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Progressive Movement

Mrs. Hall SJMS Progressive Movement Study Guide

Term or QuestionDefinition or Answer
Name the 2 major mail order catalogs in the early 1900's. Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward.
"Speak softly but carry a big stick" was the motto of? Theodore Roosevelt
Muckrackers Progressive journalists
What did Muckrackers do? Expose corruption in American society to lead to reform.
Jane Addams Social reformer who founded the Hull House
Rockefeller Owned Standard Oil
Corporations Kept prices high and wages low
Ida Tarbell Muckraker who wrote about big business especially about Standard Oil Co.
Standard Oil Company Controlled 90% of all oil business in the U.S. at one time.
What was the fastest growing city in the US in 1900? New York
Temperance Movement Composed of groups opposed to the making and consuming of alcohol.
18th Amendment Prohibited the manufacture, sale and transport of alcoholic beverages.
Suffrage The right to vote
Upton Sinclair Wrote the novel "The Jungle" which was set in the meat-packing yards of Chicago.
Prohibition Became known as the "Ban on the sale of alcohol.
Who was President during the Spanish-American War? William McKinley
In 1901 what happened to President McKinley? He was shot and killed.
Who became President after McKinley? Theodore Roosevelt
Who did Theodore Roosevelt choose as his successor? Taft
Bull Moose Party Theodore Roosevelt ran for President with this party in 1911.
1912 Presidential Election Real race was between Taft and Wilson
Winner of 1912 Election Woodrow Wilson
Amendment granting women the right to vote? 19th Amendment
Susan B. Anthony Famous worker for women's voting rights. Once fined $100 for voting for Grant.
What marked the end of the Progressive Era? World War I
Name 3 Progressive Movement reforms. Improved safety conditions for workers, reduced work hours, child labor laws passed.
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