Progressive Era Flashcards
progressivism
support for advocacy
muckrakers
group of journalist who became obsessed with exposing corrupt and other problems
trust
way of organizing a business by merging together rival companies
monopoly
company that has such control
the initiative
if 20% of all voters sign a petition on a ballot there for law to be voted for
referendum
vote to approve/veto it
recall
recall vote on official out of office before their term ends
conservationism
the wise use of natural resources preventing no need of loss
suffrage
(womens) right to vote
who were progressives?
people who believed that industrialization and urbanization were the causes of societies problems. they wanted government to change things
what were the 3 main goals of the progressives?
- fix industry
- fix government
- fix society
what major racial inequality did woodrow wilson do
segregated washington d.c
what was the 16th ammendment?
income taxes-federal tax reserve/underwood tariff act `
whats the main reason progressivism took place?
to fix the industry
what is the sherman antitrust act
prohibits any type of monopolization
what was roosevelts nickname?
trustbuster
what department ends all monopolies?
dcl-department of commerce and labor
what was 2 good reforms that roosevelt passed?
the pure food and drug act, meat inspection act, usda-united states department of agriculture
who did taft file an antitrust lawsuit against?
u.s steel
what is the federal trade commission?
government can shut down company if there hurting the trade competition
what is the clayton antitrust act?
government put restrictions on the trading competition
what was federal level?
gave power back to people
what was local level?
give power/control to the experts
what is direct primary?
more say to peoples voting and gave them the choice to choose a candidate
what were the 2 most impactful environmental laws?
- the reclamation act
2. antiquity act
what was another name the antiquity act
forest reserve act
what was the forest reserve act?
set aside land for state parks
what was the 18th amendment?
prohibition- banning of hard liquor
what was the 19th amendment?
womens rights to vote
what law did supreme court pass due to the pressy v. ferguson case?
separate but equal law. blacks and whites segregated but “suppose” to the same equality with things
