Chapter 17 Flashcards
progressive movement
reform movement seeking to return control of the government to the people, restore economic opportunities, and correct injustices
Florence Kelley
- advocate for improving the lives of children and women
- Illinois Factory Act: banned child labor, limited women’s working hours
scientific management
application of scientific principles to increase efficiency in the work place
Robert M. La Follete
- led the way in regulating big business
- main focus was the railroad industry (no free passes, commission to regulate rates)
initiative
bill originated from the people instead lawmakers
referendum
a vote on the initiative by the people
recall
enabled voters to remove public officials from elected positions
seventeenth amendment
direct election of senators (previously, state legislatures chose senators)
NACW (colored women)
managed nurseries, reading rooms, and kindergartens
NAWSA (women suffrage association)
organization founded to gain voting rights for women
Susan B. Anthony
- founded the NAWSA with Stanton
- leading proponent of women suffrage
Square Deal
program of progressive reforms designed to protect the common people from big businesses
Meat Inspection Act
dictated strict cleanliness requirements for meat packers and created the program of federal meat inspection
Pure Food and Drug Act
- no inaccurate food labels
- halted the sale of contaminated food
conservation
planned management of natural resources, protection of some wilderness areas and the development of others for the common good
NAACP (advancement of colored people)
aimed for full equality among the races
Gifford Pinnchot
- head of the U.S. Forest Service
- believed that wilderness areas could be scientifically managed to yield public enjoyment while allowing private development
Taft
- ran for president against William Jennings Byrans
- cautious progressive
Payne-Aldrich Tariff
moderately reductive bill to reduce tariff (was still high), angered the progressive wing of the Republican party
Bull Moose Party
- progressive party
- called for direct election of senators, advocated women’s suffrage, workmen’s compensation, and an eight hour work day
Wilson
- Democratic
- progressive platform called New Freedom
- demanded stronger antitrust legislation, banking reform, reduced tariff
Carrie Chapman Catt
- president of NAWSA
Clayton Antitrust Act
- corporations could not acquire the stock of another if that resulted in monopoly
- labor unions and farmer organizations had the right to exist and were not subject to antitrust acts
Federal Trade Commission
- had the power to investigate possible violations of regulatory statutes
- could require periodic reports from corporations
