Who was “the boss of the United States” according to journalist Lincoln Steffens and what had this boss achieved to earn this title?

1. Who was “the boss of the United States” according to journalist Lincoln Steffens and what had
this boss achieved to earn this title?
2. Who was the only New Yorker to ever occupy the White House and what did he do to infuriate
“the boss of the United States”?
3. Which two inventions facilitated the vertical growth of the city?
4. “The new building codes of reflected the Progressives’ desire to ensure that the social contract
balance private with public interests.” Name the content of two of these building codes/laws
and define what the author means by the “social contract”?
5. What was the Bohemian Revolt and why was it particularly great for women according to the
author?
6. “The complexity of Progressivism was apparent in the area of race relations. Emerging as the
center of African American protest, Gotham guaranteed that Progressivism would not be
exclusively white. Race riots in 1900, 1905, and 1910 highlighted the problem but also
strengthened the determination to solve it.” Name two initiatives that were determined to solve
race issues.
7. Who took refuge in New York City after receiving death threats for criticizing lynching in the
South?
8. What sparked the race riot of 1900 and what was the public’s response?
9. What sparked the race riot of 1905 and what was one of its positive results?
10. What sparked the race riot of 1910 and how did the New York Times respond?
11. Which group that was systematically discriminated was completely by-passed by the Progressive
movement?
12. What prompted the Kosher Meat Riots, who protested, and were the protesters successful?
13. The food crises of 1902 and 1917 framed the Progressive era, displaying its strengths and
weaknesses. Please explain what these strengths and weaknesses were.
14. Which two events catapulted the problems of female industrial workers to the forefront of the
nation’s agenda?
15. What according to the author was a “rare moment of cooperation across class, gender, and
ethnic lines” in 1911 New York City?
16. Who was Frances Perkins and why did she call the new legislation that set standards for factory
fire prevention, sanitation, ventilation, lighting and crowding, and child and women’s labor, a
turning point in the nation’s history?
17. Was there racism within the suffrage movement? Please explain.
18. Why was Emma Goldman not impressed by the women’s suffrage movement?
19. What was Emma Goldman’s definition of anarchism?
20. What prompted Emma Goldman’s deportation to Russia in 1919?

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