The progressive era quiz Flashcards
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who were the progressives and what did they stand for
believed that industrialization and urbanization had created many social problems/
began doubting the free markets ability to address those problems/
belonged to both political parties/
urban, educated, middle class americans/
leaders were journalists, social workers, educators, politicians, and members of the clergy/
believed the government should take more active role in solving society’s problems/
government had to be fixed because they could fix anything
who were the muckrakers
group of crusading journalists who investigated social conditions and political corruption
what type of journalism did the muckrakers publish
scandal and corruption to spread their ideas
what is the literal meaning of the word “muck”
Dave… lolz just keeeeeeeeeedingggggg; stuff like dirt, rubbish, waste matter, shit like that.. haha. get it? SHIT like that… I’m too funny
who was Robert lafollette
governor of wisconsin
what was Robert party affiliation
republican
what did robert do
came up with his LABORATORY OF DEMOCRACY
what did his laboratory consist of
direct primary, initiative, referendum, recall
what is direct primary
all party members could vote for a candidate to run in the general election
what is initiative
permitted group of citizens to introduce legislation and required the legislature to vote on it
referendum
allowed citizens to vote on proposed laws directly without going to legislature
recall
provided voters an option to demand a special election to remove an elected official from office before their term expired
what is suffrage
the right to vote
what was the purpose for the 19th amendment
to give women the ability to vote
big example of social injustice early in the 20th century
child labor; when they were working for pennies and were do hard manual labor
prior to the 1912 election, the 2 republican party candidates were…
roosevelt and taft
why was William Taft considered a weak president
he failed to live up to progressive ideas
in which U.S. city did the Republican national convention take place
chicago
what was the new party that Roosevelt created (and its nickname)
progressive party/
Bull Moose party
What the political background of Woodrow wilson
governor of New Jersey
what were the so called “new” reform proposed by Teddy Roosevelt known as
New Nationalism
why did wilson criticize Roosevelt’s proposed reform
because it supported regulated monopoly; he thought that it should be destroyed not regulated
Wilson’s NEW REFORM
income tax, federal reserve act, federal trade commission, clayton antitrust act
income tax
direct tax on earnings of individuals
