American Pageant: Chapter 28 Flashcards

Terms and People

667361057	(Henry Demarest) Lloyd	Journalist who was notable for, pre-1900, attacking the Standard Oil Company with his book "Wealth Against Commonwealth"
667361058	(Thorstein) Veblen	Famous sociologist/economist. Wrote "The Theory of the Leisure Class".
667361059	(Jacob) Riis	A Muckraker, this man is famous for using photography to document the incredibly poor conditions of many impoverished communities in the early 20th century. Wrote "How the Other Half Lives".
667361060	initiative	Progressive proposal to allow voters to bypass state legislatures and propose legislation themselves
667361061	referendum	the proposed system of placing to-be-passed laws on ballots, allowing the people to vote on them
667361062	recall	essentially a form of impeachment; the name for giving voters the ability to remove from office disloyal or incompetent officials
667361063	(Robert) La Follette	Progressive Republican Governor of Wisconsin, this man wrested control from the corporations and gave it back to the people
667361064	Triangle Shirtwaist Fire (1911)	A horrific incident involving a fire that erupted in a locked factory, killing dozens. This case had the effect of increasing government regulation of factory safety conditions.
667361065	Woman's Christian Temperance Union	A woman's organization devoted to the prohibition movement.
667361066	(Theodore) Roosevelt	President of the United States from 1901-1909, this man with a mythic reputation was notable for his corollary of the Monroe Doctrine and for being the first real progressivist president.
667361067	Square Deal	the stated policy of President Theodore Roosevelt, originally promising fairness in all dealings with labor and management and later extended to include other groups.
667361068	Elkins Act (1903)	strengthened the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 by imposing heavy fines on railroads offering rebates and on the shippers accepting them
667361069	(William Howard) Taft	Successor of Roosevelt; Different views than Teddy, but still a progressivist; Passed Sixteenth Amendment
667361070	Pure Food and Drug Inspection Act (1906)	An act which called for the regulation of consumer products to prevent false advertising.
667361071	(John) Muir	A rather eccentric man who is notable for his push for conservationism on a national level.
667361072	conservationists	Those who believe that the preservation of forests and other such places is of utmost importance.
667361073	(Gifford) Pinchot	a notable conservationist who headed the federal Division of Forestry.
667361074	Sierra Club (est. 1892)	Established in the late 19th century, this conservationist club was devoted to the preservation of nature's beauty.
667361075	Roosevelt Panic of 1907	A sudden economic downturn which was blamed on the president's reckless economic policies.
667361076	Lochner v. New York	overturns new york law setting 8 hr maximum working hours for bakery workers- 1905
667361077	Social Gospel	the idea that churches should address social issues, predicting that socialism would be the logical outcome of Christianity
667361078	muckrakers	Journalists who attempted to find corruption or wrongdoing in industries and expose it to the public
667361079	Australian Ballot	A government printed ballot of uniform size and shape to be cast in secret that was adopted by many states around 1890 in order to reduce the voting fraud associated with party printed ballots cast in public.
667361080	dollar diplomacy	President Taft's policy of linking American business interests to diplomatic interests abroad
667361081	Payne-Aldrich Bill	bill placed on high tariffs on many imports (Taft betrayed the promise of his campaign to lower tariffs)
667361082	Frances E. Willard	Leader of Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
667361083	Hetch Hetchy Valley	The federal government allowed the city of San Francisco to build a dam here in 1913. This was a blow to preservationists, who wished to protect the Yosemite National Park, where the dam was located.