Jeopardy – Progressive Edition #1 Ethnic Unrest Reformers Progressive Amendments Oh Teddy! Progressives & African Americans $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 Final Jeopardy

1 - $100 Most progressive reformers came from which social classes? Middle & Upper Classes

1 - $200 Even though the Progressive Era looked to mend societal ills, many Americans still believed that America should remain a white, ____________ nation. Protestant

1 - $300 Like the Chinese before them, Japanese immigrants faced discrimination in California and other western states. What was the name of the agreement with Japan that was created by Roosevelt and restricted Japanese immigration to the U.S. in 1907? Gentlemen’s Agreement

1 - $400 Many reforms were created to control certain groups, for example, the Temperance movement targeted this group (must be specific) Irish Catholic Immigrants

1 - $500 In the past, the KKK targeted African Americans and Northern sympathizers. For 500 points, what four groups in the U.S. became their new targets? (You must get all four for credit). African Americans, Catholics, Jews, and immigrants

2 - $100 What city’s stockyards served as the backdrop for Sinclair’s novel The Jungle? Chicago

2 - $200 Unlike Socialists who felt that Government should control industry, Progressives felt that government should ___________ industry and big business. Regulate

2 - $300 One of the reasons why the railroads were first targeted by the Progressives was because they functioned as this - a market where a few large companies control the prices of the industry Oligopoly

2 - $400 The Interstate Commerce act was first used to regulate the railroad industry. Fast forward to today… What aspect of the transportation industry does the ICC also regulate? Trucking

2 - $500 Robert LaFollette, or “Fighting Bob”, was Wisconsin’s governor whose greatest achievement was this _________ _________ ____________. He allowed the states voters to choose their party’s candidates, not party bosses at state conventions. Direct Primary Election

3 - $100 The 18th Amendment was/is also known as the ______________ Amendment. Prohibition

3 - $200 Although the 19th Amendment shares a set of numbers with the year Congress voted in favor of Women’s Suffrage, the Amendment was not ratified until what year? 1920

3 - $300 Wilson used the taxes from the 16th Amendment as Justification to lower what? tariffs

3 - $400 Prior to the progressive era, tariffs were kept high for what reason? To protect American business from foreign competition

3 - $500 The 17th Amendment took notice of “Fighting Bob’s” political reform in Wisconsin an allowed citizens to do what??? Directly elect their senators; thus having a voice in their representation.

4 - $100 Prior to becoming VP of the U.S., Roosevelt served as governor of this state. New York

4 - $200 Roosevelt recognized as a war hero during which war ? Spanish American War

4 - $300 What was the self-appointed name given to the cavalry group Roosevelt commanded? The “Rough Riders”

4 - $400 Roosevelt believed in ___________: the protection and preservation of natural resources conservation

4 - $500 What was different about the way Roosevelt handled the 1902 coal miners strike? (Be Specific) He used the treat of federal power against both groups to force company owners to negotiate, not just against the strikers.

5 - $100 A race riot occurred in Abraham Lincoln’s hometown where no arrests or punishments were given, even though it began over a false accusation. Springfield, IL

5 - $200 What native-born terrorist group experienced a resurgence around 1915? Ku Klux Klan

5 - $300 Which African American activist used her pen to bring to light the terrible, but commonly used, practice of lynching African Americans. Ida B. Wells

5 - $400 This African American leader was one of the founders of the NAACP – National Association to the Advancement of Colored People W.E.B. DuBois

5 - $500 This chemist became head of agricultural research at the Tuskegee Institute. His discoveries of plant products helped to imprve the South’s economy. George Washington Carver

Final Jeopardy w/ double multiplier!!) What two vastly fundamental ideas did Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois have toward improving the lives and opportunities of African Americans Washington believed that African American should accept segregation while improving their economic status. He believed that economic power would lead to a better position to demand civil rights. DuBois believed that they should not accept segregation and demand and fight for rights.