Origins & Goals
What was the main goal of the Progressive Movement?
What is to address social and political reform.
Who founded Hull House in Chicago?
Who is Jane Addams?
What is suffrage?
What is the right to vote?
What was the main goal of the Women’s Suffrage Movement?
What is gaining the right to vote for women?
What does the term “corruption” mean?
What is dishonest or unfair conduct by those in power?
What kind of problems did Progressives try to solve?
What is Governmental Corruption, Public Health and Social Injustice?
What president was known for the “Square Deal” and breaking up bad trusts?
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
What is the purpose of labor laws?
What is to protect workers and ensure safe workplaces?
Name one group that fought for women’s suffrage.
What is the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)?
Who were often left out of Progressive Era reforms?
Who are poor people and marginalized groups?
At what levels of government did Progressives seek change?
What are local, state, and national levels?
What did Jane Addams’ Hull House provide to communities?
What are services and support for immigrants and the poor?
What do antitrust legislation prevent?
What is unfair business practices and monopolies?
What strategy did suffragists use to push for change?
What are marches, lobbying, or civil disobedience?
Name one contradiction of the Progressive Era.
What is promoting equality while excluding some groups?
Who often drove awareness for Progressive reform by exposing social issues?
Who are muckraker journalists?
Name one way Theodore Roosevelt helped regulate business.
What is breaking up monopolies or regulating railroads?
What were public health initiatives trying to improve?
What is the health and well-being of the population?
How did women contribute to Progressive Era reforms outside of voting rights?
What is leading reform movements in education, public health, or temperance?
What group rose in power during this era, despite its goals of reform?
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
What issues did Muckraking Journalists expose?
What is exploitation of child labor, corruption in city governments, the horror of lynching, and ruthless business practices.
Which groups did Jane Addams and other reformers try to help the most?
Who are immigrants, workers, and the poor?
Name one industry regulated during the Progressive Era.
What is the meatpacking industry or railroad industry?
What was one major result of the suffrage movement during the Progressive Era?
What is the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote?
Why do we say the Progressive Era had both positive and negative effects?
What is because it brought reform but also excluded many people and enforced conformity?