History Chapter 17

gave congress the power to create an income tax

16th amendment

A [n] ______________ is an election in which citizens vote to select nominees for upcoming elections.

Direct primary

banned making and selling and transportation of alcoholic beverages

18th amendment

stated that right to vote "shall not be denided or abridged on account of sex"

19th amendment

which groups faced discrimination and how did the fight it

AA formed associations, Jewish Americans formed the Anti-Deformation league, NA society of american indians, asian americans went to court

instituted the direct election of senators by the people of each state

17th amendment

established to monitor business practices that might lead to monolpoly

FTC

which woman founded the National Association of colored women to help african american families and those who were less fortunate?

Ida B Wells

the work of who led congress to establish Yosemite National Park in 190

John Muir

who came up with the square deal

TR

founded the NWP which used public protest marches to demand the right to vote

alice paul

belief that assimilating immigrants into american society would make them more loyal

americanization

AA that told blacks to move slowly toward racial progress

booker t washington

under president william howard taft, the government

brought lawsuit against many corporations

spelled out activities in which businesses could not engage

clayton antitrust act

theodore roosevelt supported powerful corporations that

did business fairly

placed national banks under the control of a central authority

federal reserve act

formed the women's trade union league to push for laws that would benefit women working in factories

florence kelley

the concept of "ration use" suggested

forests be preserved for public use

gave the government the authority to set and limit shipping costs

hepburn act

process in which citizens put a proposed new law directly on the ballot

initiative

in the late 1800 __________ photographed tenement buildings in which urban poor lived.

jacob riis

___________ was a leading figure in the settlement house movement

jane addams

which group formed the anti-defamation league to defend itself against verbal attacks and false statements

jewish americans

the 1903 Muller v. ORegon decision upheld

limited work hours for women

wilson tried to protect workers by

lowering import tariffs

required federal inspection of meat processing plants

meat inspection act

groups of MA that make loans and provide legal assistance to other members of the community

mutualistas

set out president wilson's plan for government in US

new freedom

group of AA that pushed for racial reforms

niagara movement

many progessive reformers targeted city officials who built corrupt organizations called

political machines

what are some of the areas Progressives thought needed reforming

political, women's right to vote, living conditions, public health, schools, government to regulate business, government, temperance

president wilson pushed for the passage of the adamson act to

prevent a nationwide railroad strike

What did TR run as in the 1912 election

progressive party

process by which voters can remove elected officials from office before their terms end

recall

allowed citizens to approve or reject laws passed by a legislature

referendum

a 1919 california law forced japanese americans to what

sell their land

community center organized at the turn of the 20th century to provide social services to the urban poor

settlement house

The _______________ blended ideas from German socialism and American Progressivism into a plan for building a better society.

social gospel

protects the intrests of small business owners and the poor

square deal

The NWP and the NAWSA primarily differed in their

strategies

the right to vote

suffrage

the campaign to promote the practice of never drinking alcohol

temperance movement

which event led to the formation of the NAACP

the 1908 springfield riot

what social problem did Upton Sinclair's novel the jungle describe

the living and working conditions in Chicago's stockyards

why did the US banking system need to be reformed in the early 1900s

the nation had no central authority to supervise banks

industrial workers often labored

with unsafe machinery

which reform did the 19th amendment enact

women's suffrage

sent federal troops to break up the miner's strike in ludlow

woodrow wilson

which reform resulted from the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory

workers' compensation laws

____________, such as Upton Sinclair, reported on the hazardous conditions in factories and cities during the Progressive Era.

Muckrakers

identified products made under healthful working conditions and encourgaed women to buy these products

NCL

AA that wanted to demand rights

W.E.B. Du Bois

network of churches and clubs that set up employment angencies and relief efforts to help AA get settled and find jobs

urban league

the national reclamation act directly affect the management of which natural resource

water