| A | B |
|---|
| referendum | allowed citizens to vote for or against laws already passed by state legislatures |
| recall | let citizens vote to remove corrupt politicians from office |
| initiative | Allowed citizens to propose laws |
| 17th Amendment | Allowed for the direct election of Senators |
| What was established in local governments because of the rapid growth of cities? | new offices in local government |
| What did progressives do? | Used government to reform problems created by industrialization |
| What is a trust? | Organization of several companies under one board of directors to eliminate competition in business and to regulate production |
| What was the purpose of a trust? | to eliminate competition in business and to regulate production |
| Who created the national park system and an idea called the Square Deal? | Theodore Roosevelt |
| What did the Square Deal do? | helped the middle class and ended business trusts |
| Who developed progressive reform program to help the US Economy during the Great Depression? | Woodrow Wilson |
| Describe labor conditions for women and children during this era? | terrible, low pay, long hours, dangerous conditions |
| What were some goals of the Progressive Movments? | Government controlled by the people, economic opportunity, elimination of social injustice |
| Muckrakers were ___________. | investigative journalists who wrote about bad things and hoped it would bring about reform |
| The Knights of Labor was _________. | one of the first labor unions |
