Progressive Movement Flashcards

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Why did the Progressive Movement occur?

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  1. Industrialization
  2. Urbanization
  3. Immigration
    all created challenges that needed to be fixed
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What was the Progressive Movement?

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An effort to use government power to regulate and improve society

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What was the main demographic of people involved in the Progressive Movement?

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Middle-Class men and women but was overall a very diverse group of reformers

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What are some specific examples of different reform movements in the Progressive Movement?

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  1. Protestant church leaders demanding temperance
  2. Politicians regulating monopolies & trusts
  3. Union leaders addressing workers rights
  4. Women demanding right to vote
  5. African Americans demanding greater equality
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Who are Muckrakers? (Definition of the group)

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People who attempted to expose problems in American society

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Who are some important examples of Muckrakers?

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  1. Ida Tarbell “History of Standard Oil”
  2. Jacob llRiis “How the other Half Lives”
  3. Lincoln Steffens “ The Shame of the Cities”
  4. Upton Sinclair “ The Junge”
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What were two specific examples of progressive reform committees led by women?

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  1. The National Child Labor Committee fought for laws banning child labor
  2. National Consumer’s League headed by Florence Kelley advocated for the rights of women in the workplace , laws against child labor etc
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What was Muller vs Oregon (1908)?

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Court ruled that laws protecting women to 10 hour days were constitutional

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What were 3 main problems in cities that led to calls for urban reform?

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  1. Poverty & Slums
  2. Political Corruption
  3. Alcoholism
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What is Municipal Government Reform?

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Voters electing heads of city departments such as fire, police, and sanitation

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What was one specific example of a progressive governor who fought against corporate control of state politics and initiated other reforms in their state?

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Governor Robert La Follete in the state of Wisconsin

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What was Robert La Follete’s reform policies nicknamed?

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The Wisconsin Idea

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What were reform policies included in Robert La Follette’s Wisconsin Plan?

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  1. Regulated public utilities
  2. Took on the powerful railroad company
  3. Adopted tax reforms
  4. Political Reforms
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What were 6 specific examples of political reform during the Reform Movement?

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  1. Australian or Secret Ballot
  2. Direct Primary
  3. Recall
  4. Initiative (Voters could introduce laws)
  5. Referendum
  6. 17th Ammendment
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What was the 17th Amendment?

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Rather than the state legislatures; voters could directly vote for senators

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What were the two sides of the Temperance Movement Debate and what were they nicknamed? Which type of people typically championed each side?

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“Wet” - Against prohibition
“Dry”- Supporters of prohibition

“Wet” typically included Catholic Immigrants and City people

“Dry” typically included Protestant native born and rural people

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What were groups who advocated for temperence?

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Women’s Christian Temperance Union: Large organization of women advocating for temperance

Anti-Saloon League: leading organization advocating for legal prohibition

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What strike showed Roosevelt’s policy towards labor relations and what did his response illustrate?

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The Pennsylvania Coal Miners Strike of 1902. He attempted to mediate the dispute and when the land owners didn’t agree he threatened to send federal troops. This was a change from previous presidencies and shows him regulating businesses somewhat

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What was Roosevelt’s series of progressive reforms known as and what were the three main categories?

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The Square Deal
1. Corporations: Control of corporations
2. Consumers: Consumer protection
3. Conservation: Conservation of the environment and its natural resources

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What was an example of a trust broken up by Teddy Roosevelt?

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The Northern Securities Companies (railroad monopoly)

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What were three specific examples aside from trust-busting that show Roosevelt limiting the power of “bad” trusts?

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  1. He increased the power of the Interstate Commerce Commission
  2. Elkins Act
  3. Hepburn Act
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What was the Elkins Act?

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Increased penalties for rate rebates created by TR

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What was the Hepburn Act (1906)?

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Gave the ICC the power to set maximum rates for railroads

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What book raised awareness of the need for consumer protections during Roosevelt’s presidency?

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The Jungle by Upon Sinclair which focused on the unsanitary condition of the meat company

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What were 2 specific ways that Roosevelt increased consumer protections under his presidency?

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  1. Meat Inspection Act (1906): The federal government would regulate and inspect the meat industry
  2. Pure Food and Drug Act (1906): Created the FDA & forced companies to comply with nutrition labels
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What was the Newlands Recalamation Act?

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Money from sale of public bonds could be used for irrigation projects in the west

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What was Dollar Diplomacy and who used it?

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Taft and he encouraged businesses to invest money into strategic concerns in the U.S.

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What led to increased calls for preservation?

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  1. Jack London’s “Call of the Wild”
  2. Sierra Club
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What caused the split in the Republic Party?

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  1. The Tariff
  2. Conservation of land
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Who is an example of a press reformer?

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1894: Dearnest Lloyd “Wealth Against the Commonwealth” - Actacks Standard Oil