Chapter 19 Flashcards
The 19th amendment
Granted women the right to vote
Democratic winner of the 1912 election
Wilson
The crime of __________ involves a mob illegally seizing and executing someone
Lynching
NAACP
national association for the advancement of colored people
Election where voters choose choose a party’s candidate
Primary
Civil service
Includes most government jobs
Trustbusters
Person working to destroy monopolies and trusts
Teddy Roosevelt’s nickname for for reformers
Muckrakers
Suffrage
The right to vote
Spoils system
Awarded supporters with government jobs
Bull moose
Roosevelt’s progressive party
Booker Washington
Civil rights leader who urged blacks to learn trades and seek gradual improvement
Kelley
Female reformer who investigated child labor
Reformer who took on Roosevelt and standard oil
Tarbell
Author of the jungle
Sinclair
Reservation
The protection of natural resources
Politicians seeking change
Progressives
Wilson passed the Federal ________ Act to help control money supply
Reserve
18th amendment
Prohibited making and selling of alcohol
An election for people to vote directly on a new law
Referendum
The federal ________ commission polices against unfair buisness practices
Trade
Boss tweed
Infamous corrupt politician in NYC
Carver
Famous African American inventor and scientist
Porochial
Schools sponsored by a church