Chapter 14 Test Review Flashcards
Who was Upton Sinclair?
A muckraker who wrote “the Jungle”.
What was a muckraker?
A person who exposed problems in society.
Who was Fredrick Law Olmsted?
A landscape architect who designed Central Park in NYC.
What did Taft do?
He was very aggressive on big businesses to make sure they did not create monopolies.
What was Roosevelt’s platform?
The Square Deal
What was the Square Deal?
If you play by the rules in business you should not be afraid that someone is going to take over your business.
What party did Roosevelt create?
The Bull Moose Party for the 1912 election.
What president helped passed the National Reclamation Act?
Theodore Roosevelt
What did the National Reclamation Act allow the government to do?
Allowed the government to manage water resources.
What did Wilson’s platform assault?
The Triple Law of Privilege
What was President Wilson’s platform?
The New Freedom
What did the New Freedom do?
It lowered taxes and started the federal reserve program.
Who created the Clayton Antitrust Act?
President Woodrow Wilson
What did the Clayton Antitrust Act do?
Kept watchdogs that made sure businesses did not buy out the competition.
What did President Wilson do before he became president?
He was the governor of New Jersey and the president of Princeton University.
Who was Web Du Bois?
Outspoken critic of Booker T. Washington and wanted African American’s to gain immediate rights.
Who was Booker T. Washington?
Thought colored people should work their way up slowly. Founded the Tuskegee Institute.
What was the NAACP?
A civil rights group that fought for fair trials for colored people.
Who led the National Women’s Suffrage Movement of America?
Susan B. Anthony
What did Florence Kelley do?
Fought to end child labor.
What did the 19th amendment do?
Gave women the right to vote.
What was the Urban League for?
Black workers
Why was Tummany Hall important?
It was a corrupt city government that progressives wanted to improve.
What was Americanization?
Turning imigrants into Americans.
What did progressives want to do?
Improve cities, education, workplace conditions, and government.
Who were populists?
Mainly farmers who believed in radical reforms.
