Progressivism Review

Progressivism

A political philosophy and social movement that believes in progress, improvement, and reform.

Jane Addams

A social reformer, activist, and leader in the settlement house movement.

Carrie Chapman Catt

An American women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment, giving women the right to vote in 1920.

Ida Tarbell

A muckraker and investigative journalist known for exposing illegal practices of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company.

Alice Paul

A suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activist who fought for women's suffrage and equal rights.

Margaret Sanger

An American birth control activist, sex educator, writer, and nurse who opened the first birth control clinic in the United States, founded Planned Parenthood

Settlement Houses

Community centers established in poor urban areas to provide social, educational, and welfare services.

Social Gospel

A social movement within Protestantism that aims to apply Christian ethics to social problems, especially issues of social justice.

Muckraker

Reform-minded journalists, writers, and photographers who exposed corruption and wrongdoing in established institutions.

Lincoln Steffens

An American investigative journalist and one of the leading muckrakers of the Progressive Era.

Upton Sinclair

Known for his novel The Jungle, which exposed the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry.

Jacob Riis

A Danish-American social reformer, journalist, and photographer who pioneered the use of photography to expose social issues.

Recall

refers to the power granted to voters to remove an elected official from office before their term expires.

Initiative

A form of direct democracy by which a petition meeting certain hurdles can force a legal procedure on a proposition.

Referendum

A direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue

Temperance Movement

A social movement advocating for moderation and abstinence from alcoholic beverages.

Federal Reserve Act

Established the Federal Reserve System to provide a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system.

Meat Inspection Act

Established the framework for inspecting meat products and ensuring sanitary conditions in meatpacking plants.

16th Amendment

Grants Congress the power to levy and collect income taxes.

18th Amendment

Established a nationwide ban on the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.

19th Amendment

Guarantees the right to vote for women.

20th Amendment

Changed the dates for the beginning and ending of presidential and vice-presidential terms to January 20th.

Theodore Roosevelt

Known for his Square Deal domestic policies, focusing on conservation, corporate law, and consumer protection.

Gifford Pinchot

A pioneer of American forestry and conservation, and the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service.

Woodrow Wilson

The 28th President of the United States. A key figure during the Progressive Era.

John Muir

Pioneering American naturalist, conservationist, and founder of the Sierra Club.

William Howard Taft

The 27th President of the United States from 1909 to 1913.

National Reclamation Act

Authorized the federal government to initiate water diversion, retention, and transmission projects, primarily in arid regions of the western United States.

Square Deal

Theodore Roosevelt's domestic policy platform, focusing on conservation, business regulation, and consumer protection.

New Freedom

Woodrow Wilson's progressive platform during his 1912 presidential campaign which aimed to curb the power of big business

New Nationalism

A political philosophy emphasizing a strong federal government to regulate the economy and protect human welfare over property rights.

Sherman AntiTrust Act

A U.S. law aimed at preventing monopolies and anticompetitive practices.

Pure Food and Drug Act

Prohibited the sale of misbranded or adulterated food and drugs in interstate commerce.

Underwood Tariff Act

Significantly lowered tariffs, aiming to promote free trade and competition, and also introduced a federal income tax