Progressive Era Flashcards
Muckrakers
a crusading journalist
targeted problems with big businesses
Upton Sinclair
wrote the jungle
revealed horrible things about the meat industry, helped safety regulations to be enforced
Ida Tarbell
accused John Rockefeller of unfair business methods
led to demand for more controls on trusts
Robert La Follette
Wisconsin Governor
created the Wisconsin idea
Sherman antitrust act
removed the ability to own multiple businesses
prohibited businesses from trying to limit or destroy competition
Limited the power of labor units
progressives
A diverse group of reformers united by a belief in the public interest
some presidents adopted progressive ideas
16th amendment
gave Congress the power to pass an income tax
wealthy people were now taxed more than poor/middle class
initiative
A process that allows voters to put a bill before a state legislature
gave voters a direct say in the lawmaking process
recall
A process by which people may vote to remove an elected official from office
gave voters more power
referendum
A way for people to vote directly on a proposed new law
Theodore Roosevelt
A young president who supported progressive goals
made progressive goals more popular
helped national parks/conserved resources
William Howard Taft
Roosevelt secretary of war, became president
broke trust, gave eight hour workdays, etc…
strong supporter of progressive ideas
however, lost many Progressives support
Woodrow Wilson
democratic candidate for president
created Clayton antitrust act-stopped business practices that limited competition
women’s suffrage
women’s right to vote
many brave women worked very hard to obtain the right to vote
19th amendment
guaranteed women the right to vote
women’s hard work has paid off, they could now contribute to the polls
