The Progressive Movement Flashcards

The Populists were mainly aggrieved farmers advocating radical reforms, while the Progressives were urban, middle-class reformers wanting to increase government roles in reform while maintaining a capitalist economy.

Its constituents were mostly poor farmers whose daily struggle to make a living made political activity difficult.

1. They were an urban, middle-class movement. 2) Proponents had more economic and political clout than the Populists 3) They could devote more time to their causes 4) They did not intensify regional and class differences.

<p>He led the way for many Progressive state leaders and implemented plans for direct primary elections, progressive taxation, and rail regulation in Wisconsin.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It allowed voters to propose new laws.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It allowed the public to vote on new laws.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It gave voters the power to remove officials from office before their terms expired.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He won on the strength of his handling of Latin American affairs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He was the first to successfully use the Sherman Antitrust Act against monopolies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He tightened food and drug regulations, created national parks, and broadened the government's power to protect land from over-development.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He spearheaded the drive for two constitutional amendments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It established a national income tax.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It allowed for the direct election of senators.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It marks the ever-increasing involvement of the federal government in our daily lives.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>New Nationalism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>New Freedom.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wilson believed the federal government had to assume greater control over business to protect man's freedom.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Roosevelt believed there are good trusts and bad trusts, while Wilson believed all trusts were monopolies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Wilson wanted to lower tariffs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914, Federal Reserve System.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>The nation was weary from war and Spanish Flu 2) War tore apart the Progressive coalition 3) Red Scare 4) They achieved most of their goals.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers