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1. Review!

2. Some facts about the 1900s • In “The 1900 House” we saw how bicycles became a new & popular form of entertainment, especially for women! • Coca-Cola was also a new popular product (although it included some unhealthy ingredients!) • Extra fun fact: ping pong was also a new form of entertainment!

3. Some facts about the 1900s • We watched a video clip that talked about the temperance movement & the 18th Amendment • The 18th Amendment did not last! It was repealed by the 21st Amendment

4. Early 20th c. reform mvt that tried to fix the problems of society by seeking to return control of the gov’t to the people (Often separated into 4 categories: economic, moral, political, & social) • Temperance • Progressivism • Patronage

5. Women wore corsets because they wanted to… • Look thinner in the waist • Be healthier • Women didn’t wear corsets!

6. Which group worked for African American civil rights? • WCTU • NAWSA • NAACP

7. Which amendment gave Congress the power to collect income tax? • 16th • 17th • 18th • 19th

8. True or False • The Gilded Age was an easier time period for the poor than the rich • True • False

9. What is “recall”? • The process of removing elected officials from office • The people get to vote for their Senators • The process by which a law may be voted on by citizens

10. What was put into place to help reform the practice of patronage? • Suffrage • 18th Amendment • Pendleton Civil Service Test • Conservation

11. In fact, the assassination of this President led to the creation of the Pendleton Civil Service Test • President Kennedy • President McKinley • President Lincoln • President Garfield

12. This president believed that the gov’t should improve nat’l welfare. He believed the President should be a “steward of the people” (Hint: He was the first Progressive President) • President Taft • President Wilson • President Roosevelt

13. Upton Sinclair is famous for… • Exposing poor living conditions • Exposing the horrors of the meat-packing industry • Creating the NAACP

14. The Sherman Anti-Trust Act is an example of… • Economic reform • Moral reform • Social reform

15. True or False • Infant mortality rates were lower in the 1900s than today • True • False

16. Temperance is… • The movement to ban alcohol • The right to vote • To collect income tax

17. Which of these two men were more aggressive in his reform work for civil rights? • Booker T. Washington • W.E.B. Dubois

18. What was created due to the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906? • The FDA • The NAACP • The 17th Amendment Remember!: The FDA requires prescriptions for medicines as well as warning labels! It also requires the inspection of meat before and after slaughter

19. A law that may be voted on by citizens is known as a…(Hint: Think of Appoquinimink School District!) • Initiative • Recall • Referendum

20. On the other hand, this process allows citizens to propose a bill • Recall • Initiative • Direct primary Think of it this way: People need to make an initiative in order to do something (in this case, proposing a bill)

21. What is an example of a moral issue? • Drunkenness • Educating all children • Americanizing immigrants • All of the above

22. Would you say that this is an accurate description of suffragists? • Suffragists were women who fought for the right to vote. They led marches and appealed to the President to vote in support of their cause. Women finally won the right to vote in 1920 with the passage of the 19th Amendment.

23. What event caused the death of over 140 women workers? • Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire • The election of President Taft • The founding of the WTCU

24. What was the goal of the WCTU? • The passage of the 19th Amendment • To protest against the sale of alcohol • The passage of the 17th Amendment

25. What is an example of a social reform? • 16th Amendment • Creation of the FDA • Pendleton Civil Service Test