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Key Concept 7.1 1. Describe the new technologies that helped manufacturing.  Assembly Line- established by Henry Ford while constructing the Model T car in 1908  Permitted workers to stay in one location and to take repeated action and optimize production  Utilized Taylorism- promoted the advancement of mass manufacturing and assembly line technology  Concentrated on the manufacture of consumer goods  Radios, refrigerators, cars 2. Explain the effects of the increase in the production of consumer goods.  Ameliorated standards of living  Greater mobility: cars, vacations, travel across the country  Better communication systems 3. By 1920, where were most Americans living? Why? More Americans than in rural areas lived in counties. More than 5 million residents lived in New York City in 1920. There were almost three million residents in Chicago. The Americans caught up in urban and rural communities in the 1920s.  Women- worked in factories  New immigrants moved to urban cities to work in factories  African Americans moved north (Great Migration) 4. Describe the role of journalists in the Progressive era. Name specific journalists and what they did. The muckrakers were journalists and authors who were socially aware. Their work contributed to much-needed reforms and uncovered inequalities at all societies level.  Political corruption: City shame - corruption between municipal and commercial authorities has been revealed  Social injustice and Economic Inequality: Jacob Riis and How The Other Half Lives  Searching for social improvements in towns and immigrants 5. Explain the following roles women played in the Progressive era? a. Settlement houses- were houses for immigrants who arrived to live after they arrived in the United States. The instruction in English in Settlement Houses was provided and how you might get a job. The Hull House, established by Jane Addams in Chicago in 1889, was the very first settlement house. These facilities were normally run by middle-class intelligent women. b. Temperance/Prohibition Movement- was the abstinence or abstention by many followers in the beginning of the 1800s from the consumption of alcohol. Their alcohol crossing,

which originated from the Second Great Awakening, became a mighty social and political power. c. Women’s Suffrage Susan B. Anthony- The first to push for women's entitlement to cast a ballot. She enlisted to cast a ballot, which was illicit on the grounds that she was women and she was captured and would not compensation the $100 fine. Alice Paul- Established the National Women's Party. Focused in on section of a protected alteration permitting ladies to cast a ballot. Picketed at White House, binded herself to a fence, went on a yearning strike in prison. 19 th Amendment- Right to vote d. Clubs American Federation Labor- comprised of the United States Armed Forces shipped off to Europe under the order of General John J. Pershing in 1917. During the United States crusades in World War I the AEF battled in France close by French and British allied powers in the most recent year of the battle, against German powers. Sierra Club- An association established in 1892 that was devoted to the happiness and conservation of American's extraordinary mountains and wild conditions. 6. Describe the following activist organizations formed during the Progressive Movement. Be sure to include key figures. a. Women’s Trade Union League- A cross-class coalition formed in 1903 bringing together working women and "allies" of the middle class. Its purpose was to organize workers into syndicates. The WTUL contributed to major advances for working women. The 1909 'uprising revolt' in New York City brought the most significant accomplishment. b. National American Woman Suffrage Association- was established in May 1890 by an American female rights group. NAWSA continued its mission by becoming the parent organization of hundreds of smaller local and state organizations and contributing to national and local women's suffrage laws. NAWSA was the oldest and largest voting body in the U.S. and the main proponent of female voting rights. c. National Association of Colored Women- An association made in 1896 by African American ladies to give local area support. Nearby clubs masterminded the consideration of vagrants, established homes for the old, upheld moderation, and embraced general wellbeing efforts. d. National Association for the Colored People- The NAACP's essential goal is to guarantee the political, educational, social and financial uniformity of minority bunch residents of United States and wipe out race bias. The NAACP tries to eliminate all hindrances of racial segregation through the democratic processes. e. Women’s Christian Temperance Union- Established in 1874, this association supported for the preclusion of alcohol, utilizing women's probably more prominent immaculateness and profound quality as an energizing point. Promoters of restriction in

