Chapter 16 Progressivism Review Flashcards
Journalists who “raked up” or exposed the filth of society became known as __
muckrakers
The mission of the organization known as the __ was to fight the anti-Semitism that was common in American society
Anti-Defamation League
In 1893 __ helped persuade the Illinois legislature to prohibit child labor
Florence Kelley
An ambitious agenda of reforms that became known as the Wisconsin idea was pushed through by Wisconsin Governor __
Robert LaFollete
The __ amendment gave voters the power to elect US senators directly
17th
An __ is a measure that allows voters to put a proposed law on the ballot for public approval
initiative
Unlike the AFL, the __ organized unskilled workers
International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union
In the late 1800s many of the problems created by industrialization were the focus of the reform movement known as __
progressivism
In 1909 a multiracial group of activists, including WEB Du Bois and Ida Wells-Barnett, formed an organization known as the __ to fight for the rights of African Americans
NAACP
__ exposed the corruption of city governments in his 1904 work, The Shame of the Cities
Lincoln Steffens
A __ allows a recently passed law to be placed on the ballot so that voters can either approve or reject the law
referendum
A __ enables voters to remove an elected official by special election
recall
The Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire was a __ example of the type of tragedies that resulted in the early 1900s from a lack of workplace safety laws
concrete
Through his book, How the Other Half Lives, __ revealed the grim conditions in New York tenements
Jacob Riis
Led the Women’s Christian Temperance Union from 1879-1898
Frances Willard
Organization of African American women who campaigned to fight poverty, segregation, and lynchings
National Association of Colored Women
Gave the vote to African American men, but not to women
15th Amendment
The first territory to grant women the vote
Wyoming Territory
Women’s suffrage leader arrested for voting in NY
Susan B Anthony
Resulted in 1890 from the merger of 2 women’s suffrage organizations
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Temperance leader who became known for smashing saloons with a hatchet
Carry Nation
Barred the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages
18th Amendment
National agency created to protect the well-being of children
Federal Children’s Bureau
Organization that, along with the Anti-Saloon League, led the organized crusade against alcohol
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
T/F:The work of the National Association of Colored Women included the formation of settlement house, hospitals, and schools that served African Americans
True
T/F:Some people who argued against women’s suffrage held the notion that most American women did not want to vote
True
Which term doesn’t relate to the others?a) US Forest Serviceb) conservationc) suffraged) Newlands Reclamation Act
c) suffrage
Which term doesn’t relate to the others?a) Prohibitionb) Elkins Actc) Hepburn Actd) railroads
a) Prohibition
What laws did Congress pass to protect consumers from abuses by the food and drug industries?
Meat Inspection ActPure Food and Drug Act
What measures were enacted during the Roosevelt administration to provide irrigation for dry lands?
Newlands Reclamation Act
What act strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), and what powers did the act give to the ICC?
Elkins Act- set price to chargeHepburn Act- look at rebated for railroads
Theodore Roosevelt’s 1904 campaign slogan and the framework for his presidency was the __
Square Deal
President Roosevelt’s attacks on monopolies and trusts came to be called ___
trust busting
Which novel depicted the wretched and unsanitary conditions at a meatpacking plant?
The Jungle
Who served as the first chief of the US Forest Service?
Gifford Pinchot
The Interstate Commerce Commission was given authority to set maximum railroad rates by the __
Elkins Act
T/F:The 19th amendment allowed Congress to levy taxes on an individual’s income
False16th amendment
T/F:The Federal Reserve Act created a central fund from which banks could borrow to prevent collapse during a financial panic
True
T/F:The Clayton Antitrust Act was intended to repeal the Sherman Antitrust Act
Falseclarify and extend it
T/F:The 18th amendment ratified in 1920 gave women full voting rights
False19th amendment
T/F:President Wilson opposed a federal lynching law because he believed that the matter should be dealt with at the state level
True
Law that supported workers by legalizing strikes, boycotts, and peaceful picketing
Clayton Antitrust Act
