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Progressivism
Mrs. Shelton
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the primary emphasis of the progressive movement? | Strengthening government for social betterment |
| What group was prominent among those who aroused the progressive movement by stirring up the publics' sense of concern? | Social gospel ministers Muckrakers Women Socialist |
| What class were most of these people from? | Urban Middle Class |
| Who were popular journalist who used publicity to expose corruption and attack abuses of power in business and government? | Muckrakers |
| When did most of the muckraking take place? | 1902 |
| Name 6 targets of these expose's? | Oil industry Railroad industry Urban government Meat Packing industry Racial segregation and discrimination Child Labor |
| Corrupt city governments- | Lincoln Steffens |
| Corrupt city governments- Lincoln Steffens | "The Shame of Cities" |
| Business investigations of fraud and force | Ida Tarbell |
| Business investigations of fraud and force- Ida Tarbell | "History of the Standard Oil Company" |
| Unsanitary conditions in meat packing plants | Upton Sinclair |
| Unsanitary conditions in meat packing plants- Upton Sinclair | "The Jungle" |
| Railroads' control over economic life of farmers | Frank Norris |
| Railroads' control over economic life of farmers- Frank Norris | "The Octopus" |
| Warned of workers uprising that could wipe out private capitalism | Jack London |
| Warned of workers uprising that could wipe out private capitalism- Jack London | "Revolution" |
| Segregation and racial discrimination in America | Ray Stannard Baker |
| Segregation and racial discrimination in America- Ray Stannard Baker | "Following the Color Line" |
| Life in the slums of New York | Jacob Riis |
| Life in the slums of New York- Jacob Riis | "How the Other Half Lives" |
| Result of "The Jungle"? | Meat Inspection Act |
| When the meat-packing horrors become exposed? | 1906 |
| What was the original intent of this exposure? | Concern for the workers |
| What laws did this expose lead to? | Pure food & Drug Act |
| What were three political reforms sought by the progressives? | Initiative & Referendum Direct Election of Senators (seventeenth amendment) Women Suffrage |
| What is a progressive proposal to allow voters to bypass state legislatures and propose legislation of both? | Initiative |
| What is a progressive device that would enable voters to bypass state legislature and propose legislatures? | Recall |
| What progressive measure required U.S. Senators to be elected directly by the people rather than by state legislatures? | 17th Amendment |
| Where did progressivism first gain strength politically? | City and State Levels |
| In what state did progressivism gain a large influence first? | Wisconsin, Oregon, and California |
| Who was the most influential of the state-level progressive governors and a presidential aspirant in 1912? | La Follette |
| How did La Follette and other governors lead the way in pursing progressive goals? | University and regulatory agencies |
| What New York city disaster underscored urban workers need for government protection and regulations? | Triangle Shirt Waist Company |
| What case upheld protective legislation on the grounds of women's supposed physical weakness? | Mueller V. Oregon |
| What supreme Court case caused a set back for progressives? | Lochner V. New York; Struck down 12 hour laws for bakeries |
| What powerful women's reform organization was led by Frances Ward | WCTU |
| What dangerous labor conflict was resolved by Rooseveltian negotiation and threats against business people? | Anthracite Cole Strike |
| How did Roosevelt end the pennsylvania coal strike? | forcing mediation by threatening to seize the coal mines and operate them with federal troops |
| What was his policy of having the federal government promote the public interest by dealing evenhandedly with both labor and business? | Square Deal |
| At what industry were the Elkins Act and the Hepburn Act aimed and what specifically was each law concerned with? | Railroad industry Elkins Act- Curves rebates Hepburn Act- stops bribery |
| What did Roosevelt believe about monopolistic corporate trusts? | Only bad trust should be broken up |
| What powerful northwestern railroad monopoly was broken up by Roosevelt's trust busting? | Northern Securities Company |
| What is considered to be Roosevelt's greatest presidential achievement? | Conservation properties |
| What controversy revealed a philosophical disagreement between wilderness "preservation" like John Muir and more moderate conservationists like Gifford Pinchot? | San Fran building a dam for water supply |
| What is the difference between Preservationists and moderate conservationists | Preservationists- stop human intrusions Mod. Con.- want to use it intelligently |
| What was a briefly but sharp economic downturn of 1907, that conservatives blamed on supposedly dangerous president? | Panic 1907 |
| Why was roosevelt blamed for this panic? | Boat rocking tactics unsettled industry |
| In what two areas did roosevelt's progressivism make substantial headway? | Conservation and consumer legislation |
| Who was Roosevelt's handpicked successor who was expected to continue and extend Roosevelt's progressive policies after the election of 1908 | Taft |
| What was Taft's generally unsuccessful foreign policy in which government attempted to encourage overseas business ventures? | Dollar Diplomacy |
| In what two areas of the world was it attempting to mobilize American business to support U. S. foreign policy | East Asia and Latin America |
| What issue caused the ProgressiveRepublicans to become disillusioned with Taft? | Conservation, Tariffs and Trust busting |
| Who was a pro conservation forestry federal official whose dismissal by Taft angered Roosevelt's progressives? When? | Gifford Pinchot 1910 |
| How did the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy divide the Republican Party? | Forced Taft into an alliance with the Republican “Old Guard” against the pro-Roosevelt progressives. |
| Why did Roosevelt finally decide to break with the Republicans and form the third party? When? | When Taft used his control of the Republican convention to deny Roosevelt the nomination in 1912. |
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