Progressive Era- the period beginning in the late 1890s and ending in 1920.

Lynching(hangings)- terrorized Southern blacks, and the KKK experienced a significant resurgence after 1915.

NAACP- In 1910, progressive whites and blacks formed the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the following year the National League was founded.

Motion picture industry- arts and leisure also grew during this period, most notably the development of the MPI.

Birth of a Nation- the 1915 movie, which is widely considered the first American “blockbuster.” The movie, directed by D.W Griffith, popularized the view that white southerners were victimized by efforts to make the country fairer and that the KKK had saved the south from tyranny and chaos

Muckraking(investigative)- journalists “investigated almost every corner of American life: government, labor, unions, big businesses, Wall Street, health care, the food industry, child labor, women’s rights, prostitution, ghetto living, and life insurance.

Professional Class- an important element of progressivism. During this period, doctors, lawyers, social workers, and others all formed organizations that set standards for their profession and became active in political and social affairs.

monopolies (a business completely controlling one product or marketplace)- one of the features of industrialism and capitalism of the late 19th century had been the consolidation of important businesses (such as steel, railroads, and oil into the hands of a few huge monopolies.

Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)- finding that Northern Securities was in violation of the recently enacted act, the supreme court agreed with Roosevelt and order National Securities be broken up.

Meat Inspection Act- fixed some of the problems with the production of unsafe meat that Upton Sinclair had written about in his famous book: The Jungle

Pure Food and Drug Act(which was the first law regulating other food and drugs) in 1906

Hepburn Act (1906)- gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to regulate railroad rates.

Triangle Shirtwaist Company- In 1911, a fire at the TSC in NY focused national attention to this problem.

Organized Labor (unions)- working conditions elsewhere (particularly the nation’s coal mines and steel mills) were also unsafe; this, combined with long hours and low wages, led to the growth of the OL. Labor Unions fought for reasonable work hours, safer workplaces, and higher wages and benefits.

William H. Taft- since Roosevelt did not run for reelection in 1908, the Reps nominated his secretary of War, Taft, to succeed him.

Woodrow Wilson- with the republican vote split between Roosevelt and Taft, Woodrow Wilson, an (arguably more conservative) democrat, was elected president in 1912.

16th amendent- gave congress the power to impose an income tax, thus providing an important tool that would be used later on to expand the role and size of the federal government.

Populist Party- the income tax had been a goal of a third party that candidate from the popilist party ever became president

17th amendment- provided for the direct election of U.S. Senators, who under the original constitution were appointed by state legislatures rather than chosen diresctly by the people.

womens suffrage- movement started during the 1830s and 1840s finally met with success in 1920 with the passage of the 19th amendment

19th amendment- gave women the right to vote

Birth control movement- during the Progressive era that the BCM was born; woman such as Margaret Sanger called for easy access to contraceptives so that women could control their reproduction.

temperance movement- to prohibit alcohol consumption that had also started during tje 1830s also succeeded during the progressive era.

18th amendment- adopted in 1919, and banned the sale of liquor in the US after 1920. However, it was a falure and it was repealed (formally revoked or ended) by the 21st amendment in 1933, after the progressive era had ended.

20th amendment- created to allow a president elect to take the office of president on January 20th following the november election.