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Progressive Age
Progressive Era Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |