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What was the solution to pollution in the Gilded Age?
Teddy Roosevelt made the National Parks System
What was the solution to child labor?
Fair Labor Standards Act- 1938
What was the solution to tenements?
Tenement house act of 1901
Who exposed the Standard Oil Company?
Ida Tarbell
Who showed how the “other half” lived?
Jacob Riis
What did Thomas Nast do?
Thomas Nast was a political cartoonist who exposed corruption and advocated for social justice, notably against Tammany Hall and in support of abolition.
Who exposed the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry?
Upton Sinclair
What was the solution to monopolies?
Sherman Antitrust Act- 1890, combated monopolies and trusts
What did the Tenement House Act of 1901 do?
It made tenements have proper AC, indoor bathrooms, and fire safety
What gave women the right to vote?
19th amendment
When and what was the triangle shirtwaist factory fire?
Over 146 people died in this garment factory fire due to there being a lack of fire safety regulations, and they were packed inside. The factory owners went to trial and were found not guilty. This led to more safety laws, and change in the industries.
What are all of the negative effects of industrialization?
Life for immigrants, dangerous workplaces, child labor, discrimination against women, environmental harm
What were all of the new inventions of the Gilded Age and what did they do?
Electricity- allowed factories to stay open later. The telephone- allowed for better communication across the country. Railroads- allowed for better transportation of people and things across the country, faster.
Who owned the Standard Oil Company?
Rockefeller
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