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vocabulary 1900
the progressive movement 1900-1917
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Progressive movement | Reform american society and used governemnent by passing laws as a tool. |
| Muckrackers | Journalists that exposed what was wrong. |
| Robert. MLafollete | Progressive who fought against railroad. |
| Theodore roosevelt | 26th president of us. Republican an energetic on reforms. |
| Square deal | Progressive reforms by roosevelt to: control corp, consumer protection, and conservation.el |
| Elkins & hepburn acts | Regulate railroads |
| Gifford pinchot | Head of u.s forest service appointed by roosevelt. |
| Howard taft | 27th presient of us only one to become member of the supreme court. |
| Payne- aldrich tariff | One of the highest tariff on U.s history. |
| Uncle joe cannon | Anti progressive speaker of the house of representative. Bestie of howard taft |
| Woodrow Wilson | 28th US president and exprofessor. |
| Progressive party | Known as Bullmoose party third political party. |
| Eugene V. Debs | leader of the socialist party from jail. |
| Triple wall of privilege | all out of war: fragment trust, lower tariffs, and fight finance (banks) |
| Underwood tariff | one of the lowest tariffs in the US history |
| 16th amendmend | income taxes |
| 17th amendmend | gave direct vote for legislators to americans. |
| Federal reserve act | established national banks in 12 branches (states). |
| Louis D. Brandeis | First jew appointed to suppreme court (integration). |