"People for the People"
Which Muckraker wrote "How the Other Half Lives"?
Jacob Riis
What is a Muckraker?
A journalist who "raked up" & exposed corruption and problems in society.
What did the NAACP fight for?
(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and they fought for rights for African Americans.
27th President-Hand picked by Theodore Roosevelt to continue progressive ideas.
William Howard Taft
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
The 26th President (took office in 1901)
Who was Carry Nation and what is she known for?
Temperance Advocate & Went to saloons and smashed bottles of Alcohol with her hatchet.
Define Progressivism.
A group of reform movements of the late 1800s focused on urban problems, worker's rights, & corrupt politics.
Who was Florence Kelley & what did she do?
Activist, Persuade Illinois to ban child labor and limit hours for women.
This event caused Theodore Roosevelt refused to support President Taft's reelection, and the Republican Party split.
Ballinger-Pinchot Affair
A platform used to publicize and seek support for important issues
Bully Pulpit
Who wrote "The Jungle"?
Upton Sinclair
This amendment allows Congress to levy taxes.
16th Amendment
Suffragist and founder of the National Woman's Party
Alice Paul
This amendment allows for the direct election of senators.
17th Amendment
What 2 areas of concern did Roosevelt focus on?
Trust Busting & Environmental Conservation
Who was Ida Tarbell & What did she do?
She was a Muckraker & she exposed business & political corruption...specifically The Standard Oil Company
Who was Lincoln Steffens and what did he do?
A muckraker that wrote "The Shame of Cities" to exposed corruption in government.
Who was Frances Willard?
Temperance Advocate and the leader of the WCTU.
Women's Suffrage activist, President of NAWSA from 1892-1900, Arrested for voting in New York.
*Did not live long enough to see women get the vote*
Susan B. Anthony
What was Upton Sinclair's Novel about & what Act did it lead too?
Unsanitary conditions in a meat packing plant & The Meat Inspection Act
Soon after he took office as president, Teddy Roosevelt intervened in the
Coal Strike of 1902
What was Muller v. Oregon?
Court ruling that established a 10 hr workday in laundries and factories.
What are the 18th & 19th amendments?
18th Amendment-Prohibited the Manufacture, Sale, & Distribution of Alcoholic Beverages
19th Amendment- Women's Right to Vote
What are 3 anti-suffrage arguments made?
1. Voting would interfere with women’s duties at home 2. Voting would destroy families altogether. 3. Claimed that women did not have the education or experience to be competent voters. 4. Others believed the notion that most American women did not want to vote
Name of the high tariff placed on imports
Payne-Aldrich Tariff