Progressive Era
Why is this era called the progressive era? AKA What did they want to make progress after?
Improve from the industrial age / capitalism
Upton Sinclair in The Jungle exposed what industry?
Meatpacking
What does the 17th amendment accomplish?
citizens can vote for their senators
What was the name of the third party created by Theodore Roosevelt?
Bull Moose Party
doors open outward
limits to the number of people in a space
sprinklers/water/fire escapes
multiple exits
inspections
Name two problems created by industrialization that needed to be addressed at this time:
Pollution/Deforestation
Consumer safety (food, products)
Workplace problems (hours, wages, child labor, safety)
Housing / Tenements
Equal Rights (women, people of color)
Ida Tarbell exposed which monopolistic leader of the time?
Rockefeller / Standard Oil
What does the political change of recall accomplish?
citizens can vote their local leaders out of office
Which president did Teddy Roosevelt suggest to take over the Republican party, but disappointed him to the point of coming back to run for office himself?
William Howard Taft
What did the 18th amendment accomplish to address crime in cities?
banned/prohibited alcohol (they thought it would cut back on crime - but it failed!)
What was the nickname for this era that referenced the "golden" age on the outside, but it was a facade hiding the problems of the time underneath?
Gilded Age
Jacob Riis took pictures of what in his book How the Other Half Lives?
Tenement Houses
What does the political change of direct primary accomplish?
citizens can vote for their candidates prior to the general election
How did Teddy Roosevelt want to address the issue of deforestation and endangerment of the environment?
Conservation / Wildlife protection
Precursor of the National Parks Act
Which amendment addresses women's suffrage?
19th
What did the 16th amendment accomplish to address the inequality of wealth in the cities?
a federal income tax (the money would be used to better the cities)
Political Corruption
The Pendleton Civil Service Act ensured we chose people for office that were...
based on merit / fit for the job
Which President's progressive political changes were overshadowed by WW1?
Woodrow Wilson
The Sherman and Clayton Anti Trust Acts addressed what issue?
Monopolies / Trusts
Booker T Washington
What did Thomas Nast call his cartoon political boss?
Boos Tweed (of Tammany Hall)
What do the political powers of initiative and referendum accomplish?
Citizens can suggest items to their ballots of a vote
Which strike took place at the Carnegie Steel Factory and led to the state militia being brought in to shut it down?
Homestead Strike
What was the name of the law created the central banking system for the United States?
Federal Reserve Act