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APUSH - Progressive
1890s - 1920s --> Progressive Era, T. Roosevelt
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What sparked the Progressive Era? | corruption and evils of the Gilded/Industrial Age |
| 4 major players in the Progressive Era | - Women's suffrage movement, women, children, and immigrant rights - New, government centered Political stage - Conservationists - Muckrakers |
| 3 goals of Progressives | to end corruption in big business and government, to expand worker and consumer protections, to generally reform society (helping women, immigrants, children) |
| 2 main beliefs of ALL progressives | human nature and society can change, especially for the better federal government can help enact social change |
| 3 C's of Progressivism | Conservation Control of monopolies Consumer protections |
| this movement was picked up by Progressives (hint: Jane Addams) | the women's suffrage movement |
| the women's suffrage movement shifted to include THIS objective to their agenda of WHAT | social justice (such as fair immigration policies, equal rights, etc.) in addition to suffrage |
| initiative | voters directly propose legislation |
| borne out of the marriage between Big Biz and Congress | Progressives wanted direct election of senators |
| prominent names in women's suffrage movement: | Jane Addams and Lillian Wald |
| prominent way that women influenced society | Female settlement workers aided in americanizing immigrants and helping them fit into American lifestyle and workplace |
| Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, and Jacob Riis were all examples of | muckrakers; people who exposed evils of society during Industrial age |
| Upton Sinclair | "The Jungle", meatpacking industry. His experiences inspired the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act |
| Ida Tarbell | reported on the ethics of Standard Oil |
| Jacob Riis | "How The Other Half Lives", journalist who documented the poverty and destitution of city life for the poor and working class |
| Sherman Antitrust Act of: | 1890 gave federal government the power to break harmful trusts and monopolies and regulate private industry |
| Pure Food and Drug Act of: |