People
This person's trustbusting goals were made in order to Encourage competition in business
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
This amendment allowed for the voting of Senators
17th Amendment
This tax works on the idea that those who earn more, pay more.
Progressive Income Tax
An important political aim of the Progressive movement was to
change an economic system which seemed to advantageous to the wealthy
This author wrote "How the other half lives", a book about the issues of tenement life.
Jacob Riis
This book exposed the cleanliness issues of meat packing plants.
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
This group of journalists were famous for bringing the issues of the progressive era to light
Muckrakers
Jane Addams wrote about how this issue needed government intervention in her Ladies Home Journal (1910)
Better Sanitation Practices in Cities
This democratic president pushed to limit the power of big business
Woodrow Wilson
The passage of the Square Deal and the New freedom were made because both Presidents were part of
The Progressive movement
These were made Jane Addams to protect social welfare.
Settlement Houses
Theodore Roosevelt's views about this topic lead to the creation of national parks.
Conservation
"The natural resources of the United States should be used wisely. We must conserve them for future generations while also using them to serve the people of today.". This quote support's this President's view on Nature
Theodore Roosevelt
The passing of this reform allows for voters to remove politicians from government before the end of their term.
Recall
The Jungle lead the the passing of this act
Meat Inspection Act
This right was finally given to Women in 1920
Voting Rights
This disaster led to increase laws on worker safety.
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire/Disaster
These two laws, passed in 1890 and 1914, helped to eliminate unfair business practices
Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), and the Clayton Antitrust Act (1914)
These two grassroot movements to improve life both in cities and without were started by the common people
Populist and Progressive Parties
This movement saw alcohol as a vice that was destroying family life
Temperance
Why did Woodrow Wilson win the 1912 election?
The divided votes between Taft and Roosevelt limited the chance of either being voted in