Progressive Problems
What was the main goal of Progressivism?
To address social inequalities and economic issues
This author aimed for the stomach with his expose "The Jungle."
Who is Upton Sinclair
This progressive idea allows the public to hold a special election to remove elected officials who are not doing a good job.
What is recall.
This amendment guaranteed the right for women to vote.
What is the nineteenth amendment.
The Women’s Suffrage Movement was primarily led by men in the early 20th century.
False It was led by women like Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul, and Carrie Chapman Catt.
Children were not attending schools during the early 1900s due to this.
What is working in factories.
Muckrakers would use this primarily to influence society.
What is publishing articles and books.
What was the purpose of settlement houses?
To support immigrants and the urban poor with education and social services
This amendment prohibited alcohol.
What is the eighteenth amendment.
Who was a co-founder of the NAACP?
W.E.B. Du Bois
Progressive reformers targeted city officials who built corrupt organizations called this.
What are trusts.
This immigrant used pictures to show society the living conditions inside New York Tenements.
Who is Jacob Riis.
Progressives believed in more democracy to help fix America's problems. This reform allows the people to vote on a proposal.
What is a referendum.
This amendment established a federal income tax.
What is the sixteenth amendment.
Term that refers to President Roosevelt's handling of the PN Coal Strike and other labor issues.
What is Square Deal.
Corrupt politicians frequently engaged in this, giving jobs to friends and supporters.
What is patronage.
This person was the founder of Hull House.
Who is Jane Addams
This legislation set up standards to ensure quality foods and medicines.
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act.
This amendment established the direct election of U.S. Senators.
What is the seventeenth amendment.
What were the four goals of progressivism?
Social welfare, fostering efficiency, economic reform, and moral improvement
Industrialization greatly impacted the natural environment due to these industries.
What are extractive industries.
This Jacob Riis book, complete with photos, detailed the lives of the immigrant poor.
What is How the Other Half Lives
This act, inspired by the Jungle, mandated regulation of the meat packing industry.
What is the Meat Inspection Act. Or Pure food and Drug Act
Progressive Presidents Wilson and Roosevelt both heavily supported this amendment.
What is the sixteenth amendment.
Who was the first Chief of the U.S. Forest Service?
Gifford Pinchot