the United States discovered normal reason with activists somewhere else, particularly in Britain, which sent teachers around the globe to spread the gospel of temperance. f. Anti-Saloon League- Association established in 1893 that expanded public familiarity with the social impacts of liquor on society; upheld legislators who supported preclusion and advanced statewide submissions in Western and Southern states to boycott alcohol. g. Socialist Party- Expected to unite radicals, called with the expectation of free college, upgrades of work conditions, democratic power over the economy through open possession 7. What issues were middle and upper class Americans worried about in the Progressive Era? The social issues around the industrial capitalist society were most worried by the Progressives. Many upper class leaders were frightened and inspired in America by the forces of socialist thought. These leaders believed that workers were already oppressed, which could lead to a revolt. They considered it important to reform people and avoid the downgrading of the capitalist system. 9. Explain the views of conservationists versus preservationists. Include the key figures and what each did. Preservationists and Conservationists called up for the setting up of national parks. Both of them called for different reactions to natural resources overuse.  Conservationists- encourage the correct use of nature  Preservationists- protecting nature form utilization 10. Describe the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and its effects. A fire in 1911 in NYC Triangle Shirtwaist company occurred. 146 workers, generally young women, were killed in the Shirtwaist factory since they were secured in their work rooms and couldn’t escape. The fire prompted enactment required improved factory safety guidelines and aided prod the development of the International Ladies’ Garment Worker’ Union. The fire prompted reforms, and numerous laws have been ordered from that point forward to all the more likely ensure the security and health of laborers. 11. Describe the differing viewpoints of Booker T Washington and W.E.B. DuBois. Segregation:  Du Bois and the Niagara (NAACP) movement tried to stop segregation  Booker T. Washington pursued economic justice 12. Explain the different viewpoints of Progressives regarding immigration. Progressives rejected immigration and in the 1920s imposed many limits on immigration. Progressives have wanted to compel refugees to accept progressive moral convictions. One way they tried to accomplish this was through settlement houses. Settlement houses were where immigrants came to live upon entering the U.S. At Settlement Houses, instruction was

given in English and how to get a job, among other things. The first Settlement House was the Hull House, which was opened by Jane Addams in Chicago in 1889. These focuses were typically run by taught working class women. The houses became locations for change in the women's and labor developments. 13. Explain each of the Progressive elections and their effects. a. Election of 1904- Theodore Roosevelt; In his second term, Roosevelt called increasingly loudly for company regulation, income taxation and workers security. b. Election of 1908- William Howard Taft vs. William Jenning's Bryan from the Democratic Republicans. Taft has won since under Roosevelt he was a genuine ally and war secretary. Taft was the heir of Roosevelt. c. Election of 1912- The Democrats remained together and voted Wilson as president when the Republicans divided votes between Taft and Roosevelt (Bull Moose). The Republicans had little opportunity because two candidates ran. 14. What causes the end of the Progressive movement? World War 1 caused the end of the Progressive era. 18. Explain the viewpoints of groups/people who opposed the New Deal. The court was overwhelmed by Republicans that went against the New Deal. It could upset laws if those laws were against the constitution. Resistance included ranchers, worker's guilds and progressive reformists like Senator La Follette from Wisconsin. Traditionalist gatherings saw the New Deal as an enormous infringement of property rights just as an unjustifiable interruption into business. Business pioneers protested specifically to Roosevelt's apparent preference toward associations, which was placed into law by the Wagner Act. 19. Explain the viewpoints of groups/people who supported the New Deal. The New Deal alliance was an American political alliance that upheld the Democratic Party from 1932 until the last part of the 1960s. The alliance is named after President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs and was made out of casting a ballot alliances who upheld Roosevelt's reaction to the Great Depression. 21. Was the New Deal a success? Explain. The AAA didn't accomplish every one of its points as it was the beginning of dry season conditions and not government approaches that cut wheat creation, making the circumstance of the ranchers more regrettable. It did little for African American farmers in the South as the last utilized for developing cotton was decreased and there was minimal direct guide as Roosevelt would not like to agitate southern government officials and finance managers who may have impeded New Deal arrangements.

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