Module 6 Social Studies Flashcards
who was woodrow wilson
ran on the democratic ticket and was elected president by a wide margin as the republican voters were split between taft and roosevelt
what is initiative?
allowed voters to propose a new law and vote on it
what did political machines do?
try to get their candidates elected to public office while using legal and illegal means
who was william “big bill” haywood?
leader of the leading socialist union IWW
W.E.B. du bois-
attacked discrimination and helped found the NAACP
18th amendment-
banned the production, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages
19th amendment-
allowed women the right to vote
who founded the NAWSA?
elizabeth cady stanton and susan b. anthony
what was the triangle shirtwaist fire?
a fire in a factory that killed 146 workers, mostly women and girls and led to laws to improve factory safety
17th amendment-
allowed americans to vote directly for u.s. senators
what is referendum?
permitted voters to directly approve or reject a proposed or enacted law
roosevelt was the first president to _______
successfully use the 1890 sherman antitrust act to break up a monopoly
16th amendment-
introducedthe modern income tax
what did the pure food and drug act do?
prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transport of mislabeled or contaminated food and drugs
what is capitalism?
an economic system in which provate firms run industry
what is socialism?
a system in which the government owns most industries
who was william howard taft
ran for reelection on the republican ticket against roosevelt and moved more cautiously than him
what is recall?
a special vote that gave citizens the opportunity to remove an elected official from office
what did labor unions try to do?
improve working conditions and pay
union membership rose ______
rapidly
what did roosevelt call his reform policy?
the square deal
what was the NAACP?
called for economic and educational equality for african americans
who founded the more radical NWP?
alice paul
ida b. wells-
spoke out against discrimination and drew attention to the lynching of african americans
what was the gilded age?
a time of inequality between wealthy business owners and workers that included lots of political corruption in the late 1800s
booker t. washington-
encouraged african americans to improve their educational and economic well being
what did roosevelt persuade congress to do?
enact meat inspection laws and regulate railroad shipping rates
what is conservation?
the protection of nature and its resources
what did progressives push for?
elimate causes of crime, disease, and poverty; ease overcrowding in cities; advocate for better education; promote better working conditions and less child labor; fight corruption in business and government
