progressive movement

progressive movement

reforms were needed within the US government (monopolies, political machines, abuse of labor). this was the effort to fix the problems and make the government more responsive

the four goals to restore economic opportunity and correct the injustice of the government

protecting social welfare

promoting moral improvement

creating economic reform

fostering efficiency

promoting moral improvement

____ was seen to improve life

alcohol was a bad ____ as it caused poverty as it undermined the people.

prohibition- the ban of all alcoholic drinks for everyone

*18th amendment is passed in 1919 banning the sale, consumption and manufacture.

reforming elections

secret ballot

*initiative- bill proposed by the people not the lawmakers and put on the ballot.

recall- voters remove _____ officials.

national american woman suffrage association (NAWSA)

susan b anthony was the first president of this association

works for women's suffrage (right to vote).

national women's party

focuses on winning the support of congress and the president for an amendment to the constitution

reasons why some women and others did not SUPPORT women's suffrage

threat to domestic life (taking care of home/children)

women did not serve in the military

women are not knowledgeable enough to vote on matters of importance

19th amendment

passed in 1920

gives women the right to vote

women's involvement in WWI pushed congress to pass the amendment

Square Deal

Roosevelt's progressive domestic reforms

Mucrackers

journalist who expose corruption in business and politics

upton sinclair wrote the jungle to expose unsanitary conditions in the meat packing industry

ida tarbell wrote "history of the standard oil company" revealing the abuses of the standard oil trust, the cutthroat methods of eliminating competition

meat inspection act

dictates sanitary requirements

creates federal meat inspection program

pure food and drug act

stops the sale of contaminated food and medicine

requires truth in labeling

*food and drug administration is created (FDA)

trust busting

roosevelt wants to restrain trusts that hurt the public interest

*if a trust controlled an entire industry but provided a good service at reasonable rates, it was left alone. only bad trusts that jacked up rates and exploited consumers would be restrained.

NAACP

founded in 1909 by WEB Dubois

goal was the full equality of races

*jim crow laws were present in the south due to the supreme court's "separate but equal" ruling.

president taft

he is very cautious in his progressive agenda (very different from roosevelt)

progressive will no longer support him

the election of 1912

the progressives party/bull moose party is formed and nominates roosevelt as he wants to run again but taft has already received the republican nomination

because republicans could not unite, the democrats will win

clayton anti-trust act

more specific than the sherman anti-trust act

stops companies from buying stock in other companies that would cause a monopoly to form.

federal trade commission (FTC)

"watchdog agency"

ends unfair business practices by issuing "cease and desist orders"

the end of progression

the outbreak of WWI will push reform efforts to the back as the U.S now has to focus on winning the war.