Progressive Era test in AP History. Important Acts, groups and people from the Progressive Era. Also with all Amendments ratified during the Era.
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| 1309759215 | Progressive Movement | reform effort, generally centered in urban areas and begun in the early 1900s, whose aims included returning control of the government to the people, restoring economic opportunities, and correcting injustices in American life. | |
| 1309759216 | Four main goals of Progressive Era | 1. Protect social welfare - correct injustices 2. Promoting moral movement 3. Create Economic reform - control big business 4. Foster efficiency | |
| 1309759217 | Prohibitionist groups | WCTU - Began in 1874 Anti-Saloon League - tried to pass laws forcing people to change | |
| 1309759218 | Economic panic | 1893. Americans questioned capitalism - criticized by Eugene V. Debs. Socialism started. | |
| 1309759219 | Ida M. Tarbell | criticized companies' cutthroat competition, exposed the Standard Oil Company and its ruthlessness, called the company the "mother of all trusts" | |
| 1309759220 | Louis D. Brandeis | This brilliant lawyer and later a justice of the Supreme court spoke and wrote widely about the "curse of bigness." He thought the government should help small businesses. | |
| 1309759221 | Keating-Owen Act | Prohibited the sale of interstate commerce goods produced by children | |
| 1309759222 | Meat Inspection Act | Law that authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to order meat inspections and condemn any meat product found unfit for human consumption. | |
| 1309759223 | Pure Food and Drug Act | the act that prohibited the manufacture, sale, or shipment of impure of falsely labeled food and drugs | |
| 1309759224 | National Association of Colored People | organization formed to fight against discrimination and for colored people's rights | |
| 1309759225 | National Women Suffrage Association | Formed in 1890 and united 2 major women's suffrage groups at that time discrimination, and recognition of human brotherhood | |
| 1309759226 | Hepburn Act | This 1906 law used the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate the maximum charge that railroads to place on shipping goods. | |
| 1309759227 | 16th Amendment | 1913. Legalized federal income tax, Amendment to the United States Constitution (1913) gave Congress the power to tax income. | |
| 1309759228 | Federal Reserve Act | a 1913 law that set up a system of federal banks and gave government the power to control the money supply | |
| 1309759229 | 19th amendment | granted women right to vote. 1920., Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1920) extended the right to vote to women in federal or state elections. | |
| 1309759230 | Lincoln Steffens | Reporter, wrote in McClure's magazine and wrote The Shame of the Cities. Investigated corruption within U.S. government | |
| 1309759231 | Upton Sinclair | Wrote The Jungle to expose poor labor standards, rather exposed conditions of meat packing industry, lead to Pure Food and Drug Act & Meat Inspection Act | |
| 1309759232 | Theodore Roosevelt | president, leader of Republican party, founder of Progressive Party | |
| 1309759233 | William Howard Taft | president TR appointed to carry out his policies, but TR runs on his own, forming Progressive Party. Taft successfully reforms postal saving banks system, Department of Labor, and Publicity Act (for political accomplishments) | |
| 1309759234 | Woodrow Wilson | President after Taft (TR splits vote so Democrats win) declared neutrality to get US to mediate end to war, asked for declaration of war, associated power of allies, main goal was to create a new structure of peace, known for World War I leadership, created Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Antitrust Act, progressive income tax, lower tariffs, women's suffrage (reluctantly), Treaty of Versailles, sought 14 points post-war plan, League of Nations (but failed to win U.S. ratification), won Nobel Peace Prize | |
| 1309759235 | W.E.B. Du Bois | Middle between Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey, founded N.A.A.C.P., wanted entire equality, not accommodationism | |
| 1309759236 | Margaret Sanger | Promoted birth control, family planning to reduce poverty | |
| 1310094080 | Muckrakers | Journalists who searched for and publicized real or alleged acts of corruption of public officials, businessmen, etc. | |
| 1310094083 | McClure's Magazine | An American illustrated monthly periodical popular at the turn of the 20th century. It was in this magazine that progressive muckraker journalists like Lincoln Steffens and Ida Tarbell got their start. | |
| 1310094084 | The Shame Of The Cities | By Lincoln Steffens about corrupt government | |
| 1310094085 | History of Standard Oil | By Ida Tarbell, anti-trust | |
| 1310094087 | The Jungle | By Upton Sinclair, meant to expose poor labor standards, rather exposed conditions of meat packing industry, lead to Pure Food and Drug Act & Meat Inspection Act | |
| 1310094089 | 17th Amendment | direct election of senators | |
| 1310094091 | 18th Amendment | prohibition of alcoholic beverages | |
| 1310094093 | Ballot Initiative | The process by which citizens can propose a state or local law or amendment to the state constitution by signing a formal petition asking that it be submitted as a ballot proposition for voter approval. | |
| 1310094094 | Referrendum | a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate | |
| 1310094095 | Recall Election | a special election called by voters to remove an elected official before his/her term expires. | |
| 1310094096 | Sherman Anti-Trust Act | This act banned any formations that would restrict trade, not distinguishing between bad and good trusts. The act was a hamper on worker unions, but it showed that the government was slowly moving away from laissez faire ideals. | |
| 1310094097 | Roosevelt Conservation Act | new deal reform | |
| 1310094098 | Workman's Compensation Act | better labor standards | |
| 1310094099 | Payne-Aldrich Tariff | signed by Taft, contradicted his campaign promises of progressive reforms (lower tariffs), split party with Progressives | |
| 1310094100 | Smith-Lever Act | a United States federal law that established a system of cooperative extension services, connected to the land-grant universities, in order to inform people about current developments in agriculture, home economics, and related subjects. | |
| 1310094101 | Federal Farm Loan Act | Enacted in 1916 that set up twelve Federal Land Banks, under the control of a Federal Farm Loan Board, that offered farmers loans of five to forty years' duration at low interest rates. | |
| 1310094102 | Clayton Anti-Trust Act | Lengthened Sherman Anti-Trust Act's list of practices. Exempted labor unions from being called trusts, legalized strikes and peaceful picketing by labor union members. | |
| 1311470176 | Social Gospel | the religious doctrines preached by those who believed that the churches should directly address economic and social problems | |
| 1311474460 | Carrie Chapman Catt | Spoke powerfully in favor of suffrage, worked as a school principal and a reporter ., became head of the National American Woman Suffrage, an inspiried speaker and abrilliant organizer. Devised a detailed battle plan for fighting the war of suffrage. | |
| 1311474461 | Alice Paul | leader of the National Woman's Party and the Congressional Union, campaigned for an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution and led protests | |
| 1311481083 | Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) | This radical union aimed to unite the American working class into one union to promote labor's interests. It worked to organize unskilled and foreign-born laborers, advocated social revolution and led several major strikes. Stressed solidarity. |
