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Progressive Era
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ~Theodore Roosevelt's domestic reforms program, which reflected his three major goals “Three Cs": ~Conservation of natural resources ~Control & Regulation of corporations ~Consumer protections. | Square Deal |
| Created by President Theodore Roosevelt; these were created to preserve the environment for future generations to enjoy. | National Parks |
| ~The belief that an economy is strongest when the government stays out of the economy entirely, letting market forces behave naturally ~This concept in economics is a staple of free-market capitalism. | Laissez-faire |
| ~Since the TN state house of rep vote on the Amendment resulted in a tie. ~This person cast the tie-breaking vote. ~Acting on advice from his mother, 8/18/1920, he voted to ratify the amendment. ~Making Tennessee the 36th state to ratify the amendment. | Harry Burn |
| ~A process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election. ~Voters, not political machines, choose candidates to represent the party | Primary System |
| Women who organized marches and protests to fight for the right to vote. | Suffragettes |
| ~Country's 1st major RR strike & 1st general strike in nation history. ~The strikes & violence briefly paralyzed the country commerce & led gov in 10 states to mobilize 60,000 militia members to reopen rail traffic. ~Ex. gov't business over worker's | Great Railway Strike of 1877 |
| ~This occurs when workers withhold their labor from their employer for a period during a labor dispute. ~These occur in response to unfair or unsafe labor conditions, to address grievances and improve those conditions. | Strikes |
| ~This Act deemed trusts and monopolies illegal because it interferes with free trade. ~However it failed to define what a trust or monopoly is. | Sherman Antitrust Act |
| This social or political movement aims to represent the interests of ordinary people through political change and the support of government actions. | Progressive Idealism |
| ~Influential Af-Am leader in North rose to nat. prominence as leader of Niagara Movement, a group of A-A activists for equal rights for A-A ~One of the founders of the (NAACP) in 1909. ~Advocated for immediate political action & civil rights for A-A | W.E.B. Du Bois |
| This Amendment made so that the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. | 19th Amendment |
| ~In 1891-1892, Miners & skilled laborers sought to end the practice of convict leasing to private industry (to coal companies) because they needed the steady work. ~Coal miners attacked and burned state prison stockades and mine properties | Coal Creek Labor Saga |
| Believed women, regardless of race deserve the same rights as men. Famously gave “Ain’t I a Woman” speech She continued to speak out for the rights of African Americans and women during and after the Civil War. | Sojourner Truth |
| Governor of Tennessee who passed the 19th Amendment Called a special legislation session to vote on the 19th amendment | Albert Roberts |
| This is created when one company gains control over another company through stock ownership. | Trusts |
| This allows a bill to be proposed by people, not law makers, to be put on the ballot via a petition. | This allows a bill to be proposed by people, not law makers, to be put on the ballot via a petition. |
| This woman was a strong and outspoken advocate of women's rights Immediately after the Civil War. Demanded that the Fourteenth Amendment include a guarantee of the vote for women as well as for African-American males. Arrested for voting in the 1872 | Susan B. Anthony |
| Lincoln Steffens book "The Shame of Cities" exposed: | The workings of corrupt political machines in several major U.S. cities |
| This was a social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages. These Reformers had long believed alcohol led to crime, child & wife abuse, accidents, and it was a sin This movement helped push the 18th Amendment to be ratified. | The Temperance Movement |
| This woman was the founder of the Women’s League of Voters who supported ratification of the 19th Amendment. Her relentless campaigning won Woodrow Wilson's respect and support, and ultimately contributed to passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. | Carrie Chapman Catt |
| This political approach strived to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups. Believed that the federal government needed to play a more active role in the American economy | Populists |
| Upton Sinclair's book "The Jungle" exposed: | The appalling and unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry in Chicago |
| This was the first women's suffrage legislation introduced to Congress stating “the rights of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of gender. It failed by the lopsided | 1878 Women's Suffrage Amendment |
| Allows voters to remove an elected official from office | Recall |
| This person shifted the primary goal of American unionism away from social issues and toward the “bread and butter” issues of wages, benefits, hours, and working conditions. Created the process of negotiating called collective bargaining. | Samuel Gompers |
| Progressive politician from Wisconsin who believed Government should represent the people. Created various changes to our political process to allow for more direct democratic representation, Election reforms & Political reforms. | Robert La Follette |
| This American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, founded the American Railway Union (ARU). He was a Five-time candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States.. He gained greater renown for his role | Eugene V. Debs |
| This Amendment ratified in 1919 outlawed the production, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages. Later repealed by 21st Amendment in 1933 | 18th Amendment |
| This woman was an American activist in the women's suffrage movement. She was a national and state leader in the fight for women's suffrage who worked to secure the ratification of the 19th Amendment in Tennessee. President, Tennessee Equal Suffrage | Anne Dallas Dudley |
| These organizations fought for better wages, reasonable hours and safer working conditions | Labor Unions |
| This muckraker journalist exposed government and business corruption and helped build support for reform in these businesses and political groups. | Lincoln Steffens |
| This famous muckraker exposed unethical business practices of the Chicago meatpacking industry which led to passage of the Meat Inspection Act & The Pure food and Drug Act | Upton Sinclair |
| Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment therefore Tennessee is known as the? | "Perfect 36" |
