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| Ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol |
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| Everyone in the factory must join the union |
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| A movement aimed at reforming the numerous problems in American society, especially its urban areas |
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| Workers in this factory could not be made to join the union |
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| These were targets of the Progressives, to provide protection for workers, especially children |
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| One of the first organizations to fight for racial equality in the U.S. |
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| A worker has the right to negotiate the terms of their employment |
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| Writers, photographers, and reformers who tried to expose the social ills of American society to the public |
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| Society of American Indians |
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| One of the first organizations to address the problems of native Americans |
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| Economic system wherein much of the means of production is owned by the government. The I.W.W. favored this system |
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Muckraker who wrote about John Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company in McClure's
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| This muckraker gave evidence of political corruption in Shame of the Cities |
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| He told the story of the struggles of workers who suffered at the hands of greedy owners in Sister Carrie |
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| She helped bring about the National Child Labor Committee |
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| He argued for the right to limit workers' hours in Muller v. Oregon |
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| Under his leadership the A.F. of L. had tremendous growth |
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| From his work at settlement houses, he began campaigning against the condition of tenements |
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| This former pro baseball player became a prohibitionist preacher |
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| She became the leader of the Women's Christian Temperance Union |
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| he gave some amazing insight into life as an African American in the U.S. in The Souls of Black Folk |
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| Many Progressive reforms were based on this party's desire to give the people greater control of the government |
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| This was one of the nicknames that Teddy Roosevelt acquired |
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| many of the desired Progressive reforms were shot down by this legal institutition |
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| Despite labor union's desire to make things better for workers, most still believed in this economic system |
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| This was by far the most effective labor organization during the Progressive Era |
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| Unfortunately these people tended to be left out of the organized labor movement |
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| By the end of the Progressive Era, a majority of Americans lived in these areas |
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| The majority of Progressives were in favor of banning this |
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| Also called the "Prohibition Amendment", it was very difficult to enforce |
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| The A.F. of L. only allowed these into their union |
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| This group was closely aligned with the Women's Trade Union League |
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| Jewish and Italian immigrant women |
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| These were the people who made up the majority of the I.L.G.W.U. |
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| This was the only major union that allowed minorities to join |
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| Allowed the Interstate Commerce Commission to control telephone and telegraph companies |
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| Voters could now decide who the candidates for public office would be |
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| Nickname given to the newly formed Progressive Party |
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| Individuals could put a law or policy on the ballot for voters to decide |
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| Muckraker responsible for The jungle, which exposed the conditions in the meatpacking industry |
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| Individuals can challenge an existing law by having it put on the ballot for the voters to decide |
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| The "Laboratory for Democracy", this state helped bring in many Progressive reforms |
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| T.R.'s "point man" for conservation, he was in charge of protecting the natural environment |
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| T.R.'s domestic policy, aimed at protecting citizens and controlling big business |
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| Individuals can remove an elected official from office |
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| This eliminated the ability of political machines to intimidate or threaten voters into voting for a certain candidate |
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| A non-politican, hired from the outside to administrate a city like a business |
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| Southern Progressives still tried to prevent African-Americans from doing this |
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| Wisconsin's Progressive governor |
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| His dispute with Pinchot over the sale of public land helped split the Republican party and bring T.R. back |
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| Speaker of the House who Progressive Republicans felt wielded too much power |
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| This Democratic candidate for president benefited the most from the split in the Republican Party |
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| Wilson's domestic policy, centered on the belief that people operated best without interference from government or business |
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| Wilson introduced this to make up for revenue lost when the tariff was lowered |
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| This gave the government the ability to take corporations using unfair business practices to court |
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| Group that proposed a Constitutional amendment providing women the right to vote |
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| Founder of the National Women's Party |
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| Progressives believed reforming this was the best way to break political machines |
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| Tax reform and pensions for city employees |
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| The average voter was opposed to these initiatives |
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| T.R. believed this about trusts, and did not want to break them all up |
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| Women were extremely active in the reform of this industry |
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| Term for T.R.'s domestic policy |
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| Very little was done by Progressives to improve this |
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| Taft's refusal to veto this and lower tariffs started the split between the Progressive Republicans |
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| Taft's refusal to seat these at the Republican Convention insured he would get the nomination |
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| Despite his tremendous efforts, Wilson did little to improve conditions here |
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| National American Woman Suffrage Association |
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| Their tactic for gaining the vote was to bring it in at the state level |
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| Leader of the N.A.W.S.A., she had good success at the state level |
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| Taft believed a president's power was limited by this |
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