Chapter 11: The Progressive Reform Era (1890 - 1920)

What party did Teddy Roosevelt run for in the 1912 Presidential election?

person who favors the protection of natural resources

Who worked to prevent child labor, limiting working hours for women, and regulating sweatshop conditions?

radical organization formed in 1913 and led by Alice Paul that campaigned for a constitutional amendment

Who wrote Looking Backward, where a man undergoes hypnosis in 1887 and wakes up in 2000?

TR’s plan for greater federal regulation of business and workplaces, income and inheritance taxes, and electoral reforms

What law was passed as a result of the muckrakers?

a city

Who became best known for organizing unions in the mines of West Virginia and Colorado?

Which name was NOT one of the leaders of the Women's Suffrage movement?

Who used his presidency as a bully pulpit, and said “speak softly and carry a big stick?"

What amendment, requiring direct election of senators, was ratified by the states in 1913?

What amendment authorized Congress to collect federal income taxes?

What was a reason to deny women the right to vote?

Who won the Presidential election of 1912?

law passed in 1914 to strengthen the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), specified big business activities that were forbidden

Where did the commission form of government start after a powerful hurricane in 1900?

Who was arrested for civil disobedience for trying to vote in Rochester, NY?

nonviolent refusal to obey a law in an effort to change a law

designed to ensure a basic standard of living for all citizens

 journalist who uncovers wrongdoing in politics or business

Where was the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire, where 146 of the 500 workers died?

Which of the following is a belief of the Progressive Era reformers?

organization formed in 1890 to continue the pursuit of women’s rights, especially the right to vote

When was the 19th Amendment ratified, granting women the right to vote?

Who wrote Progress and Poverty, proposing a single tax on the value of land?

court order prohibiting a certain activity

How many states need to agree to ratify an amendment to the Constitution?

period from about 1890 to 1920, during which a variety of reforms were enacted at the local, state, and national levels

In the late 1890s to early 1900s, Unions, where workers unite to fight for better working conditions & higher wages was

firm that buys up stocks and bonds of smaller companies

What brought an end to the Progressive movement?

What did TR call it when he pressured mine owners and the United Mine Workers to submit to arbitration?

What became the 1st true federal regulatory agency, authorized to set and limit railroad rates?

nickname for the Progressive Party

What political party saw a rise in popularity during the Progressive Era?

1914 commission established by President Wilson and Congress to enforce the Clayton Act and establish fair-trade laws

election in which all citizens vote to select nominees for upcoming elections

system that gives cities a limited degree of self-rule

What was the name for Upton Sinclair, Lincoln Steffens, and Ida Tarbell, who exposed the wrongdoings in politics?

nation’s central banking system established in 1913

process in which citizens can put a proposed new law directly on the ballot in the next election

What amendment banned the production, sale, or import of alcoholic beverages?

What amendment allowed for the direct election of Senators?

What were progressive reformers looking to improve?

Who was the Progressive Governor of Wisconsin, who worked to clean up government and produce social welfare reforms?

How many members of the House of Representatives (435) and the Senate (100) need to agree to propose an amendment?

process that allows citizens to approve or reject a law passed by their legislature

In 1906, who turned the nation’s stomachs in The Jungle, investigations of the meatpacking industry?

procedure that permits voters to remove public officials from office before the next election

Who was TR's hand picked successor as POTUS and would also be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

What was the 1st large city to adopt a council-manager government after a flood in 1913?