Flashcards in Unit 13 Deck (35):
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reform movement that called for governmental policies to right political, economic, and social wrongs of industrial age
Progressivism
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journalists who exposed social wrongs; incited reform
Muckrakers
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muckraker who exposed corrupt city govts
Lincoln Steffens
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muckraker who wrote The History of the Standard Oil Company (which was broken into 34 companies in 1911—Exxon and Mobil)
Ida Tarbell
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muckraking photojournalist (How the Other Half Lives)
Jacob Riis
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muckraking author who wrote The Jungle about the meatpacking industry
Upton Sinclair
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political movement that seeks to redistribute wealth to create greater social and economic equality
socialism
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term that refers to any movement that attempts to appeal to the common man
populism
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radical union that sought to nationalize industry, collectivize agriculture, and re-distribute wealth
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
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leader of the American Socialist Party
Eugene Debs
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Populist Party platform that called for reforms to curtail power of banks and trusts
Omaha Platform
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party system that included Republicans and Democrats; issues were Progressive era reforms
4th Party system
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tightly organized groups of politicians that dominated city politics
Political “machines"
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Democratic political machine boss in New York City
Boss Tweed
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institutions typically run by middle-class women in ethnic neighborhoods that provided social services to immigrants
Settlement houses
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started Hull House (settlement house) in Chicago
Jane Addams
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Progressive governor of Wisconsin
Robert LaFollette
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direct election of political party's candidate (usually for President)
Direct primary
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provided for direct election of US senators
17th Amendment
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instituted federal income tax
16th Amendment
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petitions that force vote on a law
initiatives
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process whereby voters are asked to accept or reject particular proposal
Referendum
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vote to remove elected official
Recall
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Progressive reform whereby an individual votes in secret and his/her vote is not made public
Australian (secret) ballot
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suffrage group led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony; argued that women should get right to vote because of moral superiority
National American Woman Suffrage Association
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gave women the right to vote in federal elections
19th Amendment
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nickname for Teddy Roosevelt's political agenda as president
Square Deal
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progressive law that regulated railroad rates
Hepburn Act
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Republican President who broke up the most trusts
William Howard Taft
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strengthened Sherman Anti-trust Act and said unions were NOT trusts
Clayton Anti-trust Act
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regulated interstate commerce in food by inspecting food for safety
Pure Food and Drug Act
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required meat to be inspected before and after slaughter and required sanitary conditions in slaughterhouses; partly result of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle
Meat Inspection Act
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progressive conservationist who started the Sierra Club
John Muir
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federal agency that regulates and manages the US economy
Federal Reserve System
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