Progressivism Flashcards
Tenements
Slum apartments in cities
Graft (Political Corruption)
Political corruption to gain money
Reform
To change for the better
Populism
More power to ordinary people
Progressivism
Fixing society with government changes
Americanization
Immigrants learning to be “Americain”
Public Education
Government run schools
Environmental Regulations
Laws about how the environment’s treated
Conservation
Protecting & preserving the environment
Suffrage
The right to vote
Susan B. Anthony
Fought for women’s rights
19th Amendment
Granted women the right to vote
Sherman Antitrust Act
Anti-monopoly law from 1890
Clayton Antitrust Act
Stopped monopolies merging and helped labor unions
Muckrakers
Journalist who exposed wrongdoing
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive president: fought for conservation
Federal Reserve System
Central Bank created to protect bank from failing
16th Amendment
Allowed income tax
17th Amendment
Senators are directly by the people of their state, rather than being appointed by the state government
18th Amendment
Prohibition
Banned alcohol everywhere in the U.S.
