KIN 2501 Jacobsen Exam 3 |155
Accurate Q’s and A’s
progressive reformers - -________ wanted change to improve the lives of the
growing urban population and devised a 3-tier procedure designed to
assimilate the working class.
- immigrants - -Who contributed to the growing urban population in
America?
- White Anglo-Saxon Protestants - -Progressives consisted of ________ who
led the way as social reformers.
- progressives - -________ campaigned against the manufacture and
consumption of alcohol, organized workers in labor unions, and often
employed sport in a variety of programs to educate and assimilate
immigrants and address the perceived social ills.
- prohibition - -campaign against the manufacturing and consumption of
alcohol
- 1st - -________ step of 3 tier procedure by progressive reformers:
humanitarian concerns-child labor laws (met with resistance from parents)
- 2nd - -________ step of 3 tier procedure by progressive reformers: passes
mandatory education laws because unemployed children roamed the streets
(joining gangs, crime)
- 3rd - -________ step of 3 tier procedure by progressive reformers: physical
education in the schools; supervised games and sport taught deference to
authority
- golden age of sport - -During the ________, people were trying to find time
outside of factories and work for leisure because it was considered important
and sport was becoming a way of life for people.
- American icons - -During the golden age of sport, athletes became
________.
- baseball - -What sport had the first iconic figure that people worshiped?
- icon - -an image, representation, or symbol; a representation of something
sacred or held in high regard
, - Babe Ruth - -invented the home run; powerhouse who built a new
reputation for the sport of baseball; considered best player; biggest sport's
name in history of U.S.; changed baseball to high scoring game
- live ball - -What era was Babe Ruth a part of?
- upwards - -Babe Ruth invented a new swing where he would swing
________.
- Boston Red Sox, Yankees - -Babe Ruth was the star of the ________ until he
joined the ________ in 1919.
- baseball - -What's the national pastime, "America's Game?"
- Black Sox scandal - -1919 World Series; Chicago White Sox "fixed" series;
tarnished baseball's image; 8 Black Sox players accused of taking money
and throwing the game
- commissioner - -someone who is over everything that happens in a
particular sport
- Landis - -Who was the first baseball commissioner?
- banned scandals for life - -What was the first thing that Landis did when
he became the baseball commissioner?
- 60 - -How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit in 1927?
- McGuire, Sosa - -Who had a battle of home runs after baseball had a
strike?
- excitement, fan base, strategy - -How did Babe Ruth bring back the
popularity of baseball? (3 things)
- media darling - -Babe Ruth was America's first and largest "________,"
becoming the face of his sport, and a symbol of America.
- Yankees - -What was the most significant sports dynasty during Babe
Ruth's time?
- Joe DiMaggio - -played for the Yankees; served as an American icon; focus
of America as America was about to enter WWII; introverted; wasn't a social
activist; wouldn't sign autographs; kept baseball exciting during a very
difficult time
- 56 - -Joe DiMaggio had a ________ game hitting streak.
Accurate Q’s and A’s
progressive reformers - -________ wanted change to improve the lives of the
growing urban population and devised a 3-tier procedure designed to
assimilate the working class.
- immigrants - -Who contributed to the growing urban population in
America?
- White Anglo-Saxon Protestants - -Progressives consisted of ________ who
led the way as social reformers.
- progressives - -________ campaigned against the manufacture and
consumption of alcohol, organized workers in labor unions, and often
employed sport in a variety of programs to educate and assimilate
immigrants and address the perceived social ills.
- prohibition - -campaign against the manufacturing and consumption of
alcohol
- 1st - -________ step of 3 tier procedure by progressive reformers:
humanitarian concerns-child labor laws (met with resistance from parents)
- 2nd - -________ step of 3 tier procedure by progressive reformers: passes
mandatory education laws because unemployed children roamed the streets
(joining gangs, crime)
- 3rd - -________ step of 3 tier procedure by progressive reformers: physical
education in the schools; supervised games and sport taught deference to
authority
- golden age of sport - -During the ________, people were trying to find time
outside of factories and work for leisure because it was considered important
and sport was becoming a way of life for people.
- American icons - -During the golden age of sport, athletes became
________.
- baseball - -What sport had the first iconic figure that people worshiped?
- icon - -an image, representation, or symbol; a representation of something
sacred or held in high regard
, - Babe Ruth - -invented the home run; powerhouse who built a new
reputation for the sport of baseball; considered best player; biggest sport's
name in history of U.S.; changed baseball to high scoring game
- live ball - -What era was Babe Ruth a part of?
- upwards - -Babe Ruth invented a new swing where he would swing
________.
- Boston Red Sox, Yankees - -Babe Ruth was the star of the ________ until he
joined the ________ in 1919.
- baseball - -What's the national pastime, "America's Game?"
- Black Sox scandal - -1919 World Series; Chicago White Sox "fixed" series;
tarnished baseball's image; 8 Black Sox players accused of taking money
and throwing the game
- commissioner - -someone who is over everything that happens in a
particular sport
- Landis - -Who was the first baseball commissioner?
- banned scandals for life - -What was the first thing that Landis did when
he became the baseball commissioner?
- 60 - -How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit in 1927?
- McGuire, Sosa - -Who had a battle of home runs after baseball had a
strike?
- excitement, fan base, strategy - -How did Babe Ruth bring back the
popularity of baseball? (3 things)
- media darling - -Babe Ruth was America's first and largest "________,"
becoming the face of his sport, and a symbol of America.
- Yankees - -What was the most significant sports dynasty during Babe
Ruth's time?
- Joe DiMaggio - -played for the Yankees; served as an American icon; focus
of America as America was about to enter WWII; introverted; wasn't a social
activist; wouldn't sign autographs; kept baseball exciting during a very
difficult time
- 56 - -Joe DiMaggio had a ________ game hitting streak.
