Vocab 20 Flashcards
Muckrakers
Who- Journalists
What- Wrote about social, economic, and political issues for the public.
Where- USA
When- 1900’s
Why- They were committed to exposing corruption in politics to the public.
Ida Tarbell
Who- Muckraker
What- Exposed the standard oil trust
Where- USA
When- 1904
Why- Wanted to bring attention to the corruption going on in this trust to the public eye.
Jane Addams
Who- Social Worker
What- Opened the Hull House which was a settlement house for immigrants.
Where- Chicago
When- 1889
Why- Many women worked there to “impart their own values” on immigrants.
Settlement Houses/Hull House
Who- Jane Addams
What- Houses where immigrants would live when the first come to the US
Where- USA
When- 1880’s -1900’s
Why- So American middle class could help instil American values on this immigrants
Social Gospel
Who- Protestants
What- Wanted justice and to improve society, not just individuals. It was very prominent in cities.
Where- Cities in the US
When- early 20th century
Why- Because of the growing exposing of trusts and corporations and the injustice there was a need to have more justice
The “New Woman”
Who- Women
What- Women were having fewer kids, living longer, working more outside the house than inside, and getting divorced more.
Where- USA
When- early 20th century
Why- Because of changes in society; social and economic
Woamns Club Movement
Who- Upper and middle class women
What- Provided intellectual outlets for women like, cultural activities, and the betterment of society.
Where- USA
When- late 19th early 20th century
Why- Women were getting out into the world while also not challenging the male-dominated world but creating their own female sphere.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Who- Part of the women’s suffrage movement
What- Changed the mind of many people when she pointed out that if women were citizens why didn’t they have all the rights of one.
Where- USA
When- 1892
Why- Made people realize there wasn’t a need for women separate spheres but just treat them like citizens.
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Who- Anna Howard Shaw, Carrie Chapman Catt
What- Argued that women in the homes could make a huge impact on politics
Where- USA
When- 20th century
Why- They were more sophisticated than their opponents and had 100,000 people at one point.
Alice Paul
Who- Leader of National Womens Party
What- Argued that the 19th Amendment wasn’t enough to protect women rights, that they needed to do more.
Where- USA
When- 1916
Why- She never liked the idea of separate spheres and thought that there should be a no sex bias set by the gov
Municipal Reforms
Who- Lincoln Steffens
What- Activists challenged the party system and powerful political bosses and got it changed so non partisan officials would be elected in cities and towns
Where- USA
When- 20th century
Why- People didn’t like the system and how corrupt it was so they changed it
Referendum
Who- Voters
What- Provided a method by which actions of the legislature could be returned to the electorate for approval
Where- USA
When- 1890-1918
Why- Looked to take power from the boss-controlled legislatures by increasing the power of the electorate.
Tammany Hall
Who- Charles Francis Murphy
What- Used Tammany Hall on behalf of the legislation to improve working conditions, protect child laborers, and eliminate the worst abuses in the industrial economy.
Where- New York City
When- 1911-1913
Why- Because boss-rule had less power and social reforms were more prevelant
Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire
Who- Industrial Workers
What- Huge fire that killed a lot of people because the worker exits were locked to prevent laziness.
Where- New York City
When- 1911
Why- This event caused for many reforms in the conditions of modern labor
NAACP
Who- W. E. B. DuBois
What- Took down segregation laws throughout the US and tried to make lynching illegal.
Where- Springfield, Illinois
When- 1905
Why- To create equal opportunities and a better life for Africa Americans in the US
W.E.B. DuBois
Who- Advocate for African American rights
What- Disagreed with Booker T. Washington and said that African Americans deserve the same education opportunities as white people, not just vocational education
Where- USA
When- 1903
Why- He thought Booker was encouraging white efforts to impose segregation by saying African Americans should not look for university education
Prohibition
Who- WCTU
What- People wanted to get ride of or decrease the consumption of alcohol in the US.
Where- USA
When- 1873-1920
Why- This lead to the passing of the 18th Amendment which did just that.
Womens Christian Temperance Union
Who- Frances Willard
What- Pused for legal abolition of saloons and letter the complete prohibition of the sale and manufacture of alcoholic beverages.
Where- USA
When- 1873
Why- Largest women’s association in America at the time
Eugene Debs
Who- Socialist Candidate during the election of 1912
What- There was a lot of critics to the capitalism society at the time that led to socialism becoming more popular and he was the guy that supported it
Where- USA
When- 1912
Why- He was an attractive candidate to people all over, from immigrants to Protestant farmers.
Good Trusts vs Bad Trusts
Who- Gov, Trusts
What- Felt that there was difference between big trusts and bad trusts. What control on bad trust but not the bigness of the trusts.
Where- USA
When- 1909
Why- People wanted the gov to have a little more control over trusts
Louis Brandeis
Who- Lawyer and Supreme Court Justice
What- Though bigness in companies was inefficient and was a threat to freedom
Where- USA
When- 1913
Why- He promoted the idea of good trust and bad trusts
Gifford Pinchot
Who- Conservationist, National Forest Service Director
What- Worked with Roosevelt to conserve land out west that would later become part of national parks
Where- USA
When- 1907
Why- Wanted to conserve the land for careful development later on
Interstate Commerce Act
Who- Theodore Roosevelt
What- An early effort to regulate the railroad industry
Where- USA
When- 1887
Why- Roosevelt created another Act that restored some regulatory authority to the gov
Pure Food and Drug Act
Who- Roosevelt
What- Restricted the sale of dangerous or ineffective medicines.
Where- USA
When- 1906
Why- People would often get sick from dangerous drugs so this was a push on trying ti handle that issue in the nation
