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Progressivism Basics
Muckrakers,Reforms, and Progressive Presidents
Women's Inequality
Political Reforms
African-American's Inequality
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This is the time frame that the Progressive Era relates to
What is approximately 1890-1920?
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These were the two Progressive Presidents we discussed.
Who are Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson?
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Provided women suffrage (voting).
What is the 19th Amendment (1920)?
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Allows voters to petition to have an elected representative removed from office.
What is the Recall?
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Two of the most prominent activists of the Progressive Era for African-American's betterment and equality.
Who are Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois?
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What is the Progressive Era?
A period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States
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1)Roosevelt's domestic program. 2) Wilson's domestic program.
What is the Square Deal? What is New Freedom?
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The role of most women in the late 19th century, early 20th century.
To take care of children and the home and to be a good (RE: obedient) wife
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Allows voters to petition state legislatures in order to consider a bill desired by citizens.
What is Initiative?
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This black activist founded the Niagara Movement, which advocated for equality, voting rights, and desegregation for African-Americans.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois? Bonus Question: Which civil rights organization?
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Journalists and members of the press that investigated corruption in order to expose problems to the American people. They had a great amount of influence, often resulting in the passage of laws designed to reform the abuse that they reported.
Who were muckrakers?
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Both Wilson and Roosevelt fought to break up large corporations that controlled an entire market or industry. What were these two men called/what did they break up?
Trust busters, trusts
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18.3% versus 53%
What is the percentage of the labor force that is made up of women? Early 1900s vs. Today
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Allows voters to decide if a bill or proposed amendment should be passed.
What is Referendum?
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Booker T. Washington founded this college in Alabama to provide vocational (job) training to African-Americans.
What is the Tuskegee Institute?
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Name at least 3 problems that Progressives wanted to reform.
Political corruption Social inequality(specifically for African-Americans and women) Destruction of the environment Unfair business practices (i.e. trusts) Unfair labor practices (long hrs, low wages, child labor, unsafe working conditions) Assimilation of immigrants Negative effects of alcohol
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In 1906, Theodore Roosevelt sought to protect consumers by pushing for a law that made it illegal to put certain ingredients(such as poisons or addictive drugs) into foods and medicines. It also provided for truth in advertising.
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906?
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One of the most well-known advocates for birth control and increasing the role that women played in family planning.
Who was Margaret Sanger?
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Provided for the direct election of U.S. Senators.
What is the 17th Amendment (1913)?
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Booker T. Washington advocated for white support of blacks in education and job training in return for segregation and disenfranchisement of African-Americans. His most well-known speech in which he describes this belief is called.
What is The Atlanta Compromise Speech?
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This book published in 1906, which described the filthy practices and poor working conditions in the meat-packing industry led to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act.
What is The Jungle by Upton Sinclair?
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Social movement beginning in the 1820's that eventually led to the Prohibition of alcohol. Largely supported by women and Protestants.
What is the Temperance Movement? Bonus Question: Which Amendment?
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This term refers to the idea that women are still treated unequally today because of their higher amount of time spent working in the home in addition to having a full-time job/
What is the Second Shift?
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Ensures that voters select candidates to run for office, rather than party bosses.
What is the Direct Primary?
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This term refers to W.E.B. Du Bois' idea that one in every ten African-Americans would become leaders in society and help African-American's attain civic equality.
What is the Talented Tenth?