Agricultural Overproduction, High costs, Farmer Indebtedness, Periodic Natural Disasters
What are the reasons for farmer's economic problems
100
A national political party representing the "common man" in the battle against banking and railroad interests
What is the Populist Party?
100
Correct the political and economic injustices that had resulted from America's industrialization
What is the primary goal of the Progressive era?
100
Based on the belief that society can be made better
What is a reformer?
100
launched new laws to protect consumer health and prevent false advertising
What is Roosevelt's "Square Deal"?
200
Original purpose was to serve as a social club for farmers but moved into urging political and economic reforms
What is the Grange Movement?
200
Unlimited coinage of silver, direct election of senators, term limits for presidents, secret ballot, government ownership of railroads, graduated income tax, immigration restrictions, shorter work day
What are the desires of the Populist Party?
200
Protestant Evangelicalism, activities of journalists, Populism, and the reaction of the educated middle class to abuses in industry and government
What is what progressivism arose from?
200
Founder of Hull House
What is Jane Addams?
200
Provided for the government inspection of meat
What is Meat Inspection Act (1906)?
300
A group organized to buy machinery, fertilizers and manufactured goods in large number at a discount
What is a farmer's cooperative?
300
"Cross of Gold"
What is speech given by William Jennings Bryan that praised farmers and denounced bankers for "crucifying mankind on a cross of gold"
300
called for abolition of child labor, safer working conditions, objected to the harsh realities of unregulated free enterprise and emphasized the ancient idea that each man was his brother's keeper
What is the Social Gospel Movement?
300
Went to Harvard, co-founded the NAACP
What is W.E.B. Dubois?
300
Set aside land to conserve wildlife, forests and natural resources
What is National Conservation Commission?
400
Caused economic problems for farmers
What is food prices fell as farmer's expenses remained the same?
400
William Jennings Bryan
What is who ran for president three times for the Populist Party, losing all three times?
400
worked to ban alcoholic beverages
What is the Temperance Movement?
400
A Jewish organization opposed to religious prejudice.
What is Anti-Defamation League?
400
political party started by Theodore Roosevelt in 1912
What is the Bull Moose Party?
500
Resulted in the Interstate Commerce Act
What is railroads charged excessive rates to farmers?
500
passed to reduce the number of political appointments and replace them with candidates who had passed a competitive examination
What is the Pendleton Act?
500
Purpose was to end corruption and make state governments more directly accountable to the people
What is initiative, referendum and reform?
500
Help immigrants conserve the value of their pasts and bring them into contact with a better class of Americans
What is a settlement house?
500
created as a Cabinet post to study the problem of labor