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Progressive Era Flashcards

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Atlanta Compromise

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a proposal made by Booker T. Washington that African Americans focus on economic prosperity rather than civil rights

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Booker T. Washington

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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

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conservationism

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a political, social, and environmental movement to protect natural resources

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direct primary

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a form of election in which members of a political party vote directly on candidates before the general election

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Eighteenth (18) Amendment

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1919 amendment to the U.S. Constitution declared the sale, transportation, and production of alcohol to be illegal

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Ida B. Wells

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an African American investigative journalist and educator who was active in the emerging civil rights movement

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Ida Tarbell

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an investigative journalist is known for her work exposing the unfair business practices of Standard Oil Company

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Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

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a labor organization, also known as the Wobblies, that tried to overthrow the capitalist system through direct actions like strikes

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initiative

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a procedure that allows voters to propose a new law

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intellectual

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a person who is given to study, reflection, and speculation

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Lincoln Steffens

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an investigative journalist is known for his work uncovering political corruption in cities

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Marcus Garvey

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an African American political activist who supported black nationalism

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monopoly

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a situation in which one company has total control over a service or a product, and faces no competition from other providers

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muckraker

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a term for investigative journalists who wrote about issues like unsanitary and unsafe conditions in factories and mills

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

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an organization created to promote equality and social justice for African Americans

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national park

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a historic or scenic tract of land maintained by the government

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New Freedom

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President Wilson’s program to break up trusts and restore American economic competition

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New Nationalism

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Theodore Roosevelt’s idea that the government should take the lead in protecting human welfare and property rights

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Niagara Movement

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a civil rights group that opposed racial discrimination and disenfranchisement

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picketing

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to stand or march near a specific location relevant to the subject of a protest

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Progressive Party or Bull Moose Party

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a political party formed by Theodore Roosevelt

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progressivism

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a political and social movement intended to address problems caused by urbanization and industrialization

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recall

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a procedure that allows voters to remove a public official from office

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referendum

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a procedure that allows voters to vote for or against a proposed law

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Robert La Follette

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a former governor and senator of Wisconsin who was a strong supporter of progressive government

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Seventeenth (17) Amendment

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an amendment to the Constitution that allowed voters to directly elect United States senators

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Sixteenth Amendment

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an amendment to the Constitution that allowed the federal government to levy an income tax

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social gospel

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a religious reform movement that promoted applying Christian ideals and activism to social problems

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Socialist Party of America (SPA)

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a political party founded by Eugene Debs; worked to elect Socialists to positions at the federal, state, and local levels of government

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Square Deal

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Theodore Roosevelt’s policy goals of conserving natural resources, control of corporations, and protecting of consumers

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suffrage

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the right to vote

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temperance movement

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a social movement that sought to improve family life by discouraging drinking alcohol

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trustbusting

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the government practice of dissolving corporate trusts and monopolies

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Upton Sinclair

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an American novelist known for his novel The Jungle highlighted the unsanitary and unsafe conditions in the meatpacking industry

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W. E. B. Du Bois

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a prominent African American sociologist, historian, writer, and activist who protested racial discrimination and inequality

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Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)

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a women’s organization that advocated for laws against the consumption of alcohol

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