History Midterm Review (The Progressive Era)

Muckraking/Muckraker

A person who searches for and tries to expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or other wrongdoing, especially in politics

Square Deal

Theodore Roosevelt's domestic policy based on three basic ideas: protection of the consumer, control of large corporations, and conservation of natural resources.

New Freedom

Wilson’s campaign that was made to break up monopolies, curb corporate power in politics, promote economic competition, and restore a vibrant economy where small businesses and workers could thrive.

Booker T. Washington

A leader of the civil rights movement who worked to improve the lives of African Americans int he US through the spread of vocational schools and colleges across the South.

Pure Food & Drug Act

An act that prohibited interstate commerce in misbranded and adulterated foods, drinks and drugs.

Clayton Antitrust Act

An act that prevented unfair methods of competition, practices of price discrimination, anti-competitive mergers. It also declared strikes, boycotts, and labor unions legal.

Theodore Roosevelt

US president who is famously known for the construction of the Panama canal, however also modernized the American Navy, helped Morocco achieve independence, and also helped Russia and Japan sign a peace treaty.

Boss Tweed

An American politician who's notable for stealing an estimated $25 million dollars from New York City taxpayers through political corruption

Political Machine

A political organization in which a person or small group with authority with enough popularity can seize control over political administration or any type of government in a city, county, or state.

Suffrage

The right to vote in political elections

Wilson

Both the 28th President of the US and a leader of the Progressive Movement, who's famous for creating the League of Nations after World War I.

Taft

Both the 28th President of the US and a leader of the Progressive Movement, who created the domestic policy known as "New Freedom."

19th Amendment

The right that granted women the ability to vote

What were the major goals of the Progressive Movement? 

Eliminate corruption within govt; furthering social and political reform; limiting political influence of large corporations

What were the progressive reforms of TR, Taft, and Wilson? Did they expand the role of the federal government?

Woodrow Wilson: Tariff Reform, Banking Reform, Labor Reforms, and Trust-busting.

Theodore Roosevelt: "Square Deal" domestic policies, promising the average citizen fairness, breaking of trusts, regulation of railroads, and pure food and drugs.

William H. Taft: Signed the first tariff revision since 1897; established a postal savings system; formed the Interstate Commerce Commission; and prosecuted over 75 antitrust violations

How did the progressive movement help different members of our society? Who was left out? 

The progressive movement helped in eliminating injustice and inequality among Americans. People who weren’t originally experiencing these issues or were just thriving didn’t really bear the benefits.

Reform Presidents Group

A group led by Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson whose goal was to achieve fair pay and shorter work days. They ultimately as a group achieved in the creation of the Progressive Party that helped in this.

Protections for Workers

Bans against Child Labor; National Child Labor Comittee (reform group); Reduced work hours

NAACP (

A womens suffrage group, primarily led by Alice Paul that alongside NAWSA, contributed to the enactment of the 19th Amendment

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

A civil rights movement group whose famously known for

succeeding in outlawing segregation in public schools

NAWSA (National American Woman Suffrage Association)

A womens suffrage movement led primarily by Susan B. Anthony and Carrie Chapman Catt who heavily contributed in the enactment of the 19th amendment in 1920.

NWP (National Women’s Party)

A womens suffrage group, primarily led by Alice Paul that alongside NAWSA, contributed to the enactment of the 19th Amendment

UNIA (Universal Negro Improvment Association)

An African American based group led by Marcus Garvey and Amy Jaques whose goals were to achieve economy, industrial self sufficiency, and creating an independent nation in Africa. This group ultimately became the most successful black org. in the world (6 million members globally) and also achieved black nationalism.

SAI- Society of American Indians

A group led by a group of 50 Native Americans whose goals were to address the problems facing Native Americans, such as ways to improve health, education, civil rights, and local government.

Asylum Reform / Disability

A group led by Nellie Bly and Dorthea Dix whose goal was to get rid of mistreatment in asylums. Their group ultimately accomplished this and allowed for the opening of asylums that treated patients better.

Conservation and Natural Resources

A group led by Gifford Pinchot, John Muir, Rachel Carson, and Theodore Roosevelt whose goal was to conserve natural resources such as trees. This group ultimately ended the wasteful uses of raw materials and reclaimed large areas of neglected land.

Safe Food/ Drugs

A group primarily led by Upton Sinclair whose goal was to push towards the production fo clean and safe food. This group ultimately resulted in the creation of both the Meat Packing Act and Pure Food and Drug Act which helped achieve this. Additionally, the mandatory inspection of all carcasses was established.