chapter 19 Flashcards
The movement of people to cities
an exemption from a fee or exam to vote if a person, his father, or grandfather could votebefore 1867
The separation of the races
Laws that required the forced separation of the races in trains, schools, and other public accommodations
Those who believe humans cannot know whether there is a God
Groups dedicated to stopping the consumption of alcohol
Court case which ruled that separate but equal facilities were constitutional
The movement to bring about political and social reform through education and direct action by the government
A process for allowing voters to propose their own legislation
A process where the voters determine whether to accept or reject a proposed law
A vote to decide whether to remove an official from office before the end of his term
Writers who exposed abuse and corruption in government, business, and society
Gave women the right to vote
Provided for the direct election of senators
Created the federal income tax
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages
They became the workforce for many of the nation’s industries,they brought their traditions and culture which made America’s culture more diverse, andit often took more than one generation for an immigrant family to be “Americanized were alltrue about the new___________________who came to America in the late 1800s
Unorthodox groups such as the Jehovah’s Witnesses were formed,agnostics questioned how anyone could know whether God exists, and liberal Christians rejected the authority of the Bible, the supernatural, and the doctrine of salvationwere alla challenge to ______________in the late 1800s
The establishment of Christian organizations such as the YMCA and the Salvation Army, an increase in the number of American missionaries sent around the world, and the defense of the fundamental teachings of Christianity against liberalism were all the responses of ______________________to the challenges facing society during the late 1800s
A popular preacher who attacked both liberalism and social problems while preaching the gospel of salvation was _____.
A local New York politician who defrauded the city of millions of dollars before he was sentto prison was _____.
Intervening on the side of labor in a dispute with coal mine owners, enacting laws to regulate the food and drug industries, conserving land in national parks and forest reserves, and using legal action against trusts he considered to be bad were progressive activities by president_________________
Woodrow Wilson practiced _____ diplomacy, supporting those countries that provided the right to free
Teddy Roosevelt decided to run against Taft because he believed Taft had abandonedprogressive principles, the Republican Party split between Taft’s supporters and Roosevelt’s supporters,Woodrow Wilson won despite winning less than half the popular vote, andRoosevelt’s “New Nationalism” platform called for more regulation of business andsocial reform are all true about the presidential _________________________