ch22 sual eneollemr history

Reformers used the Triangle Shirtwaist factory to do what?

to curb abusive corporations and establish a good society

Progressive beliefs mixed what

a liberal concern for the poor with a conservative wish to control social order

Pragmatism

the truth is a function of results, not fixed principles

Behaviorism

behavior is a function of environment

McClure’s magazine pioneered what?

a new style of journalism featuring, among others, writer Lincoln Steffens, who presented carefully researched exposés of corporate and government abuses

The progressive method focused on what

on government, specifically executive branch

The progressive method appeals to

Christian morality

The progressive method has a reliance on

planning and scientific management

The progressive method has a belief in

general public interest

The New England Kitchen, and other experiments, used

scientific expertise to cause social uplift, reform minded women were integral to reform efforts, and reformers used both volunteerism and political action

Settlement houses helped what

fashion government policy, also led to the development of social work

The 19th amendment, 1920, was embraced by who and for what reason

progressives because the higher moral character of women would help clean up politics

Individuals like who wanted to prevent society from what

Madison Grant a eugenicist to prevent society from being reshaped to a better one

What was the anti saloon league

a progressive effort to provide moral controls on society

By 1917, what was a consequence of the “local option”

three out of four Americans couldn’t purchase liquor

Because of City charters progressives had what

limited powers and had difficulty enacting reform at the city level

A tidal wave and hurricane in september 1900 destroyed what

approximately two-thirds of the city of Galveston, Texas

Passing of the 17th amendment, the direct election of who was obtained through what

the direct election of US senators was obtained prior to this through state legislature

What was the capture theory

progressive regulator commissions relied on experts from the very industries they tried to regulate

Most progressive beliefs shared what

a belief in efficiency and planning, moral overtones that could be expressed as a desire to restore moral purity, a commitment to using government to curb the influence of bad interests

what was the philosophy of the square deal

standing astride a balance of big labor and big capital, big government could ensure evenhanded treatment for all

Federal income tax was what amendment

16th