PROGRESSIVISM Flashcards
(19 cards)
What is Tenenements
Slum apartments in cities
What is Graft
Political corruption to gain money
What is Reform
To change for the better
What is Populism
More power to ordinary people
What is Progressivism
Fixing society with government change
What is Americanization
Immigrants learning to be “Americans”
What is Public Education
Government runs schools
What are Environmental Regulations A
Laws about how environments treated
What is Conservation
Protecting and preserving the environment
What is Suffrage
The right to vote
Who is Susan B. Anthony
Faught for women’s rights
What is the 19th Amendment
Granted women the right to vote
What is Sherman Antitrust Act
Anti-monopoly law from 1890
What is Clayton Antitrust Act
Stopped monopolies merged and helped labor unions
What is Mucrackers
Journalist who exposed wrongdoing
Who is Theodore Roosevelt
Faught for conservation
What is Federal Reserve System
Central bank created to protect banks from falling
What is the 16th Amendment
Allowed income tax
What is the 18th Amendment
Banned alcohol
