Module 5 - Academic Vocab Quizs

Plessy v. Ferguson

• Court case that upheld the Jim Crow laws

• Court case that abolished segregation

• Court case that established the right to vote

• Court case that ended the Civil War

Theodore Roosevelt

• United States president from 1901 to 1909

• United States president from 1897 to 1901

• United States president from 1913 to 1921

• United States president from 1909 to 1913

initiative

• A process where citizens can propose a law

• A method for electing representatives

• A system for voting on budget allocations

• A way to organize community events

Robert M. La Follette

• Progressive Wisconsin governor and senator

• Famous American author

• Notable Civil Rights leader

• Influential military general

Niagara Movement

• Insisted that blacks should seek a liberal arts education so that the African American community would have well-educated leaders.

• Promoted the idea of vocational training for African Americans.

• Advocated for the immediate integration of schools and public facilities.

• Called for the establishment of separate educational institutions for blacks.

recall

• A vote on whether to remove a public official from office

• A process to elect a new public official

• A method of public opinion polling

• A legal procedure for impeachment

progressive movement

• Social reform movement in the early-20th century

• Economic policy reform in the late-19th century

• Cultural renaissance in the mid-20th century

• Political revolution in the 21st century

Ida B. Wells

• African American reformer who tried to end lynching through her reporting

• Civil rights leader known for her work in the 1960s

• Feminist writer who focused on women's suffrage

• Prominent abolitionist who fought against slavery

Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute

• School headed by W.E.B. Du Bois

• School headed by Booker T. Washington

• School focused on liberal arts education

• School established for women only

Upton Sinclair

• Novelist who exposed social problems

• Famous painter of the Renaissance

• Pioneer in computer science

• Renowned physicist of the 20th century