21H.102: The Emergence of Modern America
Study Questions for Week of Sept. 26

Readings:
Jane Addams and Gifford Pinchot biographies in Nash and Graves, From These Beginnings; Jane Addams, “Why the Ward Boss Rules,” and Lincoln Steffens, “New York: Good Government in Danger,” in Riordan, Plunkitt of Tammany Hall; Chapter 21 of American People

1. Where, when, and why did Jane Addams establish Hull House?

2. What was the meaning of “national housekeeping”?

3. How did Gifford Pinchot become interested in politics?

4. What role did New Nationalism envision for the government?

5. How do Addams's and Pinchot's visions compare?

6. How do their visions compare to Plunkitt's idea of government?

7. How important were the backgrounds of Addams and Pinchot to what they were able to accomplish?

8. What were some of Addams's and Pinchot's most innovative ideas?

9. According to Jane Addams's essay, why does the ward boss rule?

10. According to Lincoln Steffens, what constitutes good government?