For our next class we will discuss the attempts by immigrants, workers, women, b

For our next class we will discuss the attempts by immigrants, workers, women, black activists, and others in the early 20th century to fight for a more just and fair society. Watch part of a documentary on NYC and read chapter 20 of the textbook and submit homework on blackboard before class. Either answer these questions or if you prefer write a summary of what you learned from the documentary and the chapter.
Documentary on NYC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgh5X4_gifI. Watch from 1:05:50 to 1:36:44
What does the documentary say were some of the fundamental questions that the city faced in this period?
Who were some of the groups fighting for reform? What two issues do are they successful in winning progress on?
Describe what the garment industry in NYC was like at this period? What were the conditions like for the workers?
What did female garment workers do in 1909 to improve working conditions?
What happened at the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire? Why was it such as important event in NYC history?
Chapter 20 of textbook. http://www.americanyawp.com/text/20-the-progressive-era/. The first part discusses the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire so feel free to skip that if you want.
What role did journalists and writers play in the fight for reform? What were the basic plots of the novels The Jungle and Looking Backward?
What role did religious leaders play? Were there limits to their visions in terms of race and gender?
What role did women play in the progressive era? What were some of different demands and goals? Who was Jane Addams? Did some white women activists use racism to argue for why women should be given the vote?
What were the concerns about trusts during this period? What role did Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and William Taft play?
How does environmentalism fit into this story? What were some of the major issues environmentalists tried to address including problems facing the urban poor?
How did progressivism play out in the South? Did the courts play a role in helping southern Democrats create a system of segregation?
What were the basic ideas of Booker T. Washington and WEB Du Bois?

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