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What are the two types of reformers?
The abolitionist movement and the women's rights movement
Who is Jacob Riis?
A journalist and social reformer who publicized the crises in housing, education, and poverty at the height of European immigration to New York City in the late nineteenth century.
Describe the significance of Jane Adams, Margaret Sanger, and Florence Kelley.
Florence Kelley believed that women were hurt by the unfair prices of goods that were
Who was W.E.B Dubois?
An American histrorian
What is a secret ballot?
A ballot in which votes are cast in secret.
Why did they differ?
core fear and desire stem from our earliest experiences.
Who is Ida Tarbell?
The History of the Standard Oil Company
what is justice reform
Criminal justice reform can take place at any point where the criminal justice system intervenes in citizens' lives, including lawmaking, policing, and sentencing.
Who was Ida B. Wells?
An American Journalist
What is a recall?
Article II of the California Constitution, approved by California voters in 1911, allows people to recall and remove elected officials and justices of the State Supreme Court from office.
What were some of the freedoms and rights the populists fought for?
The platform also called for a graduated income tax
What book did Upton Sinclair write and why was it controversial?
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle
The significance of Plessy vs. Ferguson.
Plessy v. Ferguson decision upheld the principle of racial segregation over the next half-century
Who was Booker T. Washington?
An educator and reformer, the first president and principal developer of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, now Tuskegee University, and the most influential spokesman for Black Americans between 1895 and 1915.
What is a referendum?
A general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision.
What were some of the things that the progressives fought and stood for?
The major goals of the progressives were to promote the ides of morality economic reform efficiency and social welfare.
What laws were passed after his book?
The Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act in June 1906.
What does the NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
What amendments were changed or added thanks to the reformers?
Reconstruction Amendments, were critical to providing African Americans with the rights and protections of citizenship.
What is an initiative?
The ability to assess and initiate things independently.
What is a muckraker?
A muckraker was any of a group of American writers identified with pre-World War I reform and exposé writing.
Who were some key social reformers?
Shahu of Kolhapur Shishunala Sharif
Who were the leaders of the NAACP?
W. E. B. Du Bois,Ida B. Wells,
Why were these significant?
Significance depends upon one's perspective and purpose
What are the three schools of thought on conservation?
The climate change, water issues, and the education of the public on conservation of the natural environment, especially among children.