Progressivism Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
tenement
A
slum apartments in cities
2
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graft/political corruption
A
political corruption to make money
3
Q
reform
A
change for the better
4
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populism
A
more power towards ordinary people
5
Q
progressivism
A
fixing society through the government change
6
Q
americanization
A
immigrants learning to become American
7
Q
public education
A
government run schools
8
Q
environmental regulation
A
laws about how environment’s treated
9
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conservation
A
protecting and conserving the environment
10
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suffrage
A
the right to vote
11
Q
Susan B. Anthony
A
fought for women’s rights, especially voting
12
Q
19th amendment
A
gave women the right to vote
13
Q
sherman anti-trust act
A
anti-monopoly law from 1890
14
Q
clayton anti-trust act
A
stopped monopolies merging & helped labor unions
15
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muckrakers
A
journalists who exposed wrongdoing
