U.S. History Unit 6

Suffrage

A muckraker is a journalist who uncovers abuses and corruption in a society

The right that enables voters to remove unsatisfactory elected officials from office

While Progressives supported federal government and social issues, Progressives failed to address-

16th Admendment did what?

17th Admendment did what?

Meat inspection act required federal inspection of meat sold and required set standards in the Agriculture Department

"Fighting Bob" pushed direct primary elections in Wisconsin. What was his real name?

Upton Sinclair wrote "The Jungle" based on slaughterhouses of Chicago

Sigmund Livingston- a lawyer starting the Anti-Defamation League to defend Jews against discrimination

William Howard Taft stopped persuing progressive policies and did not support Roosevelt

Who was the new secretary under Taft that was accused of planning to give public lands to private businesses

Roosevelt settled the 1902 coal strike with Abritration and the threat of army invasion of the mines

Jacob Riis wrote "How the Other Half Lives" exposing poverty, disease, and crime

Laws banning the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages

Federal Trade Commision has what power

The practice of letting voters accept or reject measures proposed by the legislature

Payne Aldrich Tariff- a tariff with minimal effects, was placed by who?

John Spargo wrote The Bitter Cry of the Children- exposing child labor conditions

W.E.B. Dubois didn't work with African American leaders to end racial discrimination, launching the Niagra Movement

Lobbying

What approach did Roosevelt take regulating business?

Who else worked with DuBois?

A direct primary is a vote held by certain members of a political party not all members

How did Taft's views differ from progressive beliefs?

Who founded the (NAWSA) National American Woman Suffrage Association

Women worked to pass prohibition because issues of drunken husbands, physical abuse, illness, poverty, and abandonment

Progressivism is a collection of different ideas and activities; poorly organized political movement

Who is the President of the WCTU ( Women's Christian Temperence Union)

Characteristics of Progressive Era reformers

Eugene V. Debs was a former leader of the American Railway Union gaining nearly a million votes as a Socialist candidate

Fredrick W. Taylor wrote which book about increasing efficiency within a company

Florence Kelley dedicated her life to what

Newlands Reclamation Act

Alice Paul founded the National Womens Party - with nonviolent protests to promote womens rights

The 18th admendment did what?

The 19th Admendment did what?

Initiative is the right of citizens to place a measure or issue before the voters or the legislature for approval

Theodore Roosevelt was a govenor, military leader, and youngest president

What act prohibits the manufacture, sale, or shipment of umpire or falsely labeled food and drugs