Vocab
What is a Muckraker?
A journalist that wrote about the corrupt business and the bad things going around around town.
How many people died in the Triangle Factory Fire in 1911, and what was the cause of death? (Besides the fire, of course)
150 women died because their bosses locked the doors from the outside to make sure they weren't escaping to take breaks during work hours.
Who is Jacob Riis?
A 'visual journalist' who photographed and visually described poverty, disease, crime, and other things along those lines in Immigrant neighborhoods in NYC.
How many types of reforms are there?
3
What year did the worst Galveston, TX hurricane happen?
1900
What is a referendum?
A vote on the initiative
NAWSA is...?
The National American Woman Suffrage Association
Who is Elizabeth Stanton?
Elizabeth Stanton was an American Suffragist, Social Activist, and a strong leader/influencer in early women's rights.
What are the types of reforms?
Political, Economic, Social
What year did Woodrow Wilson get elected?
1913
What is the method to improve productivity?
Scientific Management
Which Amendment allows people to nominate senate candidates?
17th Amendment
Who was Florance Kelly?
An advocate for the lives of children and women
What type of reform does this fit into?:
Enabling laws/rules to limit what types of things can be put into food/medicine to make it safer for consumption?
Economic
1912 is the year when which amendment came to be?
17th amendment
Which term enables voters to remove public officials from elected positions?
a.) Veto
b.) Referendum
c.) Recall
d.) Direct Primary
c.) Recall
What is NACW?
National Association of Colored Women
Who specifically am I talking about? This person is a leading proponent of women's suffrage
Susan B. Anthony
The Triangle Factory Fire happened in what year?
1911
Define the term 'Initiative'.
Initiative - Allowed a group group of citizens to propose new laws by petition and required the state legislature to vote on it.
What is the Progressive Movement?
The movement that attempted to fix issues in American countries
How many presidents were in Office during the Progressive Movement? Who were they?
There were 3, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson
Limiting work hours is a...
Economic Reform
1890-1920 is...
How long the Progressive Movement lasted