A | B |
Progressives | believing that the government should be changed to be more responsive to the people's problem |
Muckrakers | journalists who created awareness of America's lower class |
Social Ills | problems in social classes |
Temperance | moderation in drinking habits |
Prohibition | the banning of sale, transport, and making of liquor |
Women's Suffrage | the right for women to vote |
16th Amendment | passes in 1913 and allows congress to enact a federal income tax |
17th Amendment | passed in 1913 calls for direct election of senators by voters |
18th Amendment | passed in 1919 and outlawed the making, selling, and transporting of alcohol |
Settlement House | a community center that provides services |
Bull Moose Party | the party that supports Theodore Roosevelt and made of progressive republicans |
NAACP | founded in 1909 to fight racial injustice |
Referendum | the process of citizens changing laws through legislation |