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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Progressive Era | (1900-1920) |
| Progressive Reformers | middle class, both men and women, white, well educated, young, from the cities |
| Progressive Goals | Protecting social welfare, promote moral reform, create economic reforms, foster efficiency |
| 18th amendment | prohibition of alcohol |
| 21st amendment | ended 18th amendment |
| muckrackers | investigative journalists |
| Jacob Riss | photo journalist, took photos of NY slums |
| Ida Tarbell | wrote "History of Standard Oil", exposed Rockefeller's methods of business |
| Upton Sinclair | wrote "The Jungle" exposing the meat packing industry, caused the passing of 2 laws |
| Fredrick Taylor | created the idea of scientific management, make the Assembly line which helped mass production |
| Local Government Reform | increase democracy, commission form of government, council-manager form of government |
| Keating-Owen Act | prohibited the transportation of goods across state lines that where make with child labor |
| Muller v. Oregon | limited work day for women to 10 hours |
| Bunting v. Oregon | limited work day of men |
| 17th amendment | direct election of Senators |
| recall | to remove from office before their term is over through a petition |
| initiative | voters can start a bill through state lgeislative |
| referendum | voters vote on a law |
| direct primary | when a party elects a representative |
| National Women's Suffrage Association | created by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B Anthony, wanted to change the constitution with an amendment |
| American Women's Suffrage Association | created by Julia Ward Howe and Lucy stone, wanted to change state constitutions |
| First state to give women the right to vote | Wyoming |
| Teddy Roosevelt | (1901-1909) Progressive President, considered the first modern president |
| Square Deal | Coal Strike, Railroad Regulation, trust busting, conservation, protecting public health |
| coal strike | miners wanted 20% raise, less work hours, union recognition |
| elkins act | removed rebates |
| hepburn act | did away with free passes for railroads |
| Gifford Pinchot | in charge of US forest service |
| Newsland Reclamation Act | build irrigation systems in desert areas |
| Meat inspection act | more money toward hiring federal inspectors |
| pure food and drug act | must be trust in labling |
| Booker T. Washington | advocated vocational education for blacks in order to gain equality |
| WEB Dubois | co founder of the NAACP, wanted equality now for the 10% of educated blacks |
| William Taft | president 1909-1913, handpicked successor to TR |
| Payne-Aldrich tariff | raised tariffs |
| Richard Ballinger | secretary of interior, allowed business access to federal controlled land |
| joe cannon incident | Taft openly supported joe cannon (ultraconservative) and his rules committee |
| Election of 1912 | Republicans- Taft Democrats- Wilson Progressive- TR Socialists- Eugene Debs |
| New Nationalism | stronger federal government |
| New Freedom | attack triple wall of privilege |
| Triple wall of privilege | tariffs, trusts, banks |
| 16th amendment | graduated income tax |
| Clayton Anti-trust act | strengthened Sherman act, made individuals more accountable for businesses |
| Federal Reserve Act | set up federal reserve system |
| 19TH AMENDMENT | women's suffrage, 1920 |
| La Follet | first progressive governor |