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Progressive Vocabulary

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Progressive Movement
aimed to restore economic opportunities and correct injustices in American life
Florence Kelly
helped persuade to prohibit child labor and limit number of hours women were forced to work, founded national child labor committee
Prohibition
A law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages
Muckraker
a journalist who uncovers abuses and corruption in a society
scientific management
the application of scientific principles to increase efficiency in the workplace
Initiative
A procedure by which voters can propose a law or a constitutional amendment
Referendum
a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate
Recall
procedure whereby voters can remove an elected official from office
17th Amendment
Direct election of senators
Suffrage
the right to vote
NAWSA and National Women's Party
Brought suffrage onto the public agenda
Susan B. Anthony
social reformer who campaigned for women's rights, the temperance, and was an abolitionist, helped form the National Woman Suffrage Association
The Jungle
This 1906 work by Upton Sinclair pointed out the abuses of the meat packing industry. The book led to the passage of the 1906 Meat Inspection Act
Square Deal
Economic policy by Roosevelt that favored fair relationships between companies and workers
Meat Inspection Act
Law that authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to order meat inspections and condemn any meat product found unfit for human consumption
Pure Food and Drug Act
1906 - Forbade the manufacture or sale of mislabeled or adulterated food or drugs, it gave the government broad powers to ensure the safety and efficacy of drugs in order to abolish the "patent" drug trade. Still in existence as the FDA
conservation
Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment
NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Payne-Aldrich Tariff
a set of tax regulations, enacted by Congress in 1909, that failed to significantly reduce tariffs on manufactured goods
Bull Moose Party
nickname for the new Progressive Party, which was formed to support Roosevelt in the election of 1912
Woodrow Wilson
28th President of the United States
Carrie Chapman Catt
(1859-1947) A suffragette who was president of the National Women's Suffrage Association, and founder of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance
Clayton Antitrust Act
1914 law that strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act
Federal Trade Commission
a federal agency established in 1914 to investigate and stop unfair business practices
Federal Reserve System
The country's central banking system, which is responsible for the nation's monetary policy by regulating the supply of money and interest rates
Federal Income Tax
the taxes that the federal government imposes on personal income in order to provide services
Alice Paul
Head of the National Woman's party that campaigned for an equal rights amendment to the Constitution. She opposed legislation protecting women workers because such laws implied women's inferiority
Gilford Pinchot
Head of the U.S. Forest Service appointed by Roosevelt
19th Amendment (1920)
Gave women the right to vote
16th Amendment
Allows the federal government to collect income tax
18th Amendment
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages
Trust Busting
Government activities aimed at breaking up monopolies and trusts
Open Door Policy
A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China
Dollar Diplomacy
Foreign policy created under President Taft that had the U.S. exchanging financial support ($) for the right to "help" countries make decisions about trade and other commercial ventures
Big Stick Diplomacy
Diplomatic policy developed by T.R where the "big stick" symbolizes his power and readiness to use military force if necessary. It is a way of intimidating countries without actually harming them and was the basis of U.S. imperialistic foreign policy
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