Chapter 17 - Progressivism Review Sheet

Flashcards covering key terms, people, and legislation from the Progressive Era.

Progressivism

A political philosophy and reform movement that developed to correct the social and political problems caused by industrialization and urbanization.

Jane Addams

A leading figure in the settlement house movement who opened the Hull House in Chicago.

Carrie Chapman Catt

Re-energized the national suffrage effort and became president of the National American Women's Suffrage Association in 1900.

Ida Tarbell

prominent muckraker and investigative journalist during the Progressive Era. She's best known for her 1904 book The History of the Standard Oil Company, which exposed the illegal practices of John D. Rockefeller's company

Alice Paul

A social activist leader who believed drastic steps were needed for women to win the right to vote and formed the National Women's Party.

Margaret Sanger

A nurse who thought family life and women's health would improve if mothers had fewer children and opened the country's first birth control clinic in 1916.

Settlement Houses

Community centers that provided social services to the urban poor.

Social Gospel

A social movement that emphasized applying Christian principles to solve social problems like poverty, inequality, and injustice.

Lincoln Steffens

Leading muckraker and managing editor who exposed political corruption in The Shame of the Cities.

Upton Sinclair

Published The Jungle, revealing the unsanitary conditions in Chicago’s stockyards.

Jacob Riis

Influential muckraker and photographer who showed the crowded and unsafe tenement buildings where the urban poor lived.

Meat Inspection Act

Allowed the federal government to inspect meat sold across state lines and meat processing plants.

Recall

Gave voters the power to remove public servants from office before their terms ended.

Initiative

Gave people the power to put a proposed new law directly on the ballot.

Referendum

Allowed citizens to approve or reject laws passed by a legislator.

Muckraker

Writers who dramatized the need for reform through sensational investigative reports.

Temperance Movement

A movement to promote the practice of never drinking alcohol, led by the Women's Christian Temperance Union.

Federal Reserve Act

Created the Federal Reserve Board to oversee banks and manage reserve funds.

16th Amendment

Gave Congress the power to collect taxes on people's income.

17th Amendment

Instituted the direct election of senators by the people of each state.

18th Amendment

Banned the making, selling, and transporting of alcoholic beverages in the United States.

19th Amendment

Gave women the right to vote in all elections.

Theodore Roosevelt

A charismatic Republican President known for his "Square Deal" policies, trust-busting, and commitment to environmental conservation.

Gifford Pinchot

Led the Division of Forestry and recommended that forests be preserved for public use.

Woodrow Wilson

Democratic president who championed a "New Freedom" agenda with antitrust legislation, tariff reform, and banking regulation.

John Muir

His efforts led Congress to create Yosemite National Park in 1890.

William Howard Taft

Continued Roosevelt's reforms but was more cautious and less flamboyant.

Sherman Antitrust Act

Designed to promote competition and prevent monopolies in interstate and foreign trade.

Square Deal

Roosevelt's program aimed to keep the wealthy and powerful from taking advantage of the poor and small business owners.

New Freedom

Woodrow Wilson's plan aimed to provide more opportunities and freedom for small businesses by placing strict government controls on corporations.

New Nationalism

Theodore Roosevelt's plan aimed to restore the government's trustbusting power.

Pure Food and Drug Act

Allowed federal inspection of food and medicine and banned the shipment and sale of impure food and the mislabeling of food and medicine.

Underwood Tariff Act

Lowered tariffs on imported goods and established a graduated income tax.

Clayton Antitrust Act

Strengthened antitrust laws to prevent anti-competitive practices.