Progressive Era Review Flashcards
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Most progressives were part of which NEW social class in America in the early 1900s?
middle class
Investigative journalists during the Progressive Era were called:
muckrackers
Lincoln Steffens is best known for exposing which issue?
government corruption
what journalist spent 5 years researching Standard Oil and called for equal transportation:
ida tarbell
What journalist exposed the awful living conditions in New York City?
jacob riis
Upton Sinclair’s book, The Jungle, exposed the terrible working conditions in:
chicago’s meatpacking plants
What is one positive result of Nellie Bly’s undercover investigation of the Blackwell asylum?
the asylum was cleaned up and they hired more staff
According to “Mother Jones” why did the children wail?
because they wanted to go to school
what was NOT a goal of the progressives?
end Jim Crow
The Keating-Owens Act only lasted for 2 years, but its purpose was to end:
child labor
Why did the temperance movement want to rid society of alcohol? They believed alcohol:
caused men to abandon their families
it was a waste of money
caused men to beat their wives and children
Which group led the temperance movement?
WCTU
What was NOT an important goverment reform during the progressive era?
two-party system
Industrial workers didn’t earn what?
minimum wage
The most important impact the Populists had on the Progressives was:
a desire to put more political power into the hands of ordinary people
How is the 16th Amendment considered progressive?
it created a federal income tax based on wealth
Women FINALLY earned the right to vote with what amendment?
19th amendment
Why did the woman suffrage movement splinter after the Civil War?
not all women supported Black men gaining suffrage before white women
Carrie Chapman Catt’s “winning plan” didn’t include:
picketing the white house
Why was the timing of the 1913 woman suffrage parade important?
it was the day before a presidential inauguration - maximum publicity
The suffragists who picketed the White House with Alice Paul were called:
the silent sentinels
Which minority rights group was founded to ensure the rights of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?
NAACP
Which president was known as both the “masculine” president and the “trust busting” president?
Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt did not want to give handouts to the poor. Instead, his “Square Deal” called for:
giving all Americans a fighting chance to gain wealth
this statement is accurate about William Howard Taft’s approach to monopolies?
he went after all the trusts, not just the “bad” ones
The Underwood Tariff Act helped ordinary Americans because:
it lowered the tax on imported foreign goods, making them more affordable
Teddy Roosevelt believed he used his office as a “bully pulpit” because:
he used his position to speak out on social issues
In 1912, Teddy Roosevelt ran for a THIRD term as president as part of which political party?
Progressive / Bull Moose Party
Upton Sinclair’s work directly led to the passage of the:
Meat Inspection Act
What organization ensures that the food and medicines available to Americans are safe?
Food and Drug Administration
The Hepburn Act and Mann-Elkins Act are similar because they both:
gave the federal government the ability to set rates for services
President Wilson wanted to tackle the “triple wall of privilege” - what was his plan for America called?
New Freedom
