Vocab

Question 1

Progressive movement

Answer 1

Aimed to restore economic opportunities and correct injustices.

Question 2

Federal Reserve System

Answer 2

A National banking system that controls the US money supply and availability of credit in the country.

Question 3

Prohibition

Answer 3

Banning of alcoholic beverages in the US.

Question 4

NACW

Answer 4

An African American women’s club that focused on education by providing nurseries, reading libraries, and kindergartens.

Question 5

17th Amendment

Answer 5

Allows the people in a state to vote for their national senators.

Question 6

Scientific Management

Answer 6

Industry leaders used this to make industries more efficient.

Question 7

Initiative

Answer 7

A bill created by people rather than lawmakers

Question 8

NAWSA

Answer 8

Leading women’s suffrage group in the US by the 1890’s

Question 9

19th amendment

Answer 9

Grant women the right to vote.

Question 10

Muckrakers

Answer 10

Journalists who wrote about business corruption

Question 11

Meat Inspection Act

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Dictated strict requirements of the meat industry and called for inspectors to approve consumer meat

Question 12

Bull Moose Party

Answer 12

Name given to the progressive party in 1912

Question 13

Referendum

Answer 13

Allowed people to vote on a proposed bill

Question 14

Suffrage

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The right to vote

Question 15

Clayton antitrust act

Answer 15

Prohibits monopolies and gave labor unions the right to exist

Question 16

Woodrow Wilson

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Endorsed a platform called New Freedom

Question 17

Theodore Roosevelt

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Progressive president known for trust busting, food safety, and conservation.

Question 18

William Howard Taft

Answer 18

Progressive president that became unpopular in office due to his stance on tariffs and land use

Question 19

Square Deal

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Name for Roosevelt’s reforms

Question 20

Pure Food and Drug Act

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Called for truth labeling on products to be purchased by the people.

Question 21

Susan B. Anthony

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A leading proponent of women’s suffrage and founder of the NWSA

Question 22

Recall

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Allows voters to remove public officials before their term is over and face another election

Question 23

Gifford Pinchot

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Headed the US Forest Service and close advisor to Theodore Roosevelt.

Question 24

Carrie Chapman Catt

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Leader of the NAWSA from 1900 to 1904 and fought for women’s voting rights.

Question 25

Conservation

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The balance between preserving lands as they are and developing lands for future use

Question 26

Upton Sinclair

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Author who focused on Chicago stockyards and write a book about his experience in a stockyard

Question 27

The Jungle

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Book written about the conditions of the meat packing industry in the US

Question 28

NAACP

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Created to fight for equality among races.

Question 29

Payne-Aldrich Tariff

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A set of regulations that failed to reduce taxes on imports/exports.

Question 30

Federal Trade Commission

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An organization created to watch over business and issue cease and desist orders if unfair business practices were being used

Question 31

Florence Kelley

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Advocate for improving the lives of women and children and inspected factories in Illinois.

Question 32

List and describe 2 of Roosevelt’s Progressive reforms. (Food)

Answer 32

Meat inspection act

Pure Food and Drug Act

Question 33

List and describe of Wilson’s Progressive reforms (federal)

Answer 33

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission.

Question 34

Robert Lafollette

Answer 34

Governor of Wisconsin that led the way in regulating big business.