progressive era - terms

progressivism

• improve/progress society thru political, economic, & social changes

• supports gov involvement

• advocated for civil rights, labor protections, & environmental sustainability

muckrakers

• investigative journalism

• expose corruption or social injustices

• Teddy gets a lot of credit for the name: muck = society’s problems & scandals

• ex: Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, Lincoln Steffens

bully pulpit

• ability to use powerful public position to influence public

• Teddy’s assumption that popularity & personality can advance many of his programs

  • platform to promote his agenda

  • Teddy called the presidency this

assembly line

• created by Henry Ford in 1913

• manufacturing process/tasks split & divided

trusts

• control ~80% of US industry

• combo of businesses under leadership of select group of ppl (ex: Disney)

  • trend towards monopoly

  • acquire all aspects of that business

square deal

• domestic programs promised by TR

• 3 major goals (3 C’s)

  • conservation of natural resources

  • control of corporations

  • consumer protection

• aimed to curb power of big businesses (RR, food, oil)

referendum

• allows ppl to vote on initiatives

initiatives

• bills originated by the ppl

recall

• allows voters to remove an elected official thru petition & special election

Settlement House

• address problem of crowded immigrant neighborhoods

• famous Settlement House = Hull House (1889) Jane Addams

  • staffed by members of middle/upper class - try to help immigrant families adapt

  • big avenue for college women to pursue and creates a new profession: social work

women’s suffrage

• women entering emerging professions

• societal roles are changing

• 1910 states begin granting right to vote → 19th amendment (1920)