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EOC Chapter 17
Progressivism in America
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| progressivism | movement designed to restore economic opportunities and correct injustices in American life |
| Florence Kelley | appointed chief inspector of factories in Illinois, she was an advocate for improving the lives of women and children |
| Prohibition | the banning of alcoholic beverages |
| muckrakers | journalists who wrote about the corruption present in American business and public life |
| scientific management | a tactic used to improve manufacturing by analyzing how best to make a product in terms of efficiency |
| Robert La Follette | Wisconsin governor and senator who attempted to drive corporations out of politics |
| initiative | a bill originated by the people rather than lawmakers |
| referendum | a vote on an initiative or on legislation proposed by a representative body |
| recall | a reform allowing voters to remove an officeholder by forcing him/her to face another election before expiration of a term |
| 17th Amendment | provided for direct election of Senators, not their appointment by state legislatures (often corrupt) |
| Susan B. Anthony | leading proponent of woman suffrage in America who helped found the NWSA |
| Upton Sinclair | muckraking journalist whose book The Jungle exposed appalling conditions in the meatpacking industry |
| Meat Inspection Act | legislation that dictated strict cleanliness requrements for meatpackers |
| Pure Food and Drug Act | halted the sale of contaminated foods and medicines and called for truth in labeling |
| conservation | the idea of using the environment wisely, with a view toward preservation, not exploitation |
| NAACP | organization founded to foster full equality among the races |
| Gifford Pinchot | head of the U.S. Forest Service under TR who advocated conservation techniques |
| Bull Moose Party | party formed by Theodore Roosevelt when he ran for president against Taft |
| Clayton Antitrust Act | legislation that prohibited corporations from acquiring the stock of another if doing so would create a monopoly |
| Federal Trade Commission | watchdog agency given the power to investigate possible violations of regulatory statutes |
| Federal Reserve System | banking system set up by President Woodrow Wilson that became the nation's central banking apparatus |
| 19th Amendment | amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote |
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