Progressive Movement Flashcards
What was the 19th Amendment?
Gave women the right to vote
Causes of Progressive Movement
An effort to return control of the government to the people
Restore economic opportunities
Correct injustices in the American life
Results of the Progressive Movement
Improved the lives of individuals and communities. Shaped the government including food safety requirements, child labor laws, and the normalization of 8 hour workday.
Goals of the Progressives
Political reform, economic reform, and social reform
What is a muckraker
Journalists that drew attention to social problems , such as urban poverty, corruption & big business practices
Who was Jane Adams and what were Settlement Houses
She bought the Hull House in Chicago, they were houses built in slums, offering healthcare, baths & cheap food
Reforms in the Workplace
protective legislation for women, a ban on child labor, the creation of the Federal Department of Labor, and laws setting work hours and conditions
Define the Primary System, Recall, Referendum
Gave people more say in voting for representatives and/or amendments/law
Who is Upton Sinclair? The Jungle?
Muckraker, the Jungle was about the meatpacking industry and the book led to improved inspections & improved sanitation
William Taft
Accomplishes a lot but doesn’t get a lot of the credit, set up organizations to promote the rights of minorities, 90 anti-trust suits, mine safety legislation, interstate commerce commission, 8 hour workday
Teddy Roosevelt
Governor of NY, vice president, becomes president in 1901 after McKinley’s assassination, introduced the square deal (his ideas about fixing the problems in US business & government) Republican**
William McKinley
“First Progressive President” didn’t do much
