history Flashcards
1
Q
reform
A
to change for the better
2
Q
progressivism
A
fixing society with government change
3
Q
tenements
A
slum apartments in cities
4
Q
political corruption/graph
A
using a position of power to benefit yourself or your friends
5
Q
populism
A
more power to ordinary people
6
Q
americanization
A
immigrants learning to be “American”
7
Q
public education
A
Government-run schools
8
Q
environmental regulations
A
laws about how environment’s treated
9
Q
conservation
A
protecting and preserving the environment
10
Q
suffrage
A
the right to vote
11
Q
16th amendment
A
the federal government can collect income tax
12
Q
17th amendment
A
every state has 2 senators
13
Q
18th amendment
A
prohibition/banned alcohol everywhere in the U.S
14
Q
19th amendment
A
gave women the right to vote
15
Q
muckrakers
A
journalists who exposed wrongdoing
