Industrialization and the Gilded Age, 1865–1898
Who was the leading American muckraker who exposed the living conditions of the urban poor in "How the Other Half Lives"?
Jacob Riis
Lincoln Steffens
Ida Tarbell
Upton Sinclair
Who opposed Jacob Riis’ portrayal living conditions New York tenements prompting discussion around housing reforms?
Wealthy property owners welcomed attention brought photographs investing solutions improve image upper class city
Journalists time discredited Riis’ work sensationalist lacking journalistic integrity therefore dismissing any calls reform
Immigrants depicted photographs themselves disagreed depictions feeling exploited misrepresented rather than advocates change
Urban political machines challenged validity his photographic evidence claiming exaggeration while defending state current affairs only minor improvements necessary
Which organization, formed during the Progressive Era as part of urban reform efforts, aimed to address social issues through settlement houses that provided services such as education and health care?
Hull House founded by Jane Addams
The Women's Christian Temperance Union led by Frances Willard
The Gospel Mission established by Dwight L Moody
The Salvation Army founded by William Booth
What was a constant aspect of women's rights movement throughout the gilded age?
Access to birth control information
Equal pay
Property rights
The struggle for suffrage
What event in 1854 significantly influenced the discussion on women's rights?
The implementation of the Fugitive Slave Act through the Compromise of 1850
The widespread disregard of women's suffrage at the 1854 National Women's Rights Convention
The release of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852
The passing of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, endorsing popular sovereignty
Who was an example of a woman in a management position?
all of the above
Carrie Catt
Lillian Dickinson
Mary Elizabeth Garrett
What social reform effort from the Gilded Age shares similarities with Civil Rights Movements of the 20th century?
Labor Union Movements
Prohibitionism
Nativism
Women’s Suffrage Movement

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What did additional leisure time result in?
Decreased education
Rise in activism
None of the above
Middle class workers getting labor jobs
What was one reason for the inability of the Populist Party to expand beyond its traditional base among farmers?
Incapable of overcoming racial divisions within its constituency, limiting broader appeal across regions and other social groups.
Overemphasis on free silver policy alienated potential urban allies.
Lack of effective leadership able to articulate populist principles nationally.
Insufficient understanding of industrial issues prevented connection with urban workers.
What event highlighted corruption in politics during the Gilded Age leading to civil service reform?
The passage of Sherman Antitrust Act
The Homestead Strike
The Haymarket Affair
The Credit Mobilier scandal