Progressivism Flashcards
Dirty cities were cleaned, there were better working conditions, government corruption was worked on, equal rights were fought for.
Life in US cities between 1890-1910
Progressives believed that social reform and Christianity were related. Set on doing good things.
Social Gospel
Voters can kick someone out of office before their term expires
Recall Election
Voters can pass laws without involving the state legislature
Ballot Initiative
Voters can vote on the ballot on decisions made by state legislature
Referendum
Voters can keep their political opinions private, without having to pick up a certain color ballot.
Secret ballot
A law banning child labor
National Child Labor Committee
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Fought to end segregation
NAACP
The fight for this started in 1848, but it was a very slow process, but progressives were determined.
Women’s suffrage
Woodrow Wilson saw that the land could be used for tourism, which in turn funded the protection for these places.
National Parks
he was vice president under McKinley before McKinley was killed in 1901. He became the youngest president at 42. His reform program was the Square Deal.
Theodore Roosevelt
was a member of Roosevelt’s cabinet, succeeded him in 1908. was a judge in Ohio. He fought to limit the power of big corporations and added land to the national forest system.
William Howard Taft
Ran against Taft and Roosevelt in the election, and won. His reform program was to transfer the power from monopolies to average citizens. Took the US through world war one.
Woodrow Wilson
Progressive presidents wanted to protect consumers. They said that all foods and drugs must be tested before they go to market.
Pure Food and Drug Act
This amendment allowed the government to charge income tax. It was used to pay for new agencies like the FDA.
16th amendment
