This individual was a prominent civil rights leader, co-founder of the NAACP, and believed African Americans should FIGHT for equality.
Who is WEB Dubois
This amendment granted universal women's suffrage in the United States
what is the 19th amendment
What is Recall
Wrote "The Jungle", exposed problems within the meatpacking industry
Who is Upton Sinclair
This was the nick-name behind Theodore Roosevelt's third party or progressive party that led to Woodrow Wilson's victory in the 1912 election.
what is the Bull Moose Party
This individual was a Muckraker that exposed lynch mobs in the South, and worked closely with the NAACP to spread awareness of the early civil rights movement
Who is Ida B. Wells
This amendment banned the selling, production, and transportation of alcohol
What is the 18th amendment
This progressive era reform was the second of these two landmark "Anti-Trust Act" regulations, this was introduced to protect unions and increase federal power over business to fight monopolies
Clayton Anti Trust Act
Wrote "History of the Standard Oil Company" and exposed John Rockefeller
Who is Ida Tarbell
Drew political cartoons in an effort to expose Boss Tweed and the political corruption in the Tammany Hall ring. Father of the modern day santa claus
Who is Thomas Nast
This civil rights leader believed African Americans should EARN equality through economic independence, later on helped establish the Tuskeegee Institute
Who is Booker T. Washington
This amendment required the two senators of each state, to be directly elected by the people
What is the 17th amendment
This progressive era reform allows citizens to draft a legislative bill or amendment by which they propose by petition
What is Initiative
Wrote "The Shame of Our Cities", and exposed corruption in city governments
Who is Lincoln Steffens
Act of Congress that created and established the central banking system of the United States, granted it legal authority to issue legal tender (US dollars)
What is the Federal Reserve Act
This individual's establishment of the "Hull House", helped spark the "Settlement House" movement in America, aimed at assimilating immigrants.
Who is Jane Addams
This amendment granted the federal government the ability to collect taxes on income
What is the 16th Amendment
allow voters in a state to directly vote on a proposal or political question
What is referendum
This muckraker attempted to alleviate the bad living conditions of poor people by exposing their living conditions in New York City to the middle and upper classes through his photography
Who is Jacob Riis
Which political party was separated by Theodore Roosevelt's progressive party? This led the way for Woodrow Wilson's victory in the 1912 presidential election
What is the Republican Party
The progressive governor of Wisconsin. Helped establish the ideas behind "initiative, referendum, and recall"
Who is Robert LaFollette
These two amendments were opposed by prominent women's suffragists, and believed that the word "male" needed to be taken out before passage.
What is the 14th & 15th amendment
This progressive reform or "act", required that politicians be given positions based on merit and not political affiliation. Helped alleviate the problems of the spoils system by requiring civil service exams for government jobs.
Pendleton Civil Service Act
These two acts were established in response to Upton Sinclair's The Jungle (Both signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt on the same day)
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act
Theodore Roosevelt pushed his agenda through this humbly named "deal", by addressing child labor, nature conservation, and public health concerns in his political actions. (L x W)
What is Square Deal