Progressive Era Flashcards
Theory that the “strong” become more wealthy and powerful, while the “weak” become poorer and less powerful
Social Darwinism
Social movement that provided a religious explanation for addressing the problems of society such as inequality, poverty, and crime
Social Gospel
African American educator and leader who called for Black progress through education and entrepreneurship.
Booker T. Washington
African American educator and leader who called for Black progress through full civil rights and increased political representation.
W.E.B. DuBois
Political theory which claims to represent “the people” against those “the elite”
Populism
Leader of the Socialist Party of America, and founder of the Industrial Workers of the World
Eugene V. Debbs
American labor leader who founded the American Federation Labor (AFL) to advocate for skilled workers rights.
Samuel Gompers
When smaller companies turn control of their stock over to a more powerful company in exchange for profits
Trust
When one company makes up the entire market without competitive pressures from other companies
Monopoly
Federal law that prohibits activities that restrict trade and competition in the marketplace.
Sherman Anti Trust Act
Law that prevented unfair methods of competition: banned practices of price discrimination; declared strikes, boycotts, and labor unions legal under federal law.
Clayton Anti Trust Act
Urban dwelling, educated, middle class people who believed that government needed to undergo major change in order to solve society’s problems.
Progressives
Progressive journalists who exposed the problems that existed in the American society as a result of the rise of big business, urbanization, and immigration.
Muckrakers
Allows Congress to levy (collect) a tax on income from any source
16th Amendment
Gave people the right to vote directly for their Senators instead of their state’s legislature.
17th Amendment
Prohibited the production, transport, and sale of alcohol.
18th Amendment
Theodore Roosevelts Progressive legislation that reformed conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection.
Square Deal
Government activities aimed at breaking up monopolies and trusts; led by Theodore Roosevelt.
Trust Busting
Progressive muckraker who exposed the meat-packing industry to improve working conditions in his book “The Jungle.”
Upton Sinclair
Progressive Governor of Wisconsin who implemented primary elections and tax reform. Unsuccessful 1924 Presidential candidate.
Robert La Follette
Prohibited the sale of misbranded or contaminated food and drugs. Laid the foundation for the nation’s first consumer protection agency, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Pure Food & Drug Act
Prohibited the sale of contaminated or misbranded livestock and derived products as food and ensured sanitary slaughtering and processing of livestock.
Meat Inspection Act
Established the Federal Reserve System as the central bank of the United States. Provided the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system.
Federal Reserve Act
Name given to the fight for women and poor people to gain the right to vote.
Suffrage Movement
Prohibits the government from denying the right to vote based on sex. Gave women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
