progressivism vocab

Question 1

tenements

Answer 1

slum apartments cities

Question 2

graft

Answer 2

political corruption to gain money

Question 3

reform

Answer 3

To change for the better

Question 4

populism

Answer 4

more power to ordinary people

Question 5

progressivism

Answer 5

fixing society with a government change

Question 6

Americanization

Answer 6

immigrants learning to be American

Question 7

public education

Answer 7

government runs schools

Question 8

environmental regulations

Answer 8

laws about how environments are treated

Question 9

conservation

Answer 9

protecting and preserving the environment

Question 10

suffrage

Answer 10

The right to vote

Question 11

Susan B.Anthony

Answer 11

Fought for women’s rights

Question 12

19 amendment

Answer 12

granted the women the right to vote

Question 13

Sherman antitrust act

Answer 13

anti-monopoly law from 1890

Question 14

Clayton antitrust act

Answer 14

stopped monopolies from merging and helpt labor issues

Question 15

muckrakers

Answer 15

journalist that expose wrongdoing

Question 16

Theodore Roosevelt

Answer 16

fought for conservation

Question 17

federal reserve system

Answer 17

central bank created to protect banks from failing

Question 18

sixteen amendment

Answer 18

allowed income tax

Question 19

17th amendment

Answer 19

sensters are directly by the people

Question 20

18th amendment

Answer 20

banned alcohol