Progressives And Imperialism Flashcards
Name four major goals of the Progressive movement
- Protecting social welfare
- Promoting moral improvement
- Creating economic reform
- Fostering efficency
What was the purpose of the Progressive movement?
To improve society by restoring economic opportunities and returning control of the government.
Explain two specific ways that Progressives promoted social welfare( help for the poor)
- They opened libraries to empower the poor by giving them knowledge even when they couldn’t attend school
- They opened soup kitchens to feed the poor who could not afford to have food regularly
What is prohibition and why did so many progressives push for it?
Prohibition was the banning of alcoholic beverages and they wanted it because it was undermining american morals. Supporters argued that it was good because employers didn’t want drunk workers and women didn’t want drunk, abusive, and gambling husbands.
What were muckrakers?
Journalists who wrote in mass magazines about the corrupt side of business.
Who were some famous muckrakers?
- Ida Wells: ant-lynching
- Upton Sinclair: The Jungle and other writings about unsanitary food factories
- Lincoln Steffens: Corruption Journalist who blamed the city and state corruption
- Jacob Rhis: exposed poor living conditions by writing about how the other half lives
List some problems of the Gilded Age
- environment
- political corruption
- poor working conditions
- poverty
- crowded cities
- monopolies
Explain how the efforts to promote efficiency in workplace could hurt workers
It could hurt workers because some workers couldn’t work fast enough or at the same rate as others or keep up with assembly lines so they ended up getting injured
Give three examples of how many Progressive (reform) mayors improved their cities
- Mayor Pingry instituted a fair tax structure
- Mayor Johnson dismissed greedy and corrupt private owners
- Mayor Pingry lowered public transportation fares
Give two examples of laws passed which protected workers
- Hepburn Act: railroads couldn’t give out unlimited railroad passes therefore they couldn’t bribe officials
- Elkins Act: railroads couldn’t change fares without notifying the people
List four progressive governmental reforms and define them
- Initiative: a bill originated by the people on a ballot
- Referendum: a vote on an initiative
- Recall: enabled voters to remove corrupt public officials from elected positions through special elections before their terms end
- 17th Amendment: allowed popular direct election of senators
How did Theodore Roosevelt become President of the United States?
He was first Vice President to McKinley and became president when he was assassinated
Name one characteristic behavior of Roosevelt that made him different from other presidents
He dominated the news with many exploits and was very young therefore did unusually great things like kick box and he rode a horse for 100 miles
How did Roosevelt view the role of the President and/or the Federal government?
He thought that the government was supposed to take control whenever states proved to be incapable of handling problems and the presidents role as a “bully pulpit”; media influence
What was meant by Roosevelts “Square Deal”?
To stop big businesses from victimizing their workers
What was Roosevelt’s view towards Trusts? What actions were taken by his administration towards trusts?
He believed that not all trusts were harmful. However he and his administration filed many suits under the Sherman Anti-trust act
How did Roosevelt intervene in the 1902 Coal Strike and how was this different from previous presidents approaches?
Ros. Intervened by calling them both to the White House to talk, differentiating him from past presidents who in his position instituted military action
How did Roosevelt’s actions in the Coal Strike reflect Progressive beliefs?
They reflected Progressive beliefs because it proved their belief that disputes could be settled in an orderly way with experts and without military involvement
Explain how gov. Power to regulate railroads increased under roosevelt.
The power to regulate railroads increased under Roosevelt because he passed acts like the Hepburn and Elkins acts to help do this
Explain what action Roosevelt toon after reading “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair
He appointed a commission of experts to investigate the meatpacking industry
What acts were passed under Roosevelt that impacted food safety?
- Meat Inspection Act: meat had to be inspected
- Pure
Food and Drug Act: halted the sales of bad products, outlawed contaminated medicine, and created the FDA
Explain Roosevelys attitude towards americas resources
He believed Americas resources weren’t endless and had to be conserved; he preserved lands and managed resources
In 1909 W.E.B. DuBois joined with other African americans and some white reformers to form what organization promoting full equality between the races?
NAACP; National association for the advancement of colored oeople
Why was President Taft a disappointment to many progressives assuming he would continue to pursue aggressive reforms like Roosevelt?
He was a disappointment because he consolidated rather than pursued Roosevelt’s reforms and hesitated to take advantage of the presidential bully pulpit
