Chapter 18: The Progressive Era Flashcards
Give 5 examples of what life was like in 1900.
- 14% had bathrooms
- 6% high school graduates
- OTC marijuana, heroin, morphine
- 95% babies born at home
- life expectancy 47 years
Why did the Progressive Movement come about?
desire for reform and desire to check the growth of corporations
Who were muckrakers? What was their mission?
reform-minded journalists who aimed to expose corruption and wrong doings in corporations
What was the IWW?
- International Workers of the World
- violent, aimed to end Victorian principles
Who was Robert LaFollette? Where was he from? What did he do?
- American politician from Wisconsin
- Accomplished railroad regulations, reference library, and the Wisconsin Idea (expert help to prepare legislation and administer regulatory agencies)
Explain the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
A discarded cigarette started the fire, killing approx. 146 workers. This led to the development of laws and regulations to better protect the safety of factory workers.
What were some Progressive issues?
long working hours effected the health of women, which in turn effected the health of society
Why did Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton not support the 15th Amendment?
They didn’t believe black men should have the right to vote when women do not
What was the 19th Amendment?
women’s right to vote
What was the response when President Wilson initially refused to support the 19th Amendment?
women picketed the White House and got arrested for it
Why was the 19th Amendment not complete?
it didn’t include African American, Native American, Latin American, or Asian American women
What was the final state to ratify the 19th Amendment? What year did it ratify?
Mississippi–1984
What was the 16th Amendment?
federal income tax
What was the 17th Amendment?
direct election of senators
Who was Leon Czolgosz and what did he do?
an unemployed anarchist that was disillusioned and assassinated McKinley
