progressivism

Question 1

what is progressivism

Answer 1

movement that came about to reform and change society for the better

Question 2

what are the 6 causes of progressivism

Answer 2

1. political corruption
2. power of big businesses
3. limited voice in gov
4. poor working condition
5. health/environmental concerns
6. crime

Question 3

what are the goals of progressivism

Answer 3

• to give the gov more say
• reform workplaces/businesses
• efficiency of society
• improve morals

Question 4

grassroots movement

Answer 4

a movement that uses local or district people as the basis

Question 5

types of progressives

Answer 5

• progressive politicians
• muckrakers
• activists
• intellectuals

Question 6

progressive politician

Answer 6

robert lafollete (gov of winsconsin)

Question 7

effects of workplace reforms

Answer 7

muller v. oregan

Question 8

what did muller v. oregan do

Answer 8

limit work hours to 10 hours a day

Question 9

initiative

Answer 9

when the people petition the gov to make a new law themselves

Question 10

referendum

Answer 10

a vote from citizens to approve or disapprove laws

Question 11

recall

Answer 11

when the people of a state petition to remove and elected official from office before their term is up

Question 12

progressive presidents

Answer 12

• teddy roosevelt (R)
• woodrow wilson (D)
• william howard taft (R)

Question 13

progressive amendments

Answer 13

16- income tax
17- direct election of senators
18- prohibition of alcohol
19- womens suffrage

Question 14

activists

Answer 14

progressives who go out and try to make changes themselves instead of just talking or writing about it

Question 15

famous activists

Answer 15

• jane adams (settlement houses)
• florence kelly (child labor)
• susan b, elizabeth cady, carrie catt (womens suffrage)

Question 16

intellectuals

Answer 16

progressives who felt we needed to improve education of the masses since this would speed up social change

Question 17

roots of progressivism

Answer 17

• social gospel movement

- settlement houses

Question 18

significance of government action

Answer 18

gov had more influence on people

Question 19

16th amendment

Answer 19

income tax

Question 20

17 amendment

Answer 20

election of senators

Question 21

18th amendment

Answer 21

prohibition

Question 22

19th amendment

Answer 22

womens suffrage

Question 23

why are amendments 16-19 progressive

Answer 23

each resolve a problem of society that progressives wanted to fix

Question 24

how did TRs sickly childhood affect him and his policies

Answer 24

it gave him a wide range of possibilities to relate to people

Question 25

tr tragedy (feb 14)

Answer 25

both his wife and mother died hours apart. he was so distraught he left to be in nature for a long time and found its significance, which made him create many conservation policies.

Question 26

tr as governor

Answer 26

he did not follow republican politics as a republican so people wanted to remove him from office as governor and make him VP of Mckinley in 1900

Question 27

Mckinley assassination

Answer 27

republicans did not see his murder coming which gave TR more influence than he ever had as governor

Question 28

TRs progressive reforms

Answer 28

- pure food and drug act - new lands reclamation act - The Square deal

Question 29

The Square Deal

Answer 29

used by tr in 1904 election and helped him win | - limiting big businesses

Question 30

bully pulpit

Answer 30

tr using his presidency to preach his agendas and ideas

Question 31

examples of bully pulpit

Answer 31

- new land reclamation act | - national parks

Question 32

new lands reclamation act

Answer 32

- water conservation - regulation of lumber industry - national parks - made us forest service

Question 33

tr involvement in coal strike

Answer 33

- coal workers wanted to go on strike (led by John L Lewis) bcs of poor work conditions - tr said that if they did he would send in us military to dig up the coal instead

Question 34

tr trustbusting

Answer 34

tr didnt want big businesses taking away competition. people instead thought he was against big businesses, so they called him trust buster

Question 35

taft

Answer 35

trs successor; pushes more for trust busting but doesnt get as much done

Question 36

1912 election

Answer 36

- tr started bull moose party to set him apart from other republican taft - this caused a split in republican votes and led democrats (Wilson) to win

Question 37

wilson

Answer 37

- pushed for 16th amendment - sets up Federal Reserve System to help the banking and financial industry - also sets up the Federal Trade Commission

Question 38

first state to allow womens suffrage

Answer 38

wyoming