Chapter 17 Section 1
Jane Adams
a leading figure in the settlement house movement
Referndum
allowed citizens to approve or reject laws passed by the legislature
A direct primary
an election in which citizens vote to select nominees for upcoming elections
The Social Gospel
blended ideas from German socialism and American Progressivism into a plan for building a better society.
Jacob Riis
photographed tenement buildings in which the urban poor lived
Many Progressive reformers targeted city officials who built corrupt organizations called
political machines
muskrackers
such as Upton Sinclair, reported on the hazardous conditions in factories and cities during the Progressive Era.
What social problems did Upton Sinclair's novel 'The Jungle' describe?
the living and working conditions in Chicago's stockyards.
Industrial workers often labored
with unsafe machinery
Which reform resulted from the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
worker's compensation laws
