Progressive Era Terms

Question 1

Progressive Movement

Answer 1

reform movement that attempted to reduce corruption in business, society, and government

Question 2

Social Gospel Movement

Answer 2

religious movement that wanted prohibition and an end to poverty

Question 3

Muckrackers

Answer 3

journalists that exposed the corruption in politics and business

Question 4

17th Amendment

Answer 4

direct election of senators

Question 5

18th Amendment

Answer 5

established prohibition (banning the sale of alcohol)

Question 6

19th Amendment

Answer 6

women received suffrage

Question 7

Square Deal

Answer 7

Teddy Roosevelt’s domestic policy intended to help the middle class and reduce corruption

Question 8

Federal Reserve Act

Answer 8

Act created by Wilson that gave the 12 Federal Reserve banks the power to print money

Question 9

Settlement Houses

Answer 9

community houses intended to support immigrants, women, and the poor; had activities, taught English, reading and writing, etc

Question 10

Lynching

Answer 10

to kill by hanging

Question 11

Initiative

Answer 11

if a petition receives a certain number of signatures it can force a public vote

Question 12

Referendum

Answer 12

a direct vote on a particular issue

Question 13

Recall

Answer 13

voters can remove an elected official through a direct vote before their term has ended

Question 14

Spoils system

Answer 14

giving government jobs to friends and/or family as a thank you for supporting the political party

Question 15

Trusts

Answer 15

large business with significant market power (similar to a monopoly)

Question 16

Suffrage

Answer 16

the right to vote

Question 17

Realism

Answer 17

type of art, music, and literature that reflected the lives of ordinary people