progressive era Flashcards
(24 cards)
progressive era
movement or group of people who tried to improve society in the 1800s
political machines
Methods that were either legal or illegal to elect their candidates for office.
Muckraker
Journalists who exposed the muck or filth of society
Jacob Riis
photographer, exposed tenements, muckraker
Upton Sinclair
journalist, exposed meat packing industry, muckraker
Ida Tarbell
journalist, exposed the corrupt practices for big business, muckraker
Lincoln Steffens
journalist, exposed corruption of government, muckraker
17th amendment
allowing Americans to vote directly for US senators
Recall
vote to Remove an elected official from the office.
Initiative
method to allow voters to propose a new law if enough signatures are collected
Refrendum
a procedure for voters to approve or reject a law already passed by the govt.
Robert M. La Follete
Progressive American politician, he was active in local Wisconsin issues and challenged party bosses.
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
This tragedy led to the passage of laws improving factory safety conditions.
Capitalism
an economic system in which private businesses run most industries.
Socialism
economic systems in which most jobs involve providing services instead of producing goods.
Industrial Workers of the World
A group found a union that welcomed immigrants that were not welcome by the American Federation of Labor.
18th amendment
banned the production, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages throughout the US.
National Women Suffrage Association
an organization formed to bring awareness to the suffrage cause: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Candy Stanton wanted a national amendment.
19th amendment
(1920) a constitutional amendment that gave women the right to vote.
Alice Paul
founded the National Women’s Party and organized events to draw attention to the suffrage cause.
Booker T. Washington
encouraged African Americans to improve their educational well being in order to stop discrimination
WEB Du Bois
African American educator editor and writer, helped find NAACP
Ida B Wells
African American journalist, anti lynching activist
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
an organization that helped bring awareness to the cause of discrimination and racial inequality.
