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Ch 11 Progressives

Progressive Reformers...

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progressive movementsocial reform movement in the early 20th century
prohibitionmaking the sale or use of alcohol illegal
muckrakerwriter who exposes wrong-doing
initiativea way for people to propose laws directly
referenduma way for people to approve changes in laws by a vote
recalla vote on whether to remove a public official from office
suffrageright to vote; a major goal fo women reformers
Upton Sinclairnovelist who exposed social problems
The Junglenovel by Upton Sinclair describing meat-packing industry
Meat Inspection ActLaw reforming meat-packiing conditions, 1906
Pure Food and Drug ActLaw that stopped the sale of unclean food and drugs, 1906
Square DealTR's program of progressive reforms
Meat Inspection Actlaw reforming meatpcking conditions, 1906
conservationThe planned management of natural resources
NAACPNational Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Susan B Anthonyleader of the women suffrage movement, who helped to define the movement’s goals and beliefs and to lead its actions.
Carrie Chapman Cattpresident of National Association; who led the campaign for woman suffrage during Wilson's admin.
Australian Ballotthe method of voting in which voters marked secret ballots in walled or curtained booths
direct primaryvoters choose candidates for public office through a special popular election
Seventeenth Amendmentconstitutional amendment providing for senators to be elected directly
Sixteenth Amendmentamendment that provided for graduated income tax
eighteenth Amendmentconstitutional amendment that prohibited the sale of alcohol
Nineteenth Amendmentamendment that provided for women's suffrage
laissez faireterm for lack of government intervention in business
temperanceprohibition
NAWSAgroup that fought for Women's suffrage
WCTUfought to make alcohol illegal
YMCAa place for young men to stay out of trouble
Ida Tarbellwrote the History of Standard oil exposing teh monopolistic practices of JD Rockefeller
Lincoln Steffenswrote Shame ofthe Cities which showed the deplorable conditions of the dumbbell tenements
Jacob Riiswrote How the Other Half LIves about the NYC tenements


American History
Northshore High
Slidell, LA

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