The Progressive Era 1890-1920 Flashcards
Progressive movement
an early 20th-century reform movement seeking to return control of the government to the people to restore economic opportunities and correct injustices in American life
Muckrakers
one of the magazine journalists who exposed the corrupt side of the business and public life in the early 1900s
Initiative
a procedure by which a legislative ledger can be originated by the people rather than by lawmakers
Referendum
a procedure by which a proposed legislative measure can be submitted to a vote of the people
Recall
a procedure for removing a public official from office by a vote of the people
Seventeenth Amendment
an amendment to the US constitution adapted in 1914 that provides for the US senators by making the people rather than by the state.
The Jungle
novel by Upton Sinclaire published in 1906 that portrays the dangerous and unhealthy prevalent in the meat packing industry at the time
Square deal
President Theodor Roosevelt’s program of progressive reforms designed to protect the common people against big business
Meat Inspection act
a law enacted in 1906 that established strict cleanliness requirements for meat packers and created a federal meat inspection program
Pure Food and Drug Act
a law enacted in 1906 to halt the sale of food and drugs and to ensure truth in labeling
Conservation
the plant management of natural resources involves the protection of some wilderness areas and the development of others for the common good
NAACP
an organization founded in 1909 to promote full racial equality
Bull Moose Party
Clayton Antitrust Act
a law enacted in 1914 that meets certain monopolistic practices illegal and protected the rights of labor unions and farm organizations
Federal Trade Commisson
a federal agency established in 1914 to investigate and stop unfair business practices
