Progressive Part 2 Movements Review

Progressive Part 2 Movements Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe what a settlement house is: Settlement houses were community centers that provided social services to the urban poor such as childcare classes, English classes, education opportunities, and art classes for adults.

Who was the leading figure of the settlement house movement? Why? Jane Adams who opened Hull House in Chicago that grew to 13 buildings and inspired many to pursue social work.

Describe Progressive Children’s reforms: Progressive wanted to improve lives of children which included trying to ban child labor which in the end was not ended by congress until 1938

Describe Progressive Industrial Workers Reform: What was the leading cause of it? In the early 1900’s industrial workers worked in poor conditions which long hours, in poor ventilations, dangerous fumes, and unsafe machinery. A fire broke at triangle shirt factory killing 146 workers because managers had locked most of the exits.

Describe gov reforms during progressive era: As result planning with hurricane response in Galveston Texas, city replaces mayor and alderman with 5 person commission

Direct primary - Took a choice out of party leaders and handed people.

Recall – Allows citizens to remove elected officials by vote

Referendum – Allowed citizens to vote or reject laws

Initiative – People could propose new laws with by getting enough signatures could get new law on ballot

Jim Crow Laws – To keep AA from voting and keep them separate

Plessey vs. Ferguson -

Describe how the NAACP started and its mission – Riots over possible lynching of AA prisoners lead to formation of NAACP