---Module 6 Flashcards
What is the significance of William McKinley’s assassination? Why was it the end of an era?
Thedore rosavelt comes in and promontes bully pulpit
Most progressives were committed to
using the tools of scientific inquiry to root out and solve human problems.
All of the following amendments were passed during the Progressive Era in America except
15th
Most progressive reformers belonged to the
middle class.
The term “muckrakers” referred to
crusading journalists.
Which of the following Progressive Era Constitutional amendments is NOT matched with its correct description?
17th – 2 year term limits on members of the House of Representatives
Upton Sinclair’s novel, The Jungle, was instrumental in gaining congressional legislation for the regulation of
the production of food and drugs.
Theodore Roosevelt believed that
the president should use the “bully pulpit.”
Theodore Roosevelt is perhaps best known for his
natural resource conservation.
Of the following, who helped establish the NAACP?
W.E.B. DuBois and Ida B. Wells
During the Progressive Era, reformers of city government frequently tried to
hire professionally trained city managers.
What idea did roosavelt usher in
Usherd ins a more progressive society
What were the main platforms for the Progressives?
- Imperial presidancy
- Hands off economics
- European imperialism
Who was John Dewey
founder of the philosophical movement, a pioneer in functional psychology, and a leader of the progressive movement in education in the United States.
What was Upton Sinclair’s book The Jungle about? What was its significance?
reveal the brutal exploitation of labor in the meatpacking industry, and thus to build support for the socialist movement, its major
impact was to lay bare the entire process of industrialized food production.
What were the downsides to Progressivism?
- Prostitution
-Elimination of minority canidits
-Hurt buisness
According to the lecture, what were the three reasons behind the rise of the Progressives?
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Who was Margaret Sanger? What did she do? Explain the significance of her actions.
Founder of birth control movement. Leads challenge to cosmok act, Believed all african americans needed to take birth control
Who was W.E.B Dubois? How did his views on dealing with racism and Jim Crow differ from Booker T. Washington? What organization did he help found?
He was a leader amongst African Americans. He believed in fighting back unlike booker T who wanted to stay silent and abide by there jim crow laws. He helped fund the NAACP. W.E.B fought aginst plessy v. Fuggrgison
What did Theodore Roosevelt do in 1902 that changed the way American presidents dealt with labor disputes?
- He won noble peace prize, and made the bully pulpit
What two labor organizations developed as a result of Roosevelt’s intervention on their behalf?
How did Woodrow Wilson change the presidency?
support for the women’s suffrage amendment, and two years later women’s suffrage became a reality. After the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, women from all walks of life mobilized to vote.the United States was now more industrial than not, increasingly more urban than rural. The activism and activities of these new urban denizens also gave rise to a new American culture.
What is the Imperial Presidency? In what ways did Wilson help implement this idea?
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What were some of the major issues that plagued Wilson’s presidency?
He wasnt a republican and promoted polacies they didnt like.
