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History Ch. 22
Chapter 22 - History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are muckrakers? | group of writers who exposed corruption to society ; created a public demand for reform |
| What is progressivism? | A reform movement that sought to return control of the government to the people, to restore economic opportunities, and to correct injustices in American life |
| What is a direct primary? | voters, rather than party conventions, choose candidates to run for public office |
| What is initiative? | the procedure that allows voters to propose a law directly |
| What did the Sherman Antitrust Act do? | 1890, this made it illegal for corporations to gain control of industries by forming trusts |
| What was significant about Theodore Roosevelt? | He was the first progressive president; started out as a war-hero-turned-politician |
| How (and when) did Roosevelt become president? | 1900 - he was McKinley's VP, until McKinley was assassinated |
| Why was Roosevelt such a conservationist? | He was formally a hunter and had seen what horrible things factories and industry do to habitats |
| What is 'The Jungle'? | It was a novel about the disgusting nation-shocking truths about how poorly food was being treated in the meat-packing industry |
| Who wrote 'The Jungle' | Upton Sinclair |
| What were the 3 parts of the Clayton Antitrust Act? | 1. Labor unions & farm organizations could merge and expand 2. limited the court ability to force workers to end strikes 3. legalized strikes, picketing, boycotting, etc. |
| When was the Clayton Antitrust Act passed? | 1914 |
| When was the Federal Reserve Act passed? | 1913 |
| What are the 4 types of taxes? | Income, sales, estate, and property |
| What are sales taxes? | It is imposed on the reatil price of merchandise, and collected by the retailer |
| What are property taxes? | People pay tax on property they own (house, land, etc.) This $ is often used to support public services (ex. schools) |
| What are estate taxes? | They are charged against the value of the property of a person who has died This is also called the "death tax" because it's posthumous |
| What are income taxes? | Individuals and corporates pay; it's a tax on profits/earnings |
| What is referendum? | when a proposed law is submitted to a vote of the people |
| What is recall? | to vote an official out of office |
| What is a square deal? | fairness for the people |
| What is Conservation? | Controlling how America's natural resources were used |
| Who was William Howard Taft? | Republican president; moved forward with progression; did twice as much as Roosevelt |
| What made William Howard Taft appeal to the people? | He was hand-picked by Roosevelt, and promised to follow the same tactics as Roosevelt |
| What did the 16th Amendment do? | 1913; it gave Congress the power to create income taxes |
| What did the 17th Amendment do? | 1913; it provided for the direct election of U.S. Senators (chosen by the people instead of officials) |
| What did the Federal Reserve Act do? | It improved the nation's monetary and banking systems |
| Who was Susan B. Anthony? | She was a suffragist and president of NAWSA from 1892-1900 |
| Who was Carrie Chapman Catt? | She was president of NAWASA, and she argued that the nation could no longer deny women's rights because women were helping the troops in WW1 |
| When was the 19th Amendment passed and what did it state? | 1920; it gave women full voting rights |
| What was National American Woman Suffrage Association? | 1830; 2 groups merged to form NAWSA; it's a suffrage group that was a big part of women gaining suffrage |
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