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Progressivism
U.S. History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Progressivism: | A political movement that believed that rapid industrialization and urbanization created social problems that an efficient and responsive government must fix. |
| Initiative: | Voters can force a vote on an issue |
| Referendum: | Voters directly vote on an existing law |
| Recall: | Voters can remove an elected official |
| Temperance: | The practice of not indulging in alcoholic drinks. |
| Suffrage: | The right to vote in elections. |
| Federal Reserve: | Sets interest rates and controls circulation of money |
| 16th Amendment: | Graduated Income Tax is a tax on people’s earnings |
| 19th Amendment: | Forbids voting rights discrimination anywhere in the US based on sex |
| Union: | An organized group of workers |
| Muckraker: | Someone who searched for and exposed corruption or scandal in society |
| Upton Sinclair: | Author of “The Jungle” a muckraking novel that exposed problems in American society such as harsh life for immigrant, poor working conditions, and unsanitary practices in the meatpacking industry. |
| Jacob Riis: | Author of “How The Other Half Lives” A book of photographs about the wretched conditions in the cities and slums. |
| The Jungle: | A muckraking novel that exposed problems in American society and made people see the unsanitary practices in the meatpacking industry more than the harsh life or poor working conditions of workers. |
| Meat Inspection Act: | Food packing plants must be sanitary. |
| What did Progressives believe was the cause of social problems? | Crime, illiteracy, Alcohol, Poor working conditions, Dangerous buildings, Sanitation, Women's Suffrage, Child Labor |
| Who did Progressives believe should help society? | Government |
| What Acts were the result of The Jungle? | -Meat Inspection Act of 1906 -Pure Food and Drug Act |
| Why were immigrants attacked? | For taking jobs and working for low wages |
| How did Roosevelt help protect the natural environment? | -Preserving 100 million acres of National Forest -Improving western irrigation systems |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Created Square Deal allowing people to have the same opportunities. Enforced MEat Inspection Act, Pure Food and Drug Act. |
| William Howard Taft | Continued Roosevelt's policies. Set aside 2x as much federal land and dissolved 90 trusts. |
| Woodrow Wilson | Supported 19th Amendment, allowed unions to strike, 8-hour workdays, and loaned money to farmers with low interest rates. |
| Positive effects of Progressivism: | -Improved working condition, like meat factories -Protected Women's rights -Progressive presidents ended political machines and trusts/monopolies -Stronger federal policy -Stronger diplomacy -United the people |
| Causes of Progressivism: | Temperance, Child Labor, Women's Suffrage, Crime, Poor working conditions, Dangerous buildings, Sanitation |
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