True or false: Suffragists were women who fought in the war?
FALSE
What does "Progressive Era" mean in US history?
A political movement in the early 1900s which produced social reform such as child labor laws, minimum wage, and rights for women
Informal organizations in which bosses provided jobs, housing, and protection to individuals in exchange for votes
Political machines
In the 1800s who cotrolled many city governments?
Political machines
A process by which voters approve bills offered by the legislature
Referendum
Describe a tenement.
A small and cramped apartment, ususally substandard.
Workers' compensation laws emerged after this tragedy.
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
Instrumental in establishing the NAACP and worked toward racial equality in the United States
W. E. B. du Bois
Guaranteed the direct election of senators by voters; in the case of a vacancy, a special election is called to fill the empty seat
17th Amendment
Enforced by the 18th Amendment and made it illegal to manufacture, sell, transport, or consume alcohol.
Prohibition
Cite one way political machines acted illegaly in elections.
Bribery, stuffed ballots.
Voters hold the power to remove a public official from office before the next scheduled election.
Recall
Journalists and photographers who denounced the substandard conditions in tenements and factories during the Progressive Era.
Muckcrackers
What did the book 'The Jungle' by Upton Sinclair denounce?
The terrible condition of the meat packing plants at the time.
What does the Gilded Age mean in American history?
An era that, if looked from the outside represented only improvements to society and economy, but when carefully analyzed showed how great problems were.
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