Progressive Test Flashcards
Jim Crow Laws
Laws that segregated blacks
the jungle
A book written about meat packaging that grabbed attention
Tammany Hall
Most famous political machine, led by Boss Tweed
Jacob Riis
Muckraked who was famous for taking pictures
Jane Addams
Progressive who made the hull house and cleaned up the garbage
Hull house
a settlement house for immigrants that provided classes, childcare, ect. Promoted Americanization
Social gospel movement
The shift from “make money” to being aware of others
social reform
christian belief that society must take care of the less fortunate
Goals of progressives
More Government
Social reforms to clean up cities
create jobs to help society
Tenement house act
Any tenement built after 1901 had to have a court yard, bathrooms, a window, ect
White Wings
Department of street cleaning
National child labor comittee
created by Florence Kelley, got kids in school, funded education, increased amount of highschools, americanization, juvenile courts
Lochner vs NewYork
Bakers union wanted less hours, made national recognition
Muller vs Oregon
Wanted to limit work hours for women tpo take care of kids
Workers Comp
businesses had to pay for injuries on the job
Political reform
get rid of of political machines, elect progressives for government, city commisioners
secret ballots
got rid of colored ballots for more secret voting
direct primaries
gave people the choice of who to run for president
recalls
can recount vote
direct initiative
direct state laws (tax on soda, ect)
referendum
through legislative so citizens can vote
Robert Follette
tried to crush big businesses and railroads
Hiram Johnson
went after big business, stricter child labor laws, creates 8 hour work days for women (cali)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Leader of womens rights
Womens rights, first convention to protest
seneca falls, NY
National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
fought for womens rights
Tuskeegee Institute
braught blacks vacational skills
Booker T Washington
believed Af Ams needed to be on their own, seperate from whites, whites supported
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
fought for rights and equality for blacks, created by WEB Dubois and Ida B Wells, Wanted rights now!
Teddy Roosevelt
caretaker of america
Teddy’s domestic policy
square deal, equal for all people
Sherman Antitrust act and who
government regulates monopolies, teddy
meat inspection act and who
FDA inspects all packaged meat, created by teddy
Pure food and drug act and who
FDA approves food and drugs in the market, created by teddy
arbitration and who
employees and employers negotiate with a mediator, win for unions, created by teddy
environmental preservationalists
making the land federal land
1905 US forest service and who
to create conservation for area of land, created by teddy
Gifford Pinchot
conversationalist that teddy appointed, taft fired
William Taft
Was Teddy’s VP, then became pres
The two common things teddy and taft agreed on
wanted to imit bug business and designate more land to national forest system
Payne- Aldrich Bill and who
raised tariffs (taxes) on imported goods, taft
childrens bureau and who
limited child labor laws, helped build homes for orphaned children, got kids into schools, taft
Law around labor that taft made
8 hour work day for government workers
What did taft do about the environment?
Added lots of land to national forest, also sold lots of land to coorperations
Banking system under Taft
Wanted to reform banking system, wanted gov to control interest rates, not businesses
16th amendment and who
Income tax, Proposed by taft and passed during Wilson
1912 election
TR upset with taft, ran on progressive ticket, wilson won because of the split ticket on republican side
Woodrow Wilson domestic policy
new freedom, greater voice to the people
Clayton Antitrust act and who
Like sherman antitrust act on steroids, wilson
federal trade commission and who
Makes sure monopolies and trusts are not formed, wilson
Keating- owen child labor act and who
set precedent for child labor acts, Wilson
Law on labor created by wilson
8 hour workday for RR workers
Federal Reserve System and who
controls interest rates, jobs, trade- wilson
The central bank of america and who
Central bank of the US (the fed) Wilson
17th amendment and who
direct election of senators by popular vote, wilson
18th Amendment and who
prohibition- illegal to sell or transport alcohol, wilson
19th Amendment and who
right for women to vote, wilson
Plessy vs Ferguson
legalized segregation in schools
National park service created by….
created by wilson
