progressive era Flashcards
what were the 4 goals of the progressive era?
- restore control of gov to the people
- give economic opportunities to the poor
- increase citizen participation in the gov
- federal regulation of business
political causes of progressive movement
gov unresponsive to needs of poor
courts failing common man
spoils system
economic causes of progressive movement
unsafe working conditions
growing wealth gap
monopolies
social darwinism
social causes of progressive movement
tenement homes, urban slums, crime, poverty, poor sanitation
what type of people supported the progressive movement?
populists (farmers/ppl from small towns or country), city dwellers, educated professionals, middle class
what was beliefs of progressive movement
abuses by gov can be fixed
science and tech can improve society
capitalism can work
what are muckrackers?
journalists who tried to improve society by exposing corruption and injustices via mass production and circulation. example of investigative journalism.
what book did jacob riis write
how the other half lives
what book did lincoln steffens write
the shame of the cities
what book did ida tarbell write
history of the standard oil company
what book did upton sinclair write
the jungle
what did Robert LaFollette do to push progressivism at the state elvel?
attack railroad industry, set up commission to regulate rates, no free passes to state officials.
what party was teddy roosevelt apart of
republican
what president did roosevelt replace
mckinley after his death
what did teddy roosevelt do
expand power of the president
how did teddy roosevelt expand power of president
trustbuster, square deal legislation, bully pulpit
what is square deal legislation?
legislation that is fair to all, has no favoritism.
what years did teddy roosevelt serve?
1901-1909
how did William Howard Taft get into office?
roosevelt doesn’t seek reelection, but he is handpicked by him to succeed him.
what did taft do?
break up more trusts then teddy roosevelt, but was unpopular among people
what years did taft serve?
1909-1913
what is the 16th amendment (1913)
income tax created to raise money for US
what is the Paxne-Aldritch Tariff (1909)
attempted economic reform that aimed to lower the tariff rates of manufactured goods