Progressive Era Flashcards
Atlanta Compromise
a proposal made by Booker T. Washington that African Americans focus on economic prosperity rather than civil rights
Booker T. Washington
a prominent African American activist, reformer, and educator who was the principal of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. Gave the Atlanta Compromise speech that African Americans should focus on themselves
conservationism
a political, social, and environmental movement to protect natural resources
direct primary
a form of election in which members of a political party vote directly on candidates before the general election
Eighteenth (18) Amendment
1919 amendment to the U.S. Constitution declared the sale, transportation, and production of alcohol to be illegal
Ida B. Wells
an African American investigative journalist and educator who was active in the emerging civil rights movement
Ida Tarbell
an investigative journalist is known for her work exposing the unfair business practices of Standard Oil Company
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
a labor organization, also known as the Wobblies, that tried to overthrow the capitalist system through direct actions like strikes
initiative
a procedure that allows voters to propose a new law
intellectual
a person who is given to study, reflection, and speculation
Lincoln Steffens
an investigative journalist is known for his work uncovering political corruption in cities
Marcus Garvey
an African American political activist who supported black nationalism
monopoly
a situation in which one company has total control over a service or a product, and faces no competition from other providers
muckraker
a term for investigative journalists who wrote about issues like unsanitary and unsafe conditions in factories and mills
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
an organization created to promote equality and social justice for African Americans
national park
a historic or scenic tract of land maintained by the government
New Freedom
President Wilson’s program to break up trusts and restore American economic competition
New Nationalism
Theodore Roosevelt’s idea that the government should take the lead in protecting human welfare and property rights
Niagara Movement
a civil rights group that opposed racial discrimination and disenfranchisement
picketing
to stand or march near a specific location relevant to the subject of a protest
Progressive Party or Bull Moose Party
a political party formed by Theodore Roosevelt
progressivism
a political and social movement intended to address problems caused by urbanization and industrialization
recall
a procedure that allows voters to remove a public official from office
referendum
a procedure that allows voters to vote for or against a proposed law
Robert La Follette
a former governor and senator of Wisconsin who was a strong supporter of progressive government
Seventeenth (17) Amendment
an amendment to the Constitution that allowed voters to directly elect United States senators
Sixteenth Amendment
an amendment to the Constitution that allowed the federal government to levy an income tax
social gospel
a religious reform movement that promoted applying Christian ideals and activism to social problems
Socialist Party of America (SPA)
a political party founded by Eugene Debs; worked to elect Socialists to positions at the federal, state, and local levels of government
Square Deal
Theodore Roosevelt’s policy goals of conserving natural resources, control of corporations, and protecting of consumers
suffrage
the right to vote
temperance movement
a social movement that sought to improve family life by discouraging drinking alcohol
trustbusting
the government practice of dissolving corporate trusts and monopolies
Upton Sinclair
an American novelist known for his novel The Jungle highlighted the unsanitary and unsafe conditions in the meatpacking industry
W. E. B. Du Bois
a prominent African American sociologist, historian, writer, and activist who protested racial discrimination and inequality
Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
a women’s organization that advocated for laws against the consumption of alcohol
