Progressive Era Review 24-25

These were journalists who wrote book and articles that exposed corruption in business and government:

• Progressives

• Muckrakers

• Sensationalists

• Investigative reporters

This U.S. president made significant contributions to breaking up big business during the Progressive Era:

• Howard Taft

• Woodrow Wilson

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

Why did the Progressive Era grow in the United States?

• because of the negative impact of industrialization

• because of the negative impact of the civil war

• because industrial tycoons were appalled by the conditions of factories

• because the American people were disillusioned by WWI

Why did we want to get rid of political machines?

• it was too easy to be corrupt and it was considered to be undemocratic

• people didn't participate in the elections

• there wasn't anyone willing to become a part of the machines

• most people thought they were too much like a labor union

People who were trying to get the 19th Amendment passed were supporting what?

• Right to vote for 18 year olds

• Right to vote for African Americans

• Right to vote for women

• Right to vote for those in prison

People like W.E.B. du Bois participated in the movement against what?

• Racism

• Women's suffrage

• Child Labor

• Prohibition

What was Jacob Riis reveal to the public through his book, How The Other Half Lives?

• living conditions of the tenement buildings in New York

• working conditions of a textile mill

• food production of a meatpacking plant

• medical care of soldiers in WWI

What does the power of referendum give voters the right to do?

• select a candidate to run in the general election

• to propose a law by getting signatures on a petition

• remove elected officials from public office

• to approve or reject a law (especially one that imposes taxes)

What does Suffrage mean?

• Right to Learn

• Right to Vote

• Right to Free Speech

• Right to Join Military

Conservation is-

• when a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit

• using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change

• protection of natural resources

• the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people