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What were the four main goals of the Progressive Movement?
Protect social welfare, promote moral improvement, create economic reform, and foster efficiency
Who were the "muckrakers" and what did they do?
They were journalists who exposed corruption in business and government
What were Jim Crow laws?
They were laws that enforced racial segregation in the South
What was Ida B. Wells famous for?
She was a journalist who fought against lynching
What is the difference between de jure and de facto segregation?
De jure is segregation by law. De facto is segregation by custom and practice
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
It was a law that banned Chinese laborers from entering the United States
Before the 1900s, what happened to a married woman's wages under the law?
Her wages legally belonged to her husband
What was the "Wisconsin Idea"?
It was using university experts to help write better state laws
What methods did Southern states use to prevent African Americans from voting?
They used literacy tests, poll taxes, and the grandfather clause
What were "birds of passage"?
Immigrants who planned to work in the U.S. temporarily to earn money and then return home
Name one group that worked to "protect social welfare" during the Progressive Era
The YMCA or the Salvation Army
What was the main goal of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)?
To ban alcoholic beverages (prohibition)
What was the Gentlemen's Agreement?
A deal where Japan limited emigration to the U.S., and in return, San Francisco stopped segregating Japanese schoolchildren
Which constitutional amendment finally granted women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment
