Progressivism Flashcards
Who were some progressive presidents?
TR, Taft, and Wilson
What is the first party to adopt women’s suffrage?
Progressive Party
What was TR’s idea of Daughter Diplomacy?
This was influencing other countries by spreading good will, and creating an ally and trading partner. This also gives other countries a more stable government
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
This was TR’s addition to the Monroe Doctrine. Mexico owed France money and couldn’t pay it back, and France was going to take over Mexico. To stop this, TR said that if this happens the US will help out
What did Carrie do?
Hated alcohol, so everyday she would take an axe to a bar and destroy it
What is the Hull House?
Jane Addams invented this to help immigrants and the poor. It taught life skills they would need, like art and music
What did Margaret Sanger advocate for?
Birth control and family planning
What did Jane Addams do?
- 1st to create a public playground
- 1st to create citizenship courses
- invented juvenile courts
- 1st female factory inspector
What was the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy?
Economic disagreements about a forest and whether or not to cut down the trees
What did Robert Lafollette, the governor of Wisconsin, introduce?
- Referendum, which is a law proposed by the people
- Recall, which is elected state officials can be recalled
- Direct primary, the people decide the candidate to run in office
- also wanted to restrict lobbying and wanted workmen compensation
What does the 16th amendment do?
Federal Income Tax
What does the 19th amendment do?
Women’s suffrage
What was the Elkins Act under TR?
It prohibited rebates to corporations
What was the Hepburn Act under TR?
Irrigation
What were other acts under TR?
- Pure Food and Drug Act
- Meat Inspection Act
- New Land Act
What does the Clayton Anti Trust Act do?
- prohibits mergers that might lessen competition
- prohibits price discrimination if it limits competition
- prohibits sales based on dealing if it limits competition
- prohibits any person of being director of two competing companies
- strikes are no longer illegal
What does Muller vs. Oregon do?
Limits the number of hours women can work
What is the Keating Owen Act?
child labor in factories is forbidden
What does the 17th amendment do?
allows direct election of senators
What does the 18th amendment do?
Prohibition
What is the Pullman Model Community?
A community with housing for workers. Used to prevent labor strikes
What is Taylorism?
1-there’s a standard method of training
2-give money to those who produce the most
3-work methods based on scientific studies and methods
4-equal work between workers and managers
What did Booker T. Washington believe in?
- gradualism
- education
- stick up for your race
- blacks should remain in the south, and cooperate with whites that support them
What did WEB DuBois believe in?
- blacks should be treated right now how all Americans are treated
- Creates the Niagara Movement 1905
- NAACP
