Fill in the blanks from the book: American People, The Creating a Nation and a Society, Concise Edition, Volume 2 1. Media had a large impact on American society in the early twentieth century. For instance, was a book that described brutal working conditions in Chicago meatpacking plants and had the immediate effect of increasing government oversight of this industry. The openly racist movie portrayed supposed black misdeeds during Reconstruction in order to justify segregation and other forms of black subjugation.
2. The conflict between conservationists, led by , and preservationists led by John Muir was clearly demonstrated with the damming and flooding of the in order to supply water to San Francisco.
3.The election of 1912 demonstrated the difficulty that progressives had in determining how to bring large corporations under control. Theodore Roosevelt called for an approach called , which included an acceptance of big business and strong federal regulations to make sure they operated for the benefit of the people. In contrast, supported the New Freedom, criticizing big business and pushing for a return to the days of small and competitive businesses that characterized the early US economy.
4. Civil liberties were severely restricted in the World War I era. For example, Wilson accused his political opponents of not being during the 1916 election. Once the war began, Congress passed several laws to restrict freedom and curtail criticism of the government. For example, the prohibited speech that attacked the government of the United States or its officers, flag, or uniform.
5. Progressives celebrated the , including social and economic planning and support for collective bargaining for unions, even as they attacked the abridgment of freedom of speech and the death and destruction of the war. Another social effect of the war was the mass movement of African Americans out of the South, called the , in order to take industrial jobs as well as escape segregation in the South.