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USH Progressives
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| reform movement that believed new ideas and honest, efficient government could bring about social justice and reforms; wanted to solve problems of the Gilded Age | PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT |
| reformers made up of farmers who were concerned about rural and agricultural issues | POPULISTS |
| reformers who were middle class and concerned about industrial and urban issues | PROGRESSIVES |
| group who wanted to end capitalism and redistribute wealth in society while nationalizing (put in government's hands) American industry | SOCIALISTS |
| reformer who led the American Railway Union, then went on to run for President as the American Socialist Party candidate | EUGENE DEBS |
| allowing self rule for cities as a way to avoid corruption of state governments | HOME RULE |
| regulation of Big Business; support for the poorest citizens; improvement of society's morals; eliminate government corruption | REFORMS OF PROGRESSIVES |
| group of journalists who investigated social conditions and political corruption, then published their finds in mass-circulation publications | MUCKRAKERS |
| wrote Shame of Cities which brought attention to government corruption and political machines | LINCOLN STEFFENS |
| wrote The History of Standard Oil which brought attention to the abuses of the Standard Oil trust | IDA TARBELL |
| wrote The Jungle which exposed the horrors of the meatpacking industry | UPTON SINCLAIR |
| wrote How the Other Half Lives which exposed the conditions in immigrant,slum neighborhoods | JACOB RIIS |
| these programs included workers' unemployment, accident and health insurance, as well as social security | SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS |
| whites and members of the Niagara Movement, under the leadership of W.E.B. DuBois, formed this group to fight discrimination and social injustice | NAACP |
| established to defend Jewish population from physical and verbal attacks | ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE |
| election ni which voters cast ballots to select nominees for upcoming elections (in the past, nominees were selected by party leadership) | DIRECT PRIMARY |
| process by which citizens can propose new laws through petition (in the past this was only done by elected officials) | INITIATIVE |
| procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office before the next election | RECALL |
| this amendment provided for the direct election of United States Senators - in the past senators were chosen by state legislatures | 17th AMENDMENT |
| President Roosevelt's program aimed at keeping the wealthy and powerful from taking advantage of small business owners and the poor; also provided arbitration in labor disputes | SQUARE DEAL |
| Congressional act that provided for inspection of meat packing plants, meat sold across state lines and a meat rating system | MEAT INSPECTION ACT |
| Congressional act that imposed fines on railroads that gave special rates | ELKINS ACT |
| Congressional act that strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission by allowing the ICC to set rates for railroads -government regulation of trade | HEPBURN ACT |
| agency established by federal government to oversee interstate rail charges | INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION |
| name given to President Roosevelt and his administration for actions against "bad" trusts and desire to regulate "good" trusts | TRUSTBUSTERS |
| federal agencies created to manage the use of America's resources (esp. water and timber) and control industrial development - Roosevelt believed American should conserve AND use natural resources | US FOREST SERVICE & NATIONAL PARK SERVICE |
| this established a graduated income tax | 16th AMENDMENT |
| this established Prohibition in 1919, which banned the making, selling and transporting of alcoholic beverages in the US | 18th AMENDMENT |
| President Roosevelt's program that called for greater regulation of business, an income and inheritance tax and electoral reforms | NEW NATIONALISM |
| nickname for Roosevelt's Progressive Party platform which included tariff reductions, women's suffrage, tighter regulation of business, ending child labor, popular election of senators | BULL MOOSE PLATFORM |
| Presidetn Wilson's program of enforcement of antitrust laws without threatening free economic competition | NEW FREEDOM |
| this agency was created by the federal government to set fair trade laws and enforce antitrust laws | FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION |
| system of central banks where member banks keep some capital and cash (reserves); each reserve bank could lend money to members to prevent bank failures; allowed government to control amount of money in circulation | FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM |
| this Congressional act under President Wilson established the Federal Reserve system; considered most important piece of economic legislation prior to 1930's | FEDERAL RESERVE ACT |
| this agency made loans available to farmers at lower rates than commercial banks would charge | FEDERAL FARM LOAN BOARD |
| the right to vote | SUFFRAGE |
| this group promoted temperance, the practice of never drinking alcohol, and pushed for laws to ban alcohol consumption | WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION (WCTU) |
| leader of the women's suffrage movement; believed in "civil disobedience"; was arrested for voting | SUSAN B ANTHONY |
| nonviolent protest of an unfair law by reusing to obey the law | CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE |
| leader of National American Woman Suffrage Association | CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT |
| leader of National Women's Party | ALICE PAUL |
| group that left National American Woman Suffrage Association due to the use of nationwide protests | NATIONAL WOMEN'S PARTY |
| reason why suffrage movement gained support during WWI | women became involved in the war effort |
| amendment which gave women the right to vote (suffrage) | 19th AMENDMENT (1920) |
| process by which citizens can approve or reject a law through petition | REFERENDUM |
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