Ch. 15 Test Study Guide

What is progressivism?

Collection of ideas and activities, not a tightly organized political movement

Why did progressivism emerge?

Growth of industry

Did progressivism have set goal or was it a response to something?

No set goals, a response to problems in American Society

What is Laissez-faire Economics?

No government interaction

How did progressivism come from laissez-faire economics?

Government could not address problems

What is a muckraker?

Journalist who exposes social conditions

What do Mackrakers focus on?

Unfair practices of large corporations

What is Direct Primary?

All party members vote for nominees

What is Initiative?

Permits citizens to introduce bills and requires the legislature to vote on it

What is Referendum?

Allows citizens to vote on proposed laws directly

What is Recall?

Voters could demand a special election to remove an elected official from office

How did the changes from Direct primary, initiative, referendum, and recall impact democracy in the US?

Gave everyone a say in society

What is suffrage?

The right to vote

What were some of the early challenges suffragists faced?

Threatened and attacked

Called unfeminine and immoral

What were the two main groups in the Suffrage movement?

National Womens Suffrage Association

American Women's Suffrage Association

Who were the key founders of the 2 main groups of the Suffrage movement?

NWSA- Susan B. Anthony

AWSA- Lucy Stone, Julia Warde Howe

What is the 19th Ammendment?

Womens right to vote

What was the Child Labor Movement?

Most emotional campaign

What changes resulted form the child labor movement?

Age restrictions and education requirements

What was the Triangle Shirt waist fire?

150 women killed in a 18 min fire

What changes resulted form the triangle ahirtwaist fire?

Building codes- sanitation, worker protection, insurance funds

What was prohibition?

Blamed alcohol for society's problems

What was the 18th Ammendment?

Banning of alcohol consumption, sales, and manufacturing

What was the 21st Ammendment?

Repealed with the 18th

Who were the 3 progresskve presidents?

Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson

What is Social Darwinism?

Only the strongest will survive?

What did Roosevelt believe social darwinism meant for all nations?

All nations are in competitions

After the Northern Securities vs The United States case, Roosevelt was known as what?

Trust Buster

What federal commission did Roosevelt allow to set prices and regulate business for the railroad?

Interstate commerce commission

1) What act was created because of the fraud and poor regulation of the meat and drug companies?

2) what administration did this act lead to?

1) Pure food and drug act

2) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

What did Roosevelt use federal funds to do with conservation in mind?

Irrigation systems, land development projects, protect natural resources, managed timber industry

How much land did Roosevelt use to establish National Parks?

100 million acres

(5 national parks and 51 wildlife reserves)

What did President Taft establish to combat child labor?

Children's Bureau

What happened in the election of 1912 that allowed Wilson to win?

Republics Roosevelt and Taft split, making more voted to allow Wilson to win

What type of tax did Wilson support?

Income taxes

How did Income taxes work?

People taxed based off of their yearly income wages, richer people= higher taxes, poor people= lower taxes

What Ammendment established these taxes in the US?

16th

What system did Wilson create to strengthen US banks and money circulation?

Federal Reserve System

What could the Federal Reserve Syestem do?

12 reserve banks, all banks kept some of their cash in one of the 12