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Chapter 15: Life at the Turn of the 20th Century
Pages 488-494
1. The Inside Story states that European immigrants entered the US at the immigration checkpoint at _____________
_________________ in New York Harbor.
2. Provide five details about new immigrants from the Quick Facts chart.
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3. Many immigrants left ______________ and ______________ Europe because of _______________________ and
__________________________________.
4. Why did native-born Americans who opposed immigration, or nativists, view immigrants as a threat to society?
5. The Chinese were the first to be excluded from the US because of immigration restrictions. Describe the
provisions to the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Pages 496-498
6. Describe the contributions of the following people to American cities:
Elisha Otis
Frederick Olmsted
Jane Addams
Pages 500-506
7. Many cities relied on ___________________________, an informal group of politicians who controlled local
government, to sort out some the biggest urban problems.
8. Describe the give and take between immigrants and political machines.
9. Provide three examples of corruption involved with political machines.
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10. The most notorious political machine was _____________________. Boss Tweed controlled ________________,
_________________ and _____________________ in the city.
11. What happened to Boss Tweed in 1873?
12. According to the Populist Movement chart, farmers organized to _______________________________________.
13. The Populist Party was a coalition of ________________, _______________________ and _________________.
14. The Populist Party platform called for an _________________, ________________________, _______________
_______________________________________________ and the ________________________________________.
15. What happened to the Populist Party after its candidate, William Jennings Bryan lost the election of 1896?
Pages 508-510
16. In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) the Supreme Court ruled “_____________________________” facilities did not
_____________________________________. This decision allowed ____________________________ for 60 years.
17. Identify two of Booker T. Washington’s beliefs for improving the lives of African Americans.
18. W. E. B. Du Bois believed in ________________________________ and striving for ______________________.
19. How did debt peonage trap many Mexican immigrants?
Chapter 16: The Progressives
Pages 523-527
20. Identify three changes Progressives sought during the Reform Era.
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21. Most muckrakers’ articles focused on _________________ and ______________________________.
22. Using the Quick Facts chart, describe all six Progressive election reforms.
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Pages 530-534
23. The Prohibition movement called for a ___________________________________________________________.
24. Describe the 18th Amendment.
25. Who were the two early leaders of NAWSA?
Pages 536-540
26. Why was President Theodore Roosevelt known as the “trust buster?” Provide two examples.
27. President Roosevelt protected consumers by going after _______________________, ______________________
and ________________________ that were selling dangerous products.
28. In 1905 the Roosevelt administration established the _________________________________.
29. The Antiquities Act of 1906 led to the creation of ___________________________________________________.
For many historians, ___________________________________ is Roosevelt’s greatest legacy.
30. What is the 19th Amendment?