World War 1 TX History Test 🩵 Flashcards
3/26/2024
Define Progresivism.
The fight for positive change
Define reformer.
Someone who tries to improve something.
Ex. Social System and Law.
Define Prohibition.
“Prohibition was a nationwide ban on the sale and import of alcoholic beverages that lasted from 1920 to 1933.” -Khan Academy
Define ERA.
Equal Rights Amendment.
Define Suffrage.
Women fighting for the right to vote.
What was the Progressive Movement?
“A social movement that tried to make Texas government more efficient and responsive to the needs of the people.”
What following causes were included in the Progressive Movement?
Temperance Movement, Women’s Suffrage, Child Labor Laws, Education Reform.
Temperance Movement.
Banning of alcohol. (18th amendment.)
Women’s Suffrage.
Women fighting for the right to vote. (TX was the first state to allow women to vote.)
Child Labor Reform.
Discontinued child labor. (Must be above sixteen to work.)
Education Reform.
Children that were working in TX, left to get a chance for education.
18th Amendment.
“Repealed Prohibition & made it legal to sell alcohol.”
19th Amendment.
” Gave women the right to vote.”