National Reform 568-599

Question 1

Progressivism

Answer 1

-the idea of progress
-belief that society was capable of improvement, continued growth & advancement were the nation’s destiny
-direct & purposeful human intervention in social & economic affairs was essential to ordering & bettering society
-knowledge is important

Question 2

Antimonopoly

Answer 2

Fear of concentrated power and the urge to limit and disperse authority and wealth

Question 3

Muckrakers

Answer 3

Journalist who began to direct public attention toward social, economic, and political injustices
-targetd trusts and railroads

Question 4

Ida Tarbell and Lincoln Steffens

Answer 4

Notable muckrakers
Tarbell: conducted enourmous study of the Standard Oil trust & published book about it

Steffens: Portraits of urban problems in diverse cities that aroused sentiment for urban political uniform

Question 5

Father John A. Ryan

Answer 5

worked to expand the scope of Catholic social welfare organizations

Question 6

Hull House(s)

Answer 6

created by Jane Addams (social worker)
-sought to help immigrant families adapt ot the language and customs of their new country
-aboided the condescension and moral disaproval of earlier philanthropic efforts