Progressiveism Flashcards
1
Q
Tenements
A
slum apartments in the cities
2
Q
Graft
A
political corruption to gain money
3
Q
Reform
A
to change for the better
4
Q
Populism
A
more power to the ordinary people
5
Q
Progressivism
A
fixing society with government change
6
Q
Americanization
A
immigrants learning to be “American”
7
Q
Public Education
A
government ran schools
8
Q
Environmental Regulation
A
laws about how the environment is treated
9
Q
Conservation
A
protecting and preserving the environment
10
Q
Suffrage
A
the right to vote
11
Q
Susan B. Anthony
A
Fought for women’s right (mainly the right to vote)
12
Q
19th Amendment
A
the women’s right to vote
13
Q
Sherman Antitrust Act
A
anti-monopoly law from 1890
14
Q
Clayton Antitrust Act
A
Stopped monopolies from merging; helped labor unions
15
Q
Muckrackers
A
journalists who exposed wrongdoing
