1900s

American Studies Exam part 4

______ revolutionized manufacturing by using ______ and assigning workers one simple repetitive task.

Henry Ford, conveyor belts

The _______ killed __ workers, mostly immigrant Jewish teenage girls.

Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, 146

Locked doors and no fire-safety equipment made the Triangle Fire especially deadly.

locked doors, fire-safety

The Triangle disaster inspired major _______

workplace safety reforms

________ struck down limits on bakers’ working hours.

Lochner v. New York

The Supreme Court ruled that boycotts _________, protecting corporations.

violated interstate commerce

Workers—not just unions—could be held financially liable under ________.

antitrust laws

The _________ was created in ______.

U.S. Border Patrol, 1924

________ sought to _________ and limit corporate abuses.

Progressives, regulate big business

Progressives also pushed for more _______, _______ government.

democratic, responsive

The ________ (1906) required ingredient _____ on medicines.

Pure Food and Drug Act, labels

The Pure Food and Drug Act reduced ________ in over-the-counter drugs.

opioid and cocaine

The ______ taught that Christians should serve the ____ and improve society.

Social Gospel, poor

________ insisted on defending _______ rather than focusing mainly on social reform.

Fundamentalists, core doctrines

The Oregon system included ______, allowing citizens to ____ laws.

initiative, propose

The Oregon system included the ______, enabling voters to ________ laws.

referendum, approve or reject

A third Oregon reform was _____, letting voters ______ corrupt officials.

Recall, remove

_______ became a target for publishing ________ investigations.

Ida B. Wells, anti-lynching

________ organized mine workers demanding an 8-hour day and ________.

Mother Jones, higher wages

_____________ supported _________, using natural resources sustainably rather than banning their use entirely.

Teddy Roosevelt, conservation