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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Repealed with the 18th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
What act was created because of the fraud and poor regulation of the meat and drug companies?
what administration did this act lead to?
Pure food and drug act
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
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