Progressive Politics
The 18th amendment led to Prohibition - what is being prohibited in this amendment?
the manufacture, sale or transportation of alcoholic beverages
This innovator came up with using an assembly line for automobiles, greatly increasing productivity.
Henry Ford
This president was the leader of the Progressive movement - he wanted to see the government grow and the U.S. take a more active involvement in world affairs.
Theodore Roosevelt
This type of government intervention means the government controls all utilities.
gas-and-water socialism
The progressive era saw agriculture thrive, in part due to this new invention:
the tractor
The 19th amendment accomplished this goal that had been growing since after the Civil War:
women's suffrage (right to vote)
This movement, a favorite of Roosevelt's, saw the government control nearly 100 million acres of the West.
Conservation
Upton Sinclair wrote this book, shedding light on the meatpacking and food industry
the Jungle
This was President Taft's approach to foreign policy (influencing other countries through spending) - although it wasn't very successful.
This baseball player-turned-preacher was the most famous evangelist of the Progressive era.
Billy Sunday
Daily Double! Make your wager, up to all your points!
This Supreme Court case upheld segregation (separation based on race)
This religious belief says that social reform is more important than spiritual reform (salvation comes from improving your environment).
Social gospel
This was the name given to writers who exposed social problems and desired to see them fixed.
Muckrakers (note: go over your notes for specific muckrakers and the issues they exposed)
This was Roosevelt's addition to the Monroe Doctrine, and meant that the U.S. was to be the "policeman" of the Western Hemisphere.
Roosevelt Corollary
Roosevelt's foreign policy, especially seen in the building of the Panama Canal, was to "speak softly and ________"
carry a big stick
This amendment called for the direct election of senators.
17th amendment
This religious movement of Progressivism believed that mankind can be perfected.
Secular Humanism
Tell me one of the big government reforms/achievements done by Woodrow Wilson during his first term (one of the "Acts")
Underwood Tariff Act, Federal Reserve Act, Federal Trade Commission Act, Clayton Antitrust Act
This Act, passed by Theodore Roosevelt, required honest labeling on food products
Pure Food and Drug Act
What was the result of literacy tests in the south?
Many black Americans were deprived their right to vote.
This Speaker of the House was "saved" from dismissal by President Taft
Joseph Cannon
This religious movement of the Progressive Era rejected the belief that Moses wrote the first 5 books of the Bible (and other Christian doctrines).
Modernism
Why did Roosevelt and the American government forbid Philippine independence immediately, instead planning to grant independence over time?
They were afraid another power would immediately take over.
John Dewey; he wanted to make education more child-centered and based on experiences / active learning
This amendment allowed for Income tax (which overall meant the higher your income, the more you paid in tax)
16th amendment