U3 APUSH Vocab

• What is Progressivism?

  Movement to increase democracy in America by curbing corporate power
• What were the main goals of Progressivism?

  To end corruption and promote equal rights
• Who were Muckrakers?

  Writers who uncovered shameful conditions in American life
• What did the Social Gospel movement teach?

  Religion and human dignity would help the middle class overcome industrialization problems
• What is a Settlement House?

  A house where immigrants lived and received instruction in English and job skills
• What was the first Settlement House and who opened it?

  The Hull House, opened by Jane Addams in Chicago in 1889
• What is a Direct Primary?

  Nomination of a party's candidates through a special election of that party's voters
• What is an Initiative in politics?

  Procedure where voters can present proposed legislation directly to the electorate
• What is a Referendum?

  Submission of a law to a direct popular vote for approval or rejection
• What does Recall mean in politics?

  Procedure for removing an official from office through popular election
• What does NAACP stand for?

  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
• What is the main goal of the NAACP?

  To fight racial discrimination and secure equality for African Americans
• What does NAWSA stand for?

  National American Woman Suffrage Association
• What was the goal of NAWSA?

  To allow women to vote in the U.S.
• Where was the first place to allow women's suffrage?

  Wyoming Territory in 1869
• Why did some women's clubs exclude black women?

  They did not want to integrate both movements in NAWSA
• What is the Square Deal?

  Economic policy by Roosevelt favoring fair relationships between companies and workers
• What did the Hepburn Act do?

  Restricted railroad "free passes" and expanded the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission
• What was the purpose of the Pure Food & Drug Act?

  To inspect and regulate the labeling of foods and pharmaceuticals
• What was the main aim of the Pure Food & Drug Act?

  To ban adulterated or mislabeled food and drug products
• What is New Nationalism?

  Progressive policy favoring a more active government role in economic and social affairs
• What characterized New Nationalism?

  Consolidation of trusts and labor unions, and growth of regulatory agencies
• What did the Progressive Party aim to do?

  Advance progressive ideas and unseat President William Howard Taft
• What was another name for the Progressive Party?

  Bull Moose Party
• What are the key components of the Progressive movement?

  • Increase democracy
  • Curb corporate power
  • End corruption in government and business
  • Promote equal rights for marginalized groups
• What are the differences between Direct Primary, Initiative, Referendum, and Recall?

  • Direct Primary: Nomination of candidates by party voters
  • Initiative: Voters propose legislation
  • Referendum: Direct vote on proposed laws
  • Recall: Removing an official from office
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the NAWSA movement?

  Strengths:

  • Organized efforts for women's suffrage
  • Mobilized support across the country

  
  

  Weaknesses:

  • Excluded black women
  • Limited integration of movements
• What were the main reforms introduced by Theodore Roosevelt?

  • Square Deal economic policy
  • Hepburn Act for railroad regulation
  • Pure Food & Drug Act for food safety
  • New Nationalism for active government role
• William Howard Taft - 27th President, first Republican to lose re-election
• Theodore Roosevelt - 26th President, "Teddy Bear," conservationist
• Theodore Roosevelt - 26th President, "Speak softly but carry a big stick"
• Woodrow Wilson - 28th President, Democrat who won election with campaign slogan "He kept us out of war"
• John F. Kennedy - 35th President, assassinated in Dallas, Texas
• Franklin D. Roosevelt - 32nd President, longest serving president (four terms), New Deal programs
• Herbert Hoover - 31st President, "prosperity is just around the corner"
• What is imperialism?

  Policy or practice of extending a country’s power and influence over foreign territories and peoples
• What are extractive economies?

  Economics of a colony where the colonizing country removes raw materials and ships them home
• How does Social Darwinism apply to human societies?

  It applies the concept of ‘survival of the fittest’ to social structures
• What is the Yellow Press?

  Sensationalized and exaggerated reporting characterized by eye-catching headlines
• What is jingoism?

  Intense form of nationalism that calls for an aggressive foreign policy