progressivism Flashcards
1
Q
tenements
A
slum apartments in cities
2
Q
graft
A
political corruption to gain money ex-bribe
3
Q
reform
A
to change for the better
4
Q
populism
A
more power to ordinary people
5
Q
progressivism
A
fixing society with government change
6
Q
americanization
A
immigrants learning to be American
7
Q
public education
A
government-run schools
8
Q
environmental regulations
A
laws about how environments treated
9
Q
conservation
A
protecting and preserving the environment
10
Q
suffrage
A
the right to vote
11
Q
Susan B. Anthony
A
fought for women’s rights (especially voting)
12
Q
19th amendment
A
granted women the right to vote
13
Q
sherman antitrust act
A
Anti-monopoly law from 1890
14
Q
clayton Antitrust act
A
stopped monopolies merging and helped labor unions
15
Q
muckrakers
A
journalists who exposed wrongdoing
