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N O T E B O O K G U I D E Mr. Wyatt
CHAPTER 16
Uncovering Problems at the Turn of the Century
What social, political, and environmental problems did Americans
face at the turn of the 20th century?
P R E V I E W
Key Content Terms:
Muckraker-
The Jungle-
Extractive industry-
Tammany all-
Pendleton !ct-
Tem"erance movement-
R E A D I N G N O T E S
Section 2
#ead $ection %& and ans'er these (uestions)
*. What im"ortant announcement did the Census +ureau make in *,-./
%. What ha""ened to !merican industry in the years after the Civil War/
0. What did !merican cities look like in *-../
1. o' had the U.$. "o"ulation become more diverse by the early *-..s/
Section
#ead $ection 0& and ans'er these (uestions)
*. What 'here conditions in the slums like/ ousing/
%. What is infrastructure mean/
0. What 'ere some of the "roblems 'ithin the 'ork"lace/
1. What 'ere some unsafe "roducts during this time "eriod/
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Section !
#ead $ection 1& and ans'er these (uestions)
*. o' did the landsca"e of the U.$. change during the early %.
th

century/
%. What 'ere some reasons 'hy the 'ater and air became so "olluted in
urban areas/
Section "
#ead $ection 2& and ans'er these (uestions)
*. What is a "olitical machine/
%. What are some exam"les of corru"tion in local and state "olicies
during this time/
0. What are some exam"les of national corru"tion during this time
"eriod/
1. What does "atronage mean/
2. What does civil service mean/
Section 6
#ead $ection 3& and ans'er these (uestions)
*. What 'ere some gro'ing di4erences bet'een social classes during
late *,..s and early *-..s/
%. Ex"lain ho' life 'as for !frican !mericans during this time "eriod.
o' 'ere they treated/
0. o' did the role of 'omen change during the late *,..s and early
*-..s/
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1. 5ist some of the challenges !merican families 'ent through at this
time. 6Children& education& alcohol& "arents& and city life7.