Progressive Era
What is a movement that involved social and political Reform in the United States during 19th century and early 20th century?
The Progressive Movement
A consturcted waterway that connects the Atlantic and pacific oceans and is 40 miles ling
Panama Canal
This mukraker exposed the unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry through the book
"The Jungle"
Upton Sinclair
This progressive legislation passed in 1906 aimed to ensure the safety and plenty of food and drugs
Food and Drug Act
This term refers to sentationalized and exaggerated news reporting
This prominent Progressive reform initiated numerous antitrust lawsuits against large corporations?
Theodore Roosevelt
Infectious disease transmitted by mosquitoes during construction of Panama Canal
Malaria or Yellow Fever
This mukraker is known for her investigate journalism on the Standard Oil Company and her efforts to expose its monopolistic practices
Ida Tarbell
Constitutional amendment that rattfied in 1913 introduced the federal income tax in the U.S
16th Amendment
Newspaper publisher who had a role in the sensationalist style of reporting
William Randolph Hearst
An organization founded in 1890 advocated for African American rights and played a significant role in Progressive Movement
NAACD (National Association Advancement Colored People)
President oversaw the construction of Panama canal supporting panama's independence from columbia
Theodore Roosevelt
This mukraker is renowned for his expose on child labor in the United States
John Spargo
This progressive legislation passed in 1914 and aimed to regulate and break up business practices
Clayton Antitrust Act
This event refers to the explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor
Sinking of the USS Maine
Landmark legislation, passed in 1914, aimed to curb the power of monopolies/ fair competition
Clayton Antitrust Act
What 2 engineering challenges did the construction of the Panama Canal face?
Jungles & Mountains
What are 3 things mukrakers did?
Expose polticial, social and economic injustices.
Constitutional amendment that rattified in 1920 granted women the right to vote
19th Amendment
Which conflict involving the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor was influenced by exaggerated Yellow Journalism
Spanish-American War
A progressive leader/ educator established the Tuskgee Institute & focused on education for Americans?
Booker T. Washington
What were the geopolitical implications of the Panama Canals construction?
Allowed transportation between Atlantic and Pacific oceans
How did mukrakers affect child labor?
exploitation of children
This progressive legislation passed in 1913 and established a central banking system in the U.S
Federal Reserve Act
What was the main reason that Yellow Journalism strongly affected
Creating public support for the Spanish-American War