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Progressive Era
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Progressive Movement | collection of many movements-from 1890-1920, many Americans tried to improve many of America’s social problems. They were generally urban and middle class citizens, and they felt that the government should do more to help fix America’s problems. |
| Muckraker | a journalist that investigated social conditions and exposed government corruption |
| Ida Tarbell’s History of the Standard Oil Company | exposed how John D. Rockefeller amassed his wealth as a form of muckraking |
| Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle | exposed the unsanitary conditions in the nation’s meat packing industry and encouraged reform in business and government |
| Jacob Riis wrote How the Other Half Lives | revealing the terrible living conditions of the urban poor in NY city tenements |
| Lincoln Steffens wrote The Shame of the Cities | telling about political corruption in cities and encouraged reform in business and government |
| Populist Connection | many of the ideas of the Progressive Movement were born in the old Populist Movement |
| Theodore Roosevelt | worked to end any kind of monopolies in business and Developed National Parks and land for public use |
| Trust Buster | President Roosevelt worked to end any kind of monopolies in business |
| Conservation | Developed National Parks and land for public use |
| Woodrow Wilson | New Freedom |
| New Freedom | Wilson’s progressive domestic policies--Reduced the tariff on imported goods, Led reform of the inept national banking system, Strengthened the Sherman Act to combat trusts |
| Progressive Political Issues | Imperfect Democracy |
| Imperfect Democracy Solutions | Citizens to have more say in government policies |
| Initiative | citizens can initiate legislation at the grass roots level |
| Referendum | statewide public vote on a proposed legislation that originated through the initiative of the public |
| Recall | state voters can “recall” an elected official based on a collective feeling of “no confidence” |
| Direct Primaries | major political parties allow party members to actively participate in the process by which candidates are selected to run for offices |
| Economic Issues | monopolies, child labor, consumer protection, working conditions |
| Monopoly and Trusts | Sherman Antitrust Act of1890 – made trusts illegal. |
| Child Labor | marked the beginning of the creation of mandatory public schooling for children-- At first it was reduced then eliminated |
| Meat Inspection Act | set standards for meat packing cleanliness and federal inspections to protect the citizens |
| Pure Food and Drug Act | prohibited the manufacture, sale, or shipment of impure or falsely labeled food and drugs to protect the citizens |
| working conditions | Progressives had mixed results in attempts to limit working hours at first |
| Social Issues | Urban Poor, Women's rights, African Americans, Temperance |
| Urban Poor | The gap between the Rich and Poor grew wider during this time, especially in the cities. water and sewage systems began to be improved – to stop the spreading of diseases |
| Settlement Houses | located in working class areas, offered child care, education, job search help, and social activities – often for new immigrants- |
| Hull House | famous in Chicago started by Jane Addams |
| Suffrage | the right to vote- was the leading issue concerning women at this time- mid 1800's Seneca Falls NY-- led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony |
| The 19th Amendment | gave women the right to vote in 1920 |
| Booker T. Washington | promoted vocational training for African-Americans to support them economically |
| W.E.B.Du Bois | founded the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) He advocated for better educational opportunities for African-Americans |
| Temperance | - Many social problems were seen as the result of alcohol consumption - A push for alcohol prohibition was begun |
| Progressive Movement | wanted to place more power in the hands of the voters |
| Books such as The Octopus by Frank Norris, How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis, and The Jungle by Upton Sinclair exposed problems associated with | rapid industrialization |
| The government action that is most closely associated with the efforts of muckrakers? | passage of the Meat Inspection Act |
| Which type of federal tax was authorized by the 16th amendment in 1913? | income |
| What was the goal of those who supported the constitutional amendment that provided for direct election of United States senators? | making the Senate more responsive to the people |
| The purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act (1887), the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), and the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914) was to | Eliminate unfair business practices |
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