Chapter 17 Test

Progressivism

Aimed to fix problems caused by industrialisation, urbanization, immigration, and corruption.

Muckrakers

Journalists who exposed corruption and social injustices.

Upton Sinclair

Wrote The Jungle (about the meatpacking industry).

Scientific Management

Frederick Taylor's system to improve industrial efficiency.

Prohibition

Ban on alcohol; supported by WCTU and Anti-Saloon League, led to the 18th Amendment.

Susan B. Anthony

Leading suffrage activist.

NACW

African American women's reform organization.

NAWSA

National American Woman Suffrage Association.

Square Deal

Roosevelt's plan for fairness between workers, businesses, and consumers.

Control of Corporations

Trustbusting (e.g., Northern Securities Company).

Consumer Protection

Pure Food and Drug Act, Meat Inspection Act.

Conservation

Protected forest lands, National Reclamation Act.

1902 Coal Strike

Roosevelt supported laborers, a first for a president.

Railroad Regulation

Elkins Act and Hepburn Act increased federal regulation.

Payne-Aldrich Tariff

Didn't lower tariffs much; disappointed reformers.

Ballinger-Pinchot Affair

Taft fired a conservationist, upsetting progressives.

Bull Moose Party

Formed by Roosevelt in 1912 after the Republican Split.

Wilson's New Freedom

Focused on reforming trusts, tariffs, and banking.

Clayton Antitrust Act

Strengthened protections for labor unions.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Investigated unfair business practices.

Underwood Tariff

Lowered tariffs.

16th Amendment

Established federal income tax.

Federal Reserve System

Stabilized the banking system.

Carrie Chapman Catt

Led the movement for women's suffrage.

19th Amendment

Granted women the right to vote in 1920.