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Progressive Era
Flashcards on the Progressive Era in US History.
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| Elected President in 1900. | Who is McKinley? |
| Teddy Roosevelt was not happy with this President's policies on conservation. | Who is William Howard Taft. |
| One of two groups not usually included in Labor Unions. | Who are women and African-Americans. |
| The US helped this area gain its freedom from Columbia in the early 1900's. | What is Panama. |
| These people weakened the Sherman Anti-Trust Act by their decisions. | Who is the Supreme Court. |
| This country had the highest rate of industrial accidents in the world during the early 1900's. | Who is the US. |
| These two books were a major influence on worker's rights in the early 1900's. | "The Octopus" and "The Jungle." |
| Teddy Roosevelt's plan to fix society was called... | What is the "Square Deal" |
| This major strike was settled once Teddy Roosevelt threatened to send troops in to run things. | What is the Coal Mine Strike. |
| Union that enrolled members regardless of Gender, race, etc. | Industrial Workers of the World |
| The push to let women vote was called... | Women's Suffrage |
| Women were more often than not allowed to vote at this level of government first in the US | State Level |
| This movement attempted to use science to show certain races were superior to others. | Eugenics |
| Americans began reading more at the turn of the century, 1900's than previously in our history. | True. |
| This NYC fire lead to a major push to improve working conditions for garment workers. | The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire |
| Teddy Roosevelt ran for president for this party in 1912. | The Bull Moose Party |
| This president moved forward with Roosevelt's policies in 1908. | William Howard Taft |
| Teddy Roosevelt did appreciated the Muckrakers, but had this major criticism about them... | Focused too much on the negatives of the industrialized world. |
| The US auto industry boomed during WWI, because of the need for these vehicles by the military. | Trucks. |
| The federal government only has jurisdiction over goods and services that are... | Interstate in nature. |
| This early 1900's African-American leader tolerated segregation and advocated peaceful protests to gain equal rights. | Who is Booker T. Washington? |
| This African-American leader was a co-founder of the NAACP. | Who is W.E.B. DuBois? |
| This was established in Chicago to help immigrants and the poor. | What is the Hull House? |
| She founded the Hull House. | Who is Jane Addams? |
| This group was labeled the "Yellow Peril" by the press. | Who were the Chinese Immigrants? |
| President Wilson allowed this policy to go on during his presidency, it kept workers of different races apart. | What is segregation? |
| The ability of voters to re-vote and throw an elected official out of office before their term is up is called... | What is recall? |
| This activists led the effort to improve working Conditions for children. | Who is Mother Jones? |
| In 1903, The March of the Mill Children was an effort to improve this... | The working conditions for children in Philadelphia textile mills. |
| Journalists who worked to expose what they considered the wrongs of society. | Muckrakers |
| Photojournalist who showed the plight of NYC's homeless children. | Jacob Riis |
| Author of "The Jungle" | Upton Sinclair |
| A book detailing the bad habits of the meat packing industry. | "The Jungle" |
| This Muckraker took on the Standard Oil Trust in her writings. | Ida Tarbell |
| The ability of citizens to vote directly on issues was called... | What is referendum. |
| A way for voters to get rid of a bad politician before their term was up. | Recall |
| The process of a citizen being able to get ideas for bills placed on state ballots to become referendums. | What is Initiative? |
| Giving jobs to political supporters. | What is patronage? |
| Farmers joining together to help with agricultural practices and attempting to lower shipping prices by the railroads. | Grange Movement |
| This attempt by farmer's to unionize later became the Grange Movement. | National Farmer's Alliance |
| The belief that government can help solve the problems of Society. | Progressivism |
| The central banking system of the United States, it regulated the interest rates and amount of money in circulation. | Federal Reserve |
| President Taft's plan for reform was called this. | League to Enforce Peace |
| This amendment allowed Congress to directly tax incomes. | Sixteenth Amendment |
| This Amendment allowed for the direct election of US Senators. | Seventeenth Amendment |
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