History quiz chapter 18 Flashcards
Progressivism
Political and social reform advocating for education, wider political participation, and direct action
Referendum
Process of proposing or repealing legislation
Secret Ballot
Progressives favored anonymous voters
Initiative
Process of proposing new legislation through a petition
Recall
Process to remove elected officials from office
18th Amendment
It banned manufacturer sale and transportation of alcohol
17th Amendmen
A calling for the direct election of U.S. senators
16th Amendment
It Provided the government with funds to initiate forms
19th Amendment
It Granted women the right to vote
Trust busting
Government tool to break up monopolies
Prohibition
Era when the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol was banned
Muckrakers
The literary leaders of progressivism were writers who exposed abuse and corruption
NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s goal was to seek equality
Susan B. Anthony
Key figure in the crusade for women’s suffrage was part of an overall campaign for equal rights for women
“Square Deal”
The belief that every man and woman should receive fair treatment and equal opportunity
Theodore Roosevelt
The president most closely associated with the progressive movement
Pure Food and Drug Act
Outlawed the interstate sale of impure food and drugs and required honest labeling
Meat Inspection Act
Required inspections for the preparation and packaging of meat
Panama Canal
Panama gained independence so a canal could be built and the U.S. didn’t have to go around the tip of South America
Dollar diplomacy
Taft preferred to influence foreign affairs through the investment of American dollars in foreign countries
William Howard Taft
Roosevelt’s handpicked successor captured the Republican nomination and won the 1908 presidential election
Roosevelt Corollary
Stated that the U.S. would act as a “policeman” to maintain economic and political stability in the Western Hemisphere
Progressive party
Roosevelt and his followers formed a third party
Federal Trade Commission
A board of five men authorized to help define and halt unfair business practices
Clayton Antitrust Act
strengthened the Sherman Anti-Trust Act by expanding the list of practices prohibited to corporations and exempted labor
Woodrow Wilson
The Democrats nominated a progressive candidate and he won because of a split Republican vote
Federal Reserve Act
Divided the nation into twelve banking districts
Assembly Line
Ford perfected this with Interchangeable parts achieving a high speed in manufacturing
Henry Ford
Produced the Model T, a plain but remarkably sturdy car
