Chapter 18 Flashcards
What kind of problems did progressives study
Bad working conditions, child labor, women’s rights
What caused the rise of progressivism
Rapid industrialization, immigration, and urbanization
What did muckrakers do
Exposed the filth of society
What did Taft fail to lower
Tariffs
How did Woodrow Wilson get elected president
The republican vote split between Taft and Roosevelt. He won electoral vote by a landslide
What cause the decline of progressivism
More and more nations became involved in WW1. The calls to prepare for war drowned out calls for reforms
What two strategies did women use to gain the right to vote
To win suffrage in individual states and to pass a constitutional amendment allowing female suffrage
What novel did Upton Sinclair write
The jungle based on investigation of meat packing industry
What were progressive reformers reacting to
American were angry or sickened about what the muckrakers wrote. They took action by joining the reform
What were the 4 progressivism beliefs
- Gov should be more accountable to citizens
- Gov should curb power of wealthy
- Gov should be given expanded powers so it could improve citizens lives
- Gov should be more efficient unless corrupt
What were the 4 progressive movement goals
Social
Moral
Economic
Political
Term given to journalist who wrote to uncover the filth of society
Muckrakers
What is socialsm
Economic and political philosophy favoring public or gov control of property and income
Who invented communist theory
Karl Marx
What does Marx say is the cause of all things In history
Class struggles
