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05 Rise of the Political Machines

The Big Ideas
How did political machines work?
They offered services to voters and different businesses in exchange for political and
financial support

Who was “Boss” Tweed and how did he use his power?
He was a american politician he was known for being the boss of Tammany Hall

Why did the idea of socialism become more popular during this period?

I think to make sure that people who worked in factories were making less money than
people who owned the factories

Why did the idea of socialism become more popular during this period?

There was a gap between people who owned factories and people who worked in factories
and how much money they had/made

People Events (Describe the event, its causes and

Thomas Nast – (What part did he play in
Tweed’s downfall?)
His part in his downfall was to draw
cartoons to expose tammany hall's
corruption
Washington Gladden – (What was his
philosophy?)
He didn't agree with socialism or classical
economic theory so he wanted to apply a
law called “christain law” to solve all social
problems
effects)
“Muckrakers” start to expose corruption and
dangers
cause:they started so they can raise public
awareness and anger urban poverty , unsafe
work environments, prostitution. And child
labor
Effect: they exposed bribery and corruption
in city, state and congress so they changed
the reforms which changed the election
results

Booker T. Washington – (How did he think The Jungle is published

African Americans could gain rights?)
He thought by doing hands on crafts and
doing outside work like farming that they
would gain white people acceptance and
respect
Cause:to expose appalling work conditions
Effect: they made a law making sure all the
meat was fresh and no drugs to infect the
food
W.E.B. DuBois – (How were his ideas The Temperance Movement gains followers
different from Washington?)
Cause: to limit drinking in the u.s
He believes in capitalism and washington
only believes in the christain law cause he Effect: after it took place the numbers of how
thought that was the only way to make much alcohol people drink went down
peace

Vocabulary (fill in effects from the lesson where possible or put the definition in your own
words)
Bribes – money offered to a people to do something they think is wrong
When someone gives u money to do something bad
Caricatured – make an exaggerated representation of someone or something, usually for
comic effect
To express something someone did in a aggressive way
Corruption – wickedness; dishonesty in business or politics
evil
Insurgents – a rebel within a political party
A bad person doing something wrong in the political party
Muckrakers – journalists who investigate and publish truthful reports on a variety of social
issues, such as corrupt politicians and dishonest businesspeople
Effects: someone who pretends to blend in and writes all the bad stuff they do down
Niagara Movement – led by W.E.B. DuBois, it intended to end racial discrimination by
promoting the most talented African Americans to positions of influence
They tried to end racism and prompt talented african americans
Political Machines – a party organization, headed by a single boss or small autocratic
group, that commands enough votes to maintain political and administrative control of a
city, county, or state.
Effects:a political party lead by one person
Progressives – a person who favors improvement and reform
Effects:someone who likes things that get better
Socialism – an economic system characterized by ownership of the means of production by
the people
Something that is just ran by ownership
Wards – city council district in some U.S. cities
Something that runs the u.s