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U.S. History

Progressivism

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What did the 19th Amendment do? It granted women's suffrage (right to vote)
What did the 18th Amendment do? Prohibited alcohol
What did the 17th Amendment do? It gave direct election of US senators to the people, instead of the legislatures.
What did the 16th Amendment do? It legalized federal income tax.
Who was Theodore Roosevelt? US president(1902-1909) who was the hero of the Spanish-American War and became an example for future presidents(Modern presidency).
How did Roosevelt become president? McKinley was assassinated
Who was Woodrow Wilson? US President(1912-1919) who eliminated trusts with the Clayton Antitrust Act & Federal Trade Commission; he supported women's suffrage and opposed civil rights of African-Americans.
How did Progressivism end? America's involvement in World War I
What did the Clayton Antitrust Act strengthen? Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1912? -Taft - Conservative Republicans -Eugene V. Debs - Socialist -Roosevelt - Progressive Republican (Bull Moose Party) -Wilson - Democrat
What organization did W.E.B Dubois help form? NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
Who did Theodore Roosevelt invite to the White House? Booker T. Washington
Who formed the National Women Suffrage Association with Elzabeth Cady Staton? Susan B . Anthony
What book did Upton Sinclair write to represent disgusting conditions in the meat-packing industry? "The Jungle"
Who was the muckraker who exposed Rockefeller's monopoly over an oil industry? Ida Tarbell
What is initiative? A procedure of which a bill was created by the people, instead of legislatures.
What is referendum? People's vote on the initiative
What is recall? Removal of a government official depending on the number of votes.
What was the Square Deal? Numbers of Theodore Roosevelt's progressive reforms to protect people from big business.
Who was Florence Kelley? Advocate of helping the lives of children and women by gaining support of the Illinois Factory Act.
What were the 4 goals of progressivism? -Protecting social welfare -Promoting moral improvements -Creating economic reforms -Fostering efficiency
Who was Lucy Stone? One of the prominent leaders of the women suffrage movement
Who was William Taft? A US President(1908-1912) who passed the Piedrich- Aldrich Tariff and supported Joseph Cannon, who weakened or ignored progressive bills; this splitted the Republican Party in half (conservatives ~ progressives)
Why was Roosevelt's presidency called "bully pulpit"? He influenced the mass media and shaped legislation.
What was the Federal Reserve System? A national banking system, established in 1913, that controlled the US money supply and the availability of credit in the country.
What was the Pure Food and Drug Act? Halted the sale of contaminated foods and medecines and called for truth in labeling.
What was the Meat Inspection Act? A law that established strict cleanliness requirements for meatpackers and created a federal meat-inspection program.
Who was James Hogg? A Texas governor (1891-1895) who helped drive illegal insurance companies from the state and championed the antitrust legislation.
Who was Robert LaFollette? A Progressive leader who spoke out against political corruption, business monopolies, and the unequal distribution of wealth in American society.
What did Robert LaFollette do to the railroad companies? He taxed the railroad properties, set up a commission to regulate rates, and forbade railroad to issue free passes to state legislation.
What was the case: Oregon vs. Muller? The 1908 case, where Louis D. Brandeis persuasively argued that poor working women were much more economically insecure than large corporations.
Who was W.E.B Dubois? Believed that equality can be achieved through economic developments and education; formed NAACP.
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