The Drive for Reform
A reform movement that wanted to get rid of government officials and make the government more responsive to people’s needs.
What is Progressiveism?
movement that focused on improving family life that was led by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union.
What is the Temperance Movement?
belief that assimilating immigrants into American society would make them more loyal citizens
What is Americanization?
Teddy’s program of reforms to keep the wealthy and powerful from taking advantage of small business owners and the poor
What is the Square Deal?
26th president of the U.S that was energetic for the progressive movement.
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
Journalists and novelists of the Progressive Era who sought to expose corruption in big business and government.
Who are Muckrakers?
gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
group that denounced the idea of gradual progress that met at Niagara Falls
What is the Niagara Movement?
Roosevelt and his administration would become known as the
What are Trustbusters?
demanded more vocal protests while obtaining a higher education for Civil Rights
Who is WEB DuBois?
a community center that provided social services to the urban poor.
What is settlement houses?
organization for women to help fight for their right to vote led by Carrie Catt
What is National American Women Suffrage Association? (NAWSA)
Who urged patience that told Africans Americans to move slowly toward racial progress
Who is Booker T. Washington?
provided federal agents to inspect any meat sold across state lines and required federal inspection of meat processing plants.
What is Meat Inspection Act?
National suffragist who campaigned for the 19th amendment and studied law while being one of the country’s 1st female school superintendents.
Who is Carrie Chapman Catt?
Movement sparked by Walter Rauschenbusch that taught people could make society “the kingdom of God”
What is Social Gospel?
gave special labels to “goods produced under fair, safe, and healthy working conditions”
What is National Consumers League?
Groups that made loans and provided legal assistance
What are mutalists?
gave the federal government the power to decide where and how water would be distributed.
What is the National Reclamation Act?
Became a leading progressive for the settlement house movement
Who is Jane Addams?
What portrayed human misery and the struggles of common people?
What are naturalist novels?
Social activist leader that was raised in a Quaker home that became independent.
Who is Alice Paul?
network of churches and clubs that set up employment agencies and relief efforts to help African Americans get settled and find work in the cities
What is the Urban League?
What act passed by Teddy and Congress gave the ICC strong enforcement powers.
What is the Hepburn Act?
Person who Roosevelt drew up his plans after to help on the divisions of forestry?
Who is Gifford Pinchot?