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Chapter 9
The Progressive Era
Question | Answer |
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) | Aimed for equality among the races |
Prohibtion | The banning of alcohol |
Suffrage | The right to vote |
19th Amendment | Granting women the right to vote |
Published in 1906, this book by Upton Sinclair exposed the unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry? | The Jungle |
What was the primary goal of prohibitionists? | They feared that alcohol was undermining American morals, and they wanted to clear that. |
List and describe several of the strategies used by female suffragists to achieve their goal? | - They tried convincing state legislators - Women pursued court cases - They pushed for a national constitution amendment |
How did Teddy Roosevelt feel about the nations responsibility in terms of conservation? | Roosevelt made conservation the primary concern because he felt it was so important. |
What was the primary reason the sixteenth amendment was passed in 1913? | The federal government had to replace the revenue that tariffs had previously supplied. |
Why might a person tend to support the progressive movement? | Because of the social activism and political reform |