Ll-th-U.S.
History & Government
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Name
Booker T. Washington - Founder of the TuskegeeInstitute, a collegefor African-Americans;
Believedblacks could achievesocialand political equality with whites if they learned a skill that
would help advancetheir economicstatusand would then earn the respectof whites
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W.E.B.Dubois - A Harvard-educatedprofessorwho felt African Americansshould obtain a
broad educationrather than just a skill,and shouldprotestand use politicalmeansin order to
achieveequality with whites
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SusanB' Anthonv - l"9thCentury suffragistwho fought for a women's right to vote
which helpedbeginthe settlementhouse
Iane Addams - Founderof the Hull Housein Chicago,
movement to help immigrants and the lessfortunate
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I-qcpbSiis - Author of How the )ther Half lives,which showed the terrible living conditions of
the lower classesin cities
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Upton Sinclair - Author of TheJungle,making the public aware of the problems of the Meat
packingindustry
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Nlargaret Sanger - A women's rights activist who fought for the legalizationof birth control and
helped found the PlannedParenthoodFederation
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Thomas Nost - Cartoonistwho becamefamousfor exposingpoliticalcorruption
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William lennings Brltan - Becamea leader of the Populist movement and called for the free
coinageof silver,eventuallylost four presidentialelections
1 0 . TheodoreRoosevelt- Presidentof the U.S.from 1901-1908after the assassination
of McKinley,
becameknown as the "Trustbuster" and focusedon improving environmental conservationand
consumerprotection
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William Howard Taft - Presidentof the U.S.from 1,909-L91,2,
was the secondof the three
progressivepresidents,and broke up more trusts than the "Trustbuster"
1 2 . Woodrow Wilson - Presidentof the U.S.from 1,9I3-L920during the passageof the four
progressiveamendmentsand the establishmentof the FederalReserveSystem
1 3 . Progressives - Peoplewho were mostly educated,middle-classcity dwellers who fought for the
improvementof many socialconditionsand the endingof businessand politicalcorruption
1.4. Populist ParW - Foundedin the 1"890's,and drew its support mostly from farmers and factory
workers; They fought for an B hour work day, a graduatedincome tax, direct election of
senators,government regulation of transportation and communicationsystems,along with the
free coinageof silver
15. Muckrakers - fournalists who exposedthe problems of society
L6' Settlement House Movement - Beganin U.S.cities in the 1"880's;private social centerswere
createdto help immigrants and the poor receiveshelter,an education,and other essentials
1'7. Square Deal - Teddy Roosevelt'splan that focusedon helping all members of societyby
conservingland and natural resources,controllingcorporations,and protectingconsumers
1B. Plessltvs. Ferguson - [1896) SupremeCourt casethe declaredseparateis equal and thus
legalizedsegregation
1'9. Sherman Anti'Trust Act - (18901A law that was passedby congressmaking monopolies and
trusts illegal
20' Interstate CommerceAct - A law passedby congressthat allowed the FederalGovernmentto
control trade acrossstatelines and focusedon endingthe corrupt businesspracticesof railroads
21" Meat Inspection Act - A law passedafter the publishing of The f ungle; createdregulationsfor
the Meat packingindustry to protect consumers
22. Federal Reserve Sltstem- A national banking systemcreatedin j.9j.3 that allowed the Federal
Governmentto control the amount of money in circulationand interestrateson loans
23. 16thAmendment - [1913) Beganthe progressivefederalincometax
24. 77thAmendment - [1913) Changedthe processof electionof U.S.Senatorsfrom appointmentby
State Legislaturesto a popular vote directly by the people of eachstate
25. 18thAmendment- (1919JMadethe manufacture,transport,and saleof alcoholillegalin the U.S.
26. 79thAmendment- (1920) Gavenationalsuffragerights to women
27. Graduated Income Tax - A progressivetax that taxeslarger incomesat a higher rate than lower
incomes
28. Initiative - Allows citizensto propose laws to their Statelegislature'sto vote on
29. Referendum - When a state law is decidedon by eligiblevoters rather than the legislature
30. Prohibition - The term used for the outlawing of the manufactureand sale of alcohol during the
rg20's