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What was a primary aim of The Progressive movement?
What was a primary aim of The Progressive movement?
Which group primarily comprised the reformers in the Progressive movement?
Which group primarily comprised the reformers in the Progressive movement?
What was the function of muckrakers during The Progressive movement?
What was the function of muckrakers during The Progressive movement?
Why were muckrakers named so by Theodore Roosevelt?
Why were muckrakers named so by Theodore Roosevelt?
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What common approach did most progressives share?
What common approach did most progressives share?
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Which of the following best describes the nature of The Progressive movement?
Which of the following best describes the nature of The Progressive movement?
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Ida Tarbell is best known for her work on which subject?
Ida Tarbell is best known for her work on which subject?
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What was the primary focus of Lincoln Steffens's work "The Shame of the Cities"?
What was the primary focus of Lincoln Steffens's work "The Shame of the Cities"?
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Which Supreme Court case upheld laws protecting women workers and restricted their working hours?
Which Supreme Court case upheld laws protecting women workers and restricted their working hours?
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What was one goal of the National Child Labor Committee?
What was one goal of the National Child Labor Committee?
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Which reform was introduced to allow voters to directly vote on local laws?
Which reform was introduced to allow voters to directly vote on local laws?
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What was the significance of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in labor relations?
What was the significance of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in labor relations?
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Who was a leader of the National Consumers’ League advocating for labor rights?
Who was a leader of the National Consumers’ League advocating for labor rights?
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What essential part of the Wisconsin Idea aimed at regulating?
What essential part of the Wisconsin Idea aimed at regulating?
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What differentiates the 'Wet' and 'Dry' factions in the temperance movement?
What differentiates the 'Wet' and 'Dry' factions in the temperance movement?
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What reform allowed voters to remove elected politicians from office before their term expired?
What reform allowed voters to remove elected politicians from office before their term expired?
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Which of the following cities was home to the first settlement house, Hull House?
Which of the following cities was home to the first settlement house, Hull House?
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Which of the following was a key difference between Theodore Roosevelt's approach to regulating corporations compared to his predecessors?
Which of the following was a key difference between Theodore Roosevelt's approach to regulating corporations compared to his predecessors?
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Which of the following statements accurately reflects the impact of Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle' on the Progressive movement?
Which of the following statements accurately reflects the impact of Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle' on the Progressive movement?
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How did Theodore Roosevelt's approach to conservation differ from the approach of preservationists?
How did Theodore Roosevelt's approach to conservation differ from the approach of preservationists?
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Which of the following acts directly increased the power of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)?
Which of the following acts directly increased the power of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)?
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Which of the following statements accurately reflects the role of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union in the Progressive Era?
Which of the following statements accurately reflects the role of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union in the Progressive Era?
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Flashcards
Square Deal
Square Deal
The series of Progressive reforms proposed by Theodore Roosevelt focused on corporations, consumers, and conservation.
Trust-Busting
Trust-Busting
The practice of breaking up monopolies and trusts to promote competition, exemplified by Roosevelt's efforts.
Meat Inspection Act (1906)
Meat Inspection Act (1906)
Legislation that mandated federal regulation and inspection of the meat industry to ensure sanitary conditions.
Pure Food & Drug Act (1906)
Pure Food & Drug Act (1906)
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Conservation vs Preservation
Conservation vs Preservation
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The Progressive Movement
The Progressive Movement
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Reason for Progressive Movement
Reason for Progressive Movement
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Nature of Progressives
Nature of Progressives
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Muckrakers
Muckrakers
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Ida Tarbell
Ida Tarbell
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Diverse reformers
Diverse reformers
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Women's Suffrage
Women's Suffrage
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Jacob Riis
Jacob Riis
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Lincoln Steffens
Lincoln Steffens
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Women's Role in Progressivism
Women's Role in Progressivism
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Muller vs Oregon
Muller vs Oregon
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Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
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Wisconsin Idea
Wisconsin Idea
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Direct Primary
Direct Primary
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17th Amendment
17th Amendment
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Temperance Movement
Temperance Movement
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National Child Labor Committee
National Child Labor Committee
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Study Notes
The Progressive Movement
- Factors contributing to the Progressive Movement: Industrialization, urbanization, and immigration created significant social and economic challenges in the U.S.
