Progressivism Test Review Flashcards
What are some ways the Federal Government began to regulate businesses during this time?
Meat Inspection Act of 1906, and the Pure Food and Drug Act
What was the impact of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair?
The Meat Inspection Act of 1906
What are the similar beliefs between TR, Taft, and Woodrow Wilson?
They all thought Government must meet the needs of the people.
What were TR’s beliefs towards the environment?
He wanted to preserve the environment for the future.
What were the purpose and some examples of Muckrakers?
The purpose of Muckrakers was to bring attention to corruption.
Ex. Upton Sinclair: The Jungle
Jacob Riis: How The Other Half Lives.
What amendments were passed during this time?
16th, 17th, 18th, and the 19th
What are some examples of Political Reform?
Significant changes enacted at the national levels included the imposition of an income tax with the Sixteenth Amendment, direct election of Senators with the Seventeenth Amendment, Prohibition with the Eighteenth Amendment, election reforms to stop corruption and fraud, and women’s suffrage through the Nineteenth
What Amendment gave women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment
What was the purpose of the Federal Reserve System?
To provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system.
Who was the ultimate trustbuster and who was the pretend trustbuster?
Teddy Roosevelt was the pretend trustbuster and William Howard Taft was the ultimate trustbuster.
What was the purpose of the Clayton Antitrust Act?
To strengthen the Sherman Antitrust Act.
What were the similarities between the Populist and the Progressive movement?
They claim to be acting for the good of everyone.
Why did TR believe he could pass the Square Deal?
Because he felt like the presidency was a “Bully Point.”
What were the beliefs of DuBois and Booker T. Washington?
T. Washington Focused on trading… And DuBois Focused on education.
What was the result of Plessy vs Ferguson?
The court case made segregation legal.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
Laws segregated people in the South.
What is an example of how the Southern States kept African-Americans from voting?
Poll Taxes and the Grandfather Clause.
What was the purpose of the Meat Inspection Act of 1906, and the Pure Food and Drug Act?
To make sure Food, Medicine, and all other consumable things were safe to consume.
Why did people think banning alcohol would help improve society?
Because Alcohol was one of the most consumed drinks in all of the U.S.
Who were the candidates in the election of 1912 and what political party did they belong to?
Republican - William Howard Taft
Democrat - Woodrow Wilson
BMP - Teddy Roosevelt
SP - Debs
What Compromise ended Reconstruction in the U.S?
If they took their troops out of the South then the South would get money to rebuild.
What did most Native Americans experience as settlers began moving West?
They were forced to live on Reserves.
What did the Homestead Act accomplish?
160 acres of free land.
Why did many farmers support bimetallism?
They thought it would pay back their loans.
