Progressivism to Hard Times

Journalists who used sensationalism to expose the ills of society. A brave cadre of reporters exposed injustices so grave they made the blood of the average American run cold.

One of the outlets that Ida Tarbell used to get her work published for the masses to read

Upton Sinclair published this novel, which exposed the unhygienic and unsafe working conditions of the meatpacking industry; this led to the Meat Inspection Act of the same year

A ballot in which votes are cast in secret

This gave voters the right to elect primary candidates instead of party officials

With this voters could petition state legislatures to consider a bill

With this voters could decide if a bill or legislative amendment should be passed

Voters could petition to have elected officials removed from office with this procedure

This act of 1903 made it illegal for railroad or shipping companies to use rebates as a way to control price

This act of 1906 and 1911 required companies to label the ingredients in all manufactured processed foods

This act of 1906 strengthened the role of the Interstate Commerce Commission so that it could set maximum railroad fees

This act of 1906 required the inspection of all meat-processing plants to ensure safe procedures

This act of 1913 created Federal Reserve Banks with the power to makeloans to member banks at the prime interest rate established by a Federal Reserve Board

This act of 1914 outlawed the creation of monopolies and protected labor unions from being considered a monopoly

This act of 1914 established the Federal Trade Commission to police commerce practices and ensure that laws were being followed

Susan B. Anthony was a crusader for women’s suffrage, or women’s right to vote for this association.

In 1848, at a convention in Seneca Falls, New York, Anthony along with other reformers, including Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, presented the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions. The document declared that men and women are created equal.

A synonym for “self-control.”

Led by Francis Willard and the Anti-Saloon League, supported prohibition legislation.

This league supported prohibition legislation

These people smuggled the alcohol across borders and state lines to distribute it to customers, including owners of illegal bars, called “speakeasies,” that operated in many cities.

Owners of illegal bars.

Communist beliefs and values were the antithesis of American beliefs and values. Americans feared the idea that free enterprise and private ownership were threatened by communism. This was called...

A theory or system of social organization based on theholding of all property in common, actual ownership beingascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.

This act made it illegal for anyone to interfere with military operation.

Special forces that were set up to search for and arrest Communists.

Where Charles Schenck opposed World War I and used the postal service to urge men not to respond to draft notices. The court decided that his free speech should be silenced because it constituted a “clear and present danger” to the United States.

These people were Christian Traditionalists and took the Bible’s teachings as truths.

The belief that more advanced species evolved from simpler lifeforms as opposed to the creationist theory taught through the teachings of the Bible.

Though African-American communities had grown in many cities, Harlem in New York City became the center of a cultural rebirth known as this.

This association was formed in 1909 by W.E.B. Du Bois and white Progressives as a vehicle to fight for civil rights.

A form of music that was derived from Southern rhythm and blues

Artists painted the “realness” of the cities and towns and their work was part of the what genre.

Movies, radio, newspapers, and magazines are all examples of

A network that began offering their programming on groups of stations across the country to gain access to a larger share of the market.

This provides newsworthy information, entertainment, and, papers to larger shares of the market.

When women began to use clothing, hairstyles, and makeup to express themselves.

This league was formed within the National American Women Suffrage Association, and composed of organizations in the states where women's suffrage had already been attained. The league was formally organized in February 1920, six months before the 19th Amendment.

Where people paid for goods over a set period of time with interest.

This Tariff was to reduce competition with foreign goods, which raised the tax rate on many imports.

A scandal that caused President Warren G. Harding to die. 

A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, esp. the political affairs of other countries.

Under this pact, war was outlawed as national policy.

People counted on the value of stock rising, so they even bought stock with credit using which is called...

This bill included a formula to ensure parity for the farmers so that they would always make back production costs when crops sold.

The state or condition of being equal, esp. regarding status or pay.

A sum of money granted by the government or a public body to assist an industry or business so that the price of a commodity or service may remain low or competitive.