Progressive Part 1 Movements Review

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

Where did the Progressive movement come from?
Came from all walks of life, with many people behind movement coming from middle class and dissatisfied industrial workers.

What were the goals of the progressive movement?
Women’s right to vote, eliminating political corruption, finding basic services in cites which were often controlled by corrupt bosses, gov to regulate big business and creat opportunity for small business, wanted to reduce the gap between poor and rich, and to change poor conditions.

What is a muckraker?
Socially conscious journalist and artist dramatized the need for reform.

Describe Ida Tarbell’s writing:
It was detailed and bold.

What did Upton Sinclair write about? What influence did it have over gov?
Upton Sinclair wrote about the horrible conditions of workers in Chicago’s stockyards. Instead of catching the heart of the governors it hit the stomach causing governors to act fast. They passed the nations first legislation regulating the meat, food, and drug industries.


Bell Ringer
Children were allowed to work at dangerous work sites because their parents needed money and they needed their children to work just as hard as them. The bosses felt they could give them less pay and work them even harder because they were young and knew nothing but what they were told.

Pg.556 Thinking Critically
The author was very detailed and out spoken. It helped lots of people open their eyes.