- Progressive Movement definition: An attempt to use government power to regulate and improve society.
- Rejection of laissez-faire ideology: Progressive reformers rejected the idea of minimal government intervention in the economy.
- Not a radical movement: Progressives didn't aim to overthrow capitalism, but rather to improve it.
- Diverse group of reformers: The Progressive movement included a variety of reformers, primarily middle-class men and women, not a cohesive group.
- Goals of Progressives: included temperance (reforming alcohol use), regulating monopolies, improving workers' rights, and women's suffrage.
- African Americans also advocated for greater equality.
Promoting Reform Through Muckrakers
- Muckrakers: investigative journalists who exposed societal problems and spurred public action.
- Sensationalized stories: Their writing often included shocking details to grab the public's attention.
- Examples of Muckrakers and their work:
- Ida Tarbell: exposing Standard Oil.
- Jacob Riis: documenting poverty and poor living conditions in the slums of New York.
- Lincoln Steffens: exposing corruption in city politics.
Role of Women in the Progressive Movement
- Women's vital role: Women played a crucial part in advocating for reforms.
- Challenging "separate spheres": Their involvement challenged traditional gender roles.
- Examples of women's activism:
- National Child Labor Committee: advocating against child labor.
- National Consumers' League: advocating for rights of women in the workplace.
- Florence Kelley's work: focusing on child labor and workplace laws.
- Muller v. Oregon: Supreme Court case that upheld laws limiting working hours for women.
Urban Reform
- Significant urban issues: Cities faced problems like poverty, slums, political corruption and substance abuse.
- Examples of urban reform efforts:
- Jane Addams and Florence Kelly: establishing settlement houses (Hull House) to address these issues.
- Municipal reforms: Reforms included placing municipal services under public control and electing heads of city departments to reduce the power of political bosses.
State Reforms
- Progressive Governors: States, especially Wisconsin, were pioneered by progressive reformers like Governor Robert La Follette.
- Wisconsin Idea: initiatives that regulated utilities and implemented tax reforms.
- Examples: regulating utilities, and reforming tax policies.
Political Reforms
- Increased Democracy: Progressive reformers sought to give voters more power.
- Examples of political reforms:
- Australian ballot: Secret voting to prevent coercion
- Direct primaries: Voters nominated candidates.
- Recall and initiative: Reforms allowing voters to remove officials or introduce legislation.
- Referendum: The opportunity to vote directly on laws.
- 17th Amendment: Direct election of Senators by the voters.
Theodore Roosevelt (TR) and the Presidency
- TR's commitment to the Presidency: Strong belief in expanding Presidential power.
- Trust-busting: Aggressive reform measures taken to break up monopolies and bad trusts
- Examples of TR's policies:
- Square Deal: Included reforms on corporations, consumers, and conservation.
- Trust-busting: Breaking up powerful trusts.
- Coal Mine Strike mediation: intervening in strikes when necessary
- Conservation: Champion of natural resource protection.
Corporations: Trust-Busting
- Trust-busting: Breaking up monopolies.
- Sherman Anti-Trust Act: Law ineffective in addressing the power of corporations.
- Roosevelt: differentiating "good" and "bad" trusts, focusing on breaking up the problematic ones.
- Elkins and Hepburn Acts: aimed to regulate railroads.
Consumer Protection
- Sinclair's "The Jungle": Book that exposed unsanitary practices in the meatpacking industry.
Conservation
- Importance of conservation: Recognition of the need to protect natural resources and prevent environmental degradation.
- Key Acts: Sierra Club advocacy, Forest Reserve Act, Newlands Reclamation Act.
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Explore the key elements of the Progressive Movement, including its origins and goals. This quiz covers the roles of industrialization, muckrakers, and various reform efforts aimed at improving society without overthrowing capitalism. Test your knowledge on this crucial era in American history.