He was the Democratic Party nominee in 1896 against William McKinley - famous for his "Cross of Gold" speech.
Who was William Jennings Bryan?
100
These were community houses that offered services to the urban poor.
What was a settlement house?
100
This law required the federal government inspection of meat packing plants.
What was the Meat Inspection Act?
100
This act established the Federal Reserve system of regional banks which then could control and regulate the nation's banking system.
What was the Federal Reserve Act.
100
It was the scandal of the Harding administration where his subordinates were leasing naval reserve oil to private companies in exchange for bribes.
What was the Teapot Dome scandal?
200
This organization of farmers allowed them to work together to share information and put pressure on railroad companies to lower shipping rates.
What is the grange.
200
This is a process where citizens put a proposed new law directly on the ballot so other citizens can vote on it.
What is an initiative?
200
He was the first president with a progressive agenda (though he was from the Republican Party)
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
200
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What was the 19th amendment?
200
He was the president through much of the 1920s boom economy -- though he was known for being quiet.
Who was Calvin Coolidge?
300
It was a political party to promote the interest of farmers, specifically calling for the free coinage of silver and government ownership of the railroads.
What was the Populist Party?
300
These were writers who uncovered misconduct by politicians or businesses.
What was a muckraker?
300
The name of TR's reform proposals, which he said would give everyone a fair chance in life, and so that the wealthy and powerful would not take advantage of the small businesses and the poor.
What was "the Square Deal."
300
The 16th amendment gave the government the power to do this?
What is the power to impose personal income taxes?
300
It was the affordable car which Henry Ford built using the assembly line.
What was the Model T
400
It is when the government uses gold as the basis for the nation's currency.
What is the gold standard?
400
He was a photojournalist who highlighted the condition of New York's slums in the book How the Other Half Lives.
Who was Jacob Riis?
400
He was a preservationist who helped convince Congress to set aside Yosemite National Park in California. He inspired President Roosevelt to set aside millions of acres of forest land.
Who was John Muir.
400
It was the amendment that banned the sale, distribution and consumption of alcohol.
What was the 18th amendment?
400
It was a form of credit, where you would put a small amount down then pay the rest in monthly installments.
What was installment buying?
500
It was a law that got rid of the practice of political parties filling government offices with their supporters (who often were not qualified to hold the office).
What was the Pendleton Civil Service Act
500
It is a blend of German socialism and American progressivism that applied Christianity to social problems.
What was the Social Gospel
500
Known as the Bull Moose Party, Roosevelt used this political party to run against both the Republican Taft and the Democrat Wilson in 1912.
What was the Progressive Party?
500
It was the law that fought against monopolies by spelling out what businesses could and could not do. It also stopped unions from being attacked as trusts.
What was the Clayton Antitrust Act?
500
It was a technique to improve efficiency in factories by examining and improving the movements of workers.