Chapter 21: The Progressive Movement, 1890-1920

The “Square Deal” included this federal legislation. 
What was it?

Meat Inspection Act of 1906

Women finally got the vote with which constitutional amendment and when?

Nineteenth Amendment, 1920

The creation of which political party split the Republicans in the 1912 election?

Progressive Party

Progressives wanted to curb special interest in politics with what?

the referendum, initiative, and recall–where citizens could make laws

Which group most embraced the ideas and concepts of The Principles of Scientific Management?

business managers

I was the first African American awarded a doctorate from Harvard and was a main drafter of the Declaration of Principles–advocating for social and political equality now! Who am I?

W. E. B. Du Bois

Thank me for starting the Federal Reserve (Fed) in 1913 and getting the Clayton Antitrust Act signed into law. Watch out oligopolies! Who am I?

Woodrow Wilson

What tragic event caused state governments to address the problem of workplace safety?

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

Jim Crow laws did what?

institutionalized racial segregation and white supremacy

Although we could not vote yet, we prayed God would close the bars and joined the progressive band wagon. Who are we?

Anti-Saloon League

Which of the following was NOT a Progressive movement cause?

subtreasury plan

I was a radical suffragette picketing the White House with Silent Sentinels, used newspapers to our advantage, prison did not scare me. Who am I?

Alice Paul

In the Atlanta Compromise, which civil rights leader exhorted blacks to work hard and educate themselves first, then civil and social equality would eventually be achieved? 

Booker T. Washington

The Wobblies/Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) strategy to improve working conditions was

the general strike

Unlike “yellow journalists,” who sensationalized stories to sell newspapers, these journalist highlighted problems and corruption in society in order to promote change. Who were they?

Muckrakers

Eugene Debs, leader of the newly formed Socialist Party of America (SPA), promoted

change through winning political office

As a governor, I implemented all kinds of progressive reforms. Workman’s compensation, minimum wage–all part of my Wisconsin Idea. Who am I?

Robert La Follette

My presidential platform was called New Freedom, I ran on shrinking the federal government, but still protecting the people from greedy corporations. Who am I?

Woodrow Wilson

The Niagara Movement called for

immediate political, economic, and social equality for African Americans.

Which of the following was a target of Progressive reformers?

urban problems

Which region in the U.S. pioneered women’s suffrage?

western states

Which president(s) embraced Progressive reforms?

T. Roosevelt, Wilson, and Taft

The U.S. acquired the Philippines in the Spanish-American War and I became governor. During my presidency, new constitutional amendments passed–a federal income tax and people could vote directly for their U.S. senator. Who am I?

William Howard Taft