERS UNION

• WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT

JOURNALISTS WERE CALLED MUCKRAKERS BECAUSE:

• THEY EXPOSED THE BAD THINGS ABOUT SOCIETY

• THEY HAD TO CLEAN OUT THE STEEL MILLS IN THEIR SPARE TIME

POLITICAL MACHINES WERE:

• NEW INDUSTRIAL FURNACES MADE FOR THE STEEL INDUSTRY

• ORGANIZATIONS THAT USED BRIBES AND EXTORTION TO CONTROL ELECTIONS

PROGRESSIVES WANTED TO GIVE AMERICANS:

• A GREATER SAY IN GOVERNMENT

• MORE ACCESS TO SPECTATOR SPORTS, INCLUDING BASKETBALL AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL

DEFINE THE TERM “CONSUMERISM”

• INCREASING WORLD'S FAIRS, WHERE CONSUMERS, MERCHANTS AND INNOVATORS CAME TOGETHER

• INCREASING CONSUMPTION, FOCUS ON CONSUMPTION AND PURCHASING

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON:

• BELIEVED THAT EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL STABILITY WERE THE KEYS TO EQUALITY

• BELIEVED THAT LEGAL EQUALITY FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS WOULD PUT AN END TO INJUSTICE

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER:

• FOUNDED THE NAACP

• DEVELOPED HUNDREDS OF USES FOR PEANUTS AND OTHER CROPS

W.E.B. DU BOIS:

• STATED THAT AFRICAN AMERICANS SHOULD BE RESIGNED TO WHITE POLITICAL RULE

• USED THE TERM "TALENTED TENTH" TO DESCRIBE A CLASS OF LEADERS IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY