Progressivism
What social problems did progressivists target? (at least 2)
Food safety, workplace safety, voting rights for women, corruption
This president only served one term
William Howard Taft
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
What amendment prohibited the sale, manufacture and transportation of alcohol?
18th Amendment
What did the 17th amendment establish?
It established the direct election of United States senators in each state
Why were people in favor of banning alcohol? (Give me 2 reasons)
Men were abusing women, people were drinking on the job, poverty
President responsible for environmental conservation
What were common forms of protest for womens voting rights?
Law passed in response to The Jungle
The Meat Inspection Act
These 2 presidents were known for breaking up monopolies
Roosevelt & Taft
What did a progressive do?
Work to improve US society
President who dismissed Black civil rights leaders
Woodrow Wilson
What does NAWSA stand for?
National American Womens Suffrage Association
Tragedy that led to workplace safety reforms
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
How did the future of child labor laws change after the Progressive Era?
established a national minimum age
Define Progressivism & it's main goal
To address social and political problems caused by industrialization
Teddy Roosevelt's Progressive policies were called
The Square Deal
Wisconsin governor who made the state a model of political reform
Robert M. La Follette
Keating-Owen Act
Eric Slagle
Main cause of problems during the Progressivism Era
Industrialization
This president was known as a segregationist
Woodrow Wilson
Why and where was Alice Paul arrested?
White house for picketing
To restore public confidence in the banking system, Wilson supported the establishment of a...
Federal Reserve System
What happened during the Triangle Shirtwaist fire AND what did it lead to?
a cigarette fire accident that led to the deaths of 146 women in New York.
This led to stricter workplace and safety laws