Progressive era

A community center organized at the turn of the twentieth century to provide social services to the urban poor

• Progressivism

• Muckraker

• Social Gospel

• Settlement Houses

A writer who uncovers and exposes misconduct in politics or business.

• Progressivism

• Muckraker

• Social Gospel

• Settlement Houses

A reform movement that emerged in the late 19th century that sought to improve society by applying Christian principles.

• Progressivism

• Muckraker

• Social Gospel

• Settlement Houses

A movement that responded to the pressures of industrialization and urbanization by promoting reform

• Progressivism

• Muckraker

• Social Gospel

• Settlement Houses

A process by which voters can remove elected officials from office before their terms end

• Direct primary

• Initiative

• Referendum

• Recall

A process that allows citizens to approve or reject laws passed by a legislature

• Direct primary

• Initiative

• Referendum

• Recall

The process in which citizens put a proposed new law directly on the ballot

• Direct primary

• Initiative

• Referendum

• Recall

An election in which citizens them-selves vote to select nominees for upcoming elections

• Direct primary

• Initiative

• Referendum

• Recall

An interracial organization founded in 1909 to abolish segregation and discrimination and achieve political and civil rights for African Americans

• Americanization

• Booker T. Washington

• W.E.B. Du Boise

• NAACP

• Urban League

The Belief that assimilating immigrants into American society would make them more loyal citizens.

• Americanization

• Booker T. Washington

• W.E.B. Du Boise

• NAACP

• Urban League