Vocab I
Vocab II
Reforms
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Life during the Progressivism Era
100
An organization that used the courts to challenge laws that were unfair to African Americans.
What is the NAACP
100
Monopolies in the early 1900's were also called by this name.
What is Trusts
100
The Jungle brought reform to this industry.
What is the Meat Packing industry
100
Most progressive reform began here.
What is large urban areas
100
Women in the late 1800's did not have this legal right.
What is the legal right to vote.
200
Writers who reported problems in the factories and cities during the Progessive Era.
What is Muckrakers
200
Tool used to prevent African Americans from voting by charging them money.
What is Poll Tax
200
This helped many Americans who were injured while on the job.
What is worker's compensation
200
This group formed the Anti-Defamation League to defend itself from verbal attacks and false statements.
What is Jewish Americans
200
Progressivism in 1914 was no longer the main concern due to this event.
What is World War I
300
Belief that assimilating immigrants into society would make them more productive citizens.
What is Americanization
300
Belief that native-born white Americans are superior to newcomers.
What is Nativism
300
This organization monitored business practices that might lead to a monopoly.
What is Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
300
The 3 Progressive Era Presidents in order.
What is T. Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson
300
Industrial workers often labored with this.
What is unsafe machinery and hazardous conditions.
400
Multifamily housing for the urban poor with low standards of sanitation, safety and comfort.
What is Tenement Building
400
Community center which provided social services to the urban poor in the early 1900's.
What is Settlement House
400
The NAWSA was formed to fight for this.
What is Women's suffrage
400
A nation wide change from man made to machine made goods.
What is Industrial Revolution
400
Immigrants come to America in order to do this.
What is have expanded opportunities for a better life, a variety of available jobs and a democratic government.
500
Progressive reformers targeted city officials who built corrupt organizations called this.
What is political machines
500
Legislation passed to control the safety of foods and medicine.
What is Pure food and Drug Act
500
These were created to protect workers from poor working conditions and provide insurance.
What is state labor departments
500
The first National Park created in 1872.
What is Yellowstone
500
One positive and one negative effect of the Industrial Revolution was this.
What is the positive effect was cheaper goods and the negative effect was poor working conditions in the factories.
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