Jeopardy Progressive Era The Jungle Gilded Age Misc. Dwight Schrute Trivia Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from H1 Define the Progressive Movement.
$100 Answer from H1 Era of Reform to Improve the Public Good
$200 Question from H1 The Progressive Movement began in the early 20th century by specific _____, ______, and ______ leaders who brought forth reform and indifferent sectors of society.
$200 Answer from H1 SOCIAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMICAL
$300 Question from H1 Who were the muckrakers and give one example of an actual muckraker?
$300 Answer from H1 Informed the Public-upset the public-exposed Stories Upton Sinclair who wrote….
$400 Question from H1 The Progressives wanted government to interfere with big business to stop big businessmen like J.P. Morgan and Andrew Carnegie from establishing trusts. What is a trust and give one example?
$400 Answer from H1 A trust is a collection of monopolies. Ex: Meat Industry (owned everything-railways, workers/companies, and controlled economy with other products)
$500 Question from H1 The Progressives wanted to change social, political, and economic problems. Give an example of each of the three problems.
$500 Answer from H1 ECONOMIC: government regulate business POLITICAL: more democracy, fair elections SOCIAL: less crime, help for the poor
$100 Question from H2 During the time period of The Jungle (early 1900s), where did most of the immigrants in America immigrate from (specific region)?
$100 Answer from H2 Central or Eastern European Countries (Jurgis Rudkus was from….
$200 Question from H2 What were the benefits of joining a union like Jurgis and Marija did in The Jungle?
$200 Answer from H2 Higher Wages, Sick Days/Voting Rights/Citizenship, Better/Safer Conditions, Sanitary Conditions
$300 Question from H2 In what place or establishment did the majority of the political corruption occur in The Jungle?
$300 Answer from H2 Saloons-”Whiskey Row” Involved politicians, policemen, unions, etc.
$400 Question from H2 Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle as a call for socialism in America. What is socialism?
$400 Answer from H2 Community or society has total ownership (control of the economy) “Utopian” idea-not very practical, more idealistic
$500 Question from H2 Is The Jungle an accurate representation of American urban life at the turn of the century?
$500 Answer from H2 Answers will vary with the majority of you arguing yes
$100 Question from H3 Individual who ran a political machine
$100 Answer from H3 Party Boss or Political Boss
$200 Question from H3 Island off New York where new Immigrants arrived inside of the United States for custom checks
$200 Answer from H3 Ellis Island
$300 Question from H3 Getting money through dishonest Or questionable means
$300 Answer from H3 GRAFT!!!
$400 Question from H3 Dark and crowded multi-family apartments in cities
$400 Answer from H3 Tenements
$500 Question from H3 Corrupt political boss of Tammany Hall, A New York Democratic political machine
$500 Answer from H3 Boss William M. Tweed
$100 Question from H4 Allowed a group of citizens to introduce new laws and require the legislature to vote on them
$100 Answer from H4 Initiative
$200 Question from H4 Another Name for The Right to Vote!!!
$200 Answer from H4 Suffrage
$300 Question from H4 Laws banning the making, sale, and consumption of alcohol
$300 Answer from H4 Prohibition Laws
$400 Question from H4 The leader of the American Socialist Party, won almost 1 million votes as the party’s presidential candidate in the 1912 election
$400 Answer from H4 Eugene Debs
$500 Question from H4 The Progressive Movement, however, did not address the issues facing African-Americans. As a result, in 1905 W.E.B. Du Bois and other African-American leaders met to demand full political rights for African-Americans. The meeting resulted in the beginning of this organization that is still prominent today
$500 Answer from H4 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
$100 Question from H5 What’s the ratio of Stanley nickels to Schrute bucks?
$100 Answer from H5 Same as the ratio of unicorns to leprechauns.
$200 Question from H5 What does Michael’s coffee mug say in The Office?
$200 Answer from H5 World’s Best Boss
$300 Question from H5 Who did Michael Scott’s get engaged to and leave the show for last season?
$300 Answer from H5 HOLLY!!!
$400 Question from H5 Season Five of The Office ends with Jim and Pam finding out what big news that will change their lives?
$400 Answer from H5 They are having a baby!
$500 Question from H5 Not an office question, but what famous astronaut has a rap song?
$500 Answer from H5 Buzz Aldrin
Final Jeopardy Was the Progressive Movement successful? Why or why not?
Final Jeopardy Answer It’s late…I want to go to bed…so anything you say to me in class right now I will probably accept.