chapter 28 Flashcards
jacob riis
how the other half lives (slum houses in nyc)
muck raker
journalists who write stories to inform public of evils of society
progressive views
initiative: voters could vote on legislation
referendum: laws to be approved by voters
recal: officials can be removed by voters
progressive goals
1 use gov power to curb trusts
2 limit socialist threat by improving common living standards
robert lafollette
championed progressive reform
most successful reform of progressive era
child labor
presidents during progressivism
TR- Rep
Taft- Rep
Wilson- Dem
amendments of progressive era
16- gradual income tax
17- direct election of senators
18- prohibition
19- womens suffrage
triangle shirtwaist
fire that leads to passing of codes
wctu
women’s christian temperance union
first president to side against owners in a labor dispute
Teddy Roosevelt
TR square deal
1 control of cooperations (no monopoly)
2 consumer protection
3 conservation of natural resources
who liked good trusts and busted less
TR