Chapter Twenty One Flashcards
progressivism was never a radical movement. it’s a goal remained to…
reform the existing system
what’s WASP mean
white anglo saxon protestant
progressive goals
- use government to regulate the power of big business
- break the control of the political machines with calls of greater democracy
- a fervent belief in social justice
reform darwinism
emphasizes activism, argues that humans called speed up evolution by altering the environment
became the watchwords of the progressive vocabulary
efficiency and expertise
initiative
is a means by which a petition signed by a certain minimum number of registered voters can force a public vote
referendum
it is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal
recall election
is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before his or her term ended
important progressive politicians
- robert la follette
2, theodore roosevelt
Large corporations called
TR became known as the
Trusts
Trust buster
Regulatory powers
Meat inspection act of 1906
Pure food and drug act of 1906
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
The Roosevelt corollary to the Monroe doctrine
The US will intervene in conflicts
Between European and latin American counties
To enforce legitimate claims of European powers
Rather than having the Europeans press their claims directly
Forbade European colonization and interference
Viewed by US as aggression
scientific management
breaking tasks into their component parts and training workers to perform specific parts
wilson believed passionately in what
in limited government, states rights and open markets