| This person was a leader of the Progressive Movement, was the 28th President of the United States (1913-1921). Presided over ratification of the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote Created laws that prohibited child labor | Woodrow Wilson |
| An outspoken suffragist and feminist, she tirelessly led the charge for women's suffrage and equal rights in the United States She was one of the most prominent activists of the 20th-century women's rights movement. She was sentenced to jail | Alice Paul |
| The system of allowing the unrestricted currency of two metals (e.g. gold and silver) as legal tender at a fixed ratio to each other. Advocated for by Populists | Bimetallism |
| This “muckraker” exposed the Standard Oil monopoly & their cut-throat methods of eliminating competition. They published a 19-part expose of the business practices of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company that destroyed their father's oil business | Ida Tarbell |
| Workers including women and children faced harsh working conditions such as: | Long Hours, Low Pay, Hazardous Work Conditions |
| Federal agency who manages all national parks, national monuments, and historical properties The law stipulated that the new service was to “conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein and… leave them unimpaired | National Park Service |
| This president was the leader of the progressive movement (1901-1909). Championed his "Square Deal" domestic policies. Promising the average citizen fairness, breaking of trusts, regulation of railroads, and consumer protections with pure food | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Upton Sinclair and his book "The Jungle" led to the passage of the this Act which halted the sale of contaminated foods and medicines and called for truth in labeling Laid a foundation for the nation's first consumer protection agency, the Food and D | Pure Food and Drug Act |
| This influential African American leader in the South during the late 19th century; In his speech “The Atlanta Compromise” urged African Americans in the south to accept segregation for the time being and concentrate on elevating themselves through hard w | Booker T. Washington |
| This event was spawned by workers going on strike for an 8-hour work day. There was a bombing after police tried to break up the strike. The violence from the event was considered a major setback for the labor movement. | Haymarket Strike |
| The belief in “survival of the fittest”—the idea that certain people become powerful in society because they are innately better. Industrialists used the idea to justify wealth and monopolies. Imperialists used it to justify strong countries taking | Social Darwinism |
| The aim of protecting natural resources and wildlife from being destroyed or damaged by pollution. | Conservation |
| This Act Created a Central Bank of the U.S. Signed into law by Woodrow Wilson sets financial policies interest rates maximize employment stabilize prices supervise nation's banks acts as a bank to other banks | Federal Reserve Act |
| This coalition of U.S. farmers, particularly in the Mid-West, and South banded together to correct widespread costly and inefficient methods of Railroad use. They fought monopolistic practices of the railroad industry | The Grangers |
| This Act defines trusts and monopolies. Outlaws the remaining monopolies that existed after the Sherman Antitrust Act, along with strengthening the | Sherman Antitrust Act |
| Andrew Carnegie wrote this with the belief that wealthy business owners who earned from society should give back through philanthropy | "The Gospel of Wealth" |
| This widespread railroad strike and boycott disrupted rail traffic in the U.S. Midwest in June–July 1894. Responding to layoffs, wage cuts, and firings, workers in Chicago went on strike, and, eventually, some 125,000–250,000 railroad workers in 27 sts | Pullman Palace Car Strike |
| This act limited children's working hours and prohibited the interstate sale of goods produced by child labor. Congress was able to restricted this practice through its power to regulate interstate commerce via the Interstate Commerce Act | 1916 Child Labor Act |
| This Amendment made it so the United States Senate should be made up of two Senators out of each state. Each Senator should have one vote and serve for six years after being elected. In addition, the candidates must be elected by the voters of state | 17th Amendment |
| During TN's special legislation on the 19th Amendment Pro-suffragists adopted yellow roses as their symbol, and Anti-suffragists adopted red roses as their symbol This was called? | The War of the Roses |
| These journalists tried to expose corruption, scandal, and other wrongdoings in politics and society They exposed child labor, poor living and working conditions, unethical business practices, and government corruption. Ex: Thomas Nast, Jacob Riis, | Muckrakers |
| The Idea of addressing problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and political corruption. | Progressivism |
| This movement was centered around the right for women to vote in all levels of elections | Women's Suffrage |
| Upton Sinclair and his book "The Jungle" lead to the passage of this Act which prohibited the sale of adulterated or misbranded livestock and derived products as food. Ensured sanitary slaughtering and processing of livestock. Signed by President TR | Meat Inspection Act of 1906 |
| This is formed when one company has complete control over an industry; forcing consumers to pay high prices for things they needed on a regular basis | Monopoly |
| This allows voters, not legislatures, to decide if initiatives become law. Voters can now vote directly on bills. | Referendum |
| This amendment was ratified in 1913 which established Congress's right to impose a Federal income tax. | 16th Amendment |
| Roosevelt was known as the _________________ president because he filed 44 lawsuits to end the bad trusts under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act | Trust Busting |
| Applied Christian ethics of charity to social problems Created numerous reform movements to provide services, education, and social support to immigrants, poor, and women. Jane Addams "Hull House" & the YMCA were part of it. | The Social Gospel |
| President Wilson's domestic reforms plan to attack what he called the triple wall of privilege: Trusts, Tariffs, and High Finance | New Freedoms |
| This organized effort on the part of workers advocated to improve their economic and social status by united action through the medium of labor unions | Labor Movement |
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