17.1 Flashcards
What did progressives want
To bring about reforms to correct the social and political problems caused by industrialization and urbanization
What was the Populist Movement
Consisted mostly of farmers and workers
Focused on farmers rights
How are the progressive and populist movements similar
Both wanted to get rid of corrupt government officials and make the government more responsive to people’s needs
Who were muckrakers
Named by Theodore Roosevelt they were socially conscious journalists and other writers that dramatized the need for reform
Lincoln Steffens
Published The Shame of the Cities which showed how political corruption affected all parts of life in cities
Jacob Riis
Published “How the other half lives” showed the horrible living conditions of urban poor
Ida Tarbell
“The history of standard oil”
Reporting how John d Rockefeller used methods to ruin his competitors and charge higher prices
Upton Sinclair
“The Jungle” tried to show the unsanitary working conditions in meat factories
Theodore Dreiser
“Brutal urban worlds”
“Sister Carrie”
Frank Norris
Wrote the Octopus dramatizing the conditions on the Southern Pacific Railroad for the California farmers
What was the purpose of settlement houses and what was the name of Jane Addams house
They were community centers that provided social services to urban poor
Jane Addams opened hull house in Chicago
Who were progressives
Many were middle class Americans but they were all different people
What event drew the nations concern to poor working conditions
Fire at the Triangle shirtwaist factory in NYC
Direct primary
An election where citizens vote to elect nominees for upcoming elections
Initiative
Gave people the power to put a proposed law directly on the ballot by getting signatures on a petition
