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Progressive Age
Progressive Era Terms
Question | Answer |
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A cluster of movements for various forms of social change. | Progressivism |
The 26th President | Theodore Roosevelt |
Term for progressive investive journalists | Muckracker |
Used objects and people in city streets as painting backdrops in order to support their progressive beliefs. | Ashcan School |
A militant labor organization, founded in 1905 and inspired by European anarchists. | Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) |
Photographed the tenements | Jacob Riis |
Political Boss from New York. Extremely corrupt and stole over 1 millions dollars. | Boss Tweed |
Focused on improving the United States | Progressives |
Worked to improve American education | John Dewey |
Amendment to constitution that allowed Income Tax | 16th Amendment |
Amendment to constitution the allowed a direct election of Senators | 17th Amendment |
Amendment to constitution that prohibited alcohol. | 18th Amendment |
Set up to conserve wildlife and beauty of United States | National Parks |
President Roosevelt's political platform | Square Deal |
What was set up to promote free trade? | Federal Trade Commission |
Woman's Suffrage | 19th Amendment |
Important part of democracy. Belief of Progressives is that the good of the people is key. | Public Interest |
A test given to prevent African Americans from voting. | Literacy Test |
A form of political participation that reflects a conscious decision to break a law believed to be immoral and to suffer the consequences. | Civil Disobedience |
Programs used to help struggling citizens maintain basic living standards. | Social Welfare Programs |