Chapter 4 US history terms

Progressivism

A movement (1890s-1920s) to fix American problems from industrial growth and corruption, using government action.

Muckraker

Journalists who exposed corruption and societal issues to push for reform.

Jacob Riis

A photographer/journalist who showed the harsh lives in NYC slums, pushing for urban reform.

Jane Addams

Social worker who co-founded Hull House to help immigrants and the poor

Florence Kelley

Reformer who fought women’s and children’s labor rights

Ida B. Wells

African American journalist and activist who campaigned against lynching and for women’s suffrage

Nineteenth Amendment (1920)

Gave American women the right to vote

Booker T. Washington

Advocated for African Americans to gain economic skills first, believing equality would follow

W.E.B. DuBois

argued for immediate civil rights and founded the NAACP, disagreeing with Washington’s gradual approach

American Indian Citzenship act (1924)

Granted U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born in the United States, recognizing their rights as citizens.

Theodore Roosevelt

26th President of the United States, known for progressive reforms, trust-busting, and the Square Deal.

Meat Inspection Act (1906)

A federal law that mandated the inspection of meat products to ensure sanitary conditions and proper labeling, improving public health.

John Muir

A naturalist and advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States, instrumental in the establishment of national parks.

Woodrow Wilson

28th President of the United States, leading the nation during World War I and promoting the League of Nations.

William Howard Taft

27th President of the United States, known for his support of antitrust legislation and later becoming Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Imperialism

When stronger nations control weaker ones for power or resources.

Social Darwanism

The belief that social and economic progress results from the competition between people, often justifying imperialism and inequality.

Matthew Perry

A naval officer who played a key role in opening Japan to the West through the Treaty of Kanagawa in 1854.

Queen Liliuokalani

The last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, she sought to restore the political power of native Hawaiians before being overthrown in 1893.

Yellow Press

The sensationalist journalism that emerged in the late 19th century, focused on scandal and exaggeration to attract readers, often influencing public opinion and foreign policy.

Rough Riders

A volunteer cavalry regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War, known for its charge up San Juan Hill.