The Progressive Era
This social reform movement was roughly from the 1890s to the 1920s, seeking to address problems caused by industrialization and urbanization.
What is the Progressive Era?
This president was known as the "Trust-Buster" and promoted his "Square Deal" domestic agenda.
Who was Teddy Roosevelt?
This term describes a business leader who created a massive industry and, through philanthropy, greatly benefited society.
What is a Captain of Industry?
This reform allowed citizens to directly propose legislation by petitioning to have it placed on the ballot.
What is the Initiative?
Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy of acting as an "international police power" in the Western Hemisphere was an addition to this earlier U.S. doctrine.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
Purchased from Russia in 1867, this piece of the US was once referred to as "Seward's Folly". That nickname faded as major gold and oil deposits were eventually found.
What is Alaska?
These investigative journalists exposed corruption and social ills, giving the Progressive Era its nickname.
Who are Muckrakers?
After serving two terms, T. Roosevelt ran again in 1912 as the candidate for this political party.
What is the Bull-Moose Party?
This unflattering term describes industrialists who amassed huge fortunes by exploiting workers and using ruthless business practices.
What is a Robber Baron?
This 1913 constitutional amendment established the direct election of U.S. Senators.
What is the 17th Amendment?
This 1906 law resulted from Upton Sinclair's The Jungle and required federal inspection of meat.
What was the Meat Inspection Act?
After the overthrow of a queen by planters of the territory; this area was eventually annexed by the US due to its strategic military positions during the Spanish-American War.
What is Hawai'i?
This tragic 1911 event in a New York garment factory highlighted the need for new workplace safety laws.
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
These three Republican Presidents are considered the "Progressive Presidents."
Who were Teddy Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson?
He was the Captain of Industry in the steel industry who later advocated for the "Gospel of Wealth."
Who was Andrew Carnegie?
This 1919 constitutional amendment was enacted after decades of efforts by the temperance movement.
What is the 18th Amendment?
President Taft's foreign policy, which sought to substitute economic investments for military force abroad, was known by this name.
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
In a series of "Open Door" notes, Secretary of State John Hay pushed for the US to be given economic access to this Asian nation... regardless of if they wanted it or not.
What is China?
The era ended shortly after the U.S. involvement in this global conflict began.
What is WWI?
This Progressive President was a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who struggled to balance his predecessor's policies with his own.
Who was William Howard Taft?
The ruthless business practices of this man's Standard Oil Company earned him the title of Robber Baron.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
This constitutional amendment, ratified in 1920, granted women's suffrage.
What is the 19th Amendment?
Wilson's foreign policy, which applied democratic ideals and morality to foreign relations and sought to promote peace, was called this.
What is Moral Diplomacy?
It was the sinking of this ship in the Havana harbor and the yellow journalism (sensationalized/exaggerated articles intended to make the audience feel a certain way.) that followed which caused the US to declare war on Spain.
What is the USS Maine?
Jane Addams famously established the Hull House in Chicago. It was one of these that was intended to aid immigrants and the urban poor.
What is a Settlement House?
His domestic policy, the "New Freedom," focused on tariff reduction, banking reform, and stricter anti-trust measures.
Who was Woodrow Wilson?
Using this model of controlling an industry meant owning all factors of production for a single product.
What is vertical integration?
The creation of this government tool allows citizens to vote to remove an elected official from office before their term ends.
What is a Recall?
This piece of domestic legislation, passed under Woodrow Wilson, created a central bank to manage the nation's money supply and financial stability.
What is the Federal Reserve System?
This statement, as a modification to the Monroe Doctrine, effectively stated the U.S.'s willingness to act as an international police force within the Western hemisphere.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?