Progressive Era & Reform

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The right to vote in elections

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Suffrage

Answer explanation

• This term refers to the legal right of citizens to participate in elections, a central element of democratic governance.

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A 1920 law that gave women the right to vote

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19th Amendment

Answer explanation

• Ratified in 1920, the 19th Amendment prohibited states from denying the right to vote on the basis of sex.

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A time when making or selling alcohol was illegal in the U.S. (1920–1933)

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Prohibition

Answer explanation

• Prohibition was the nationwide constitutional ban on the production, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933.

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The 1919 law that started Prohibition in the U.S.

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18th Amendment

Answer explanation

• Ratified in 1919, the 18th Amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcohol in the United States.

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A 1913 law that let people directly elect U.S. Senators

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17th Amendment

Answer explanation

• The 17th Amendment, ratified in 1913, mandated the direct election of U.S. Senators by the people rather than state legislatures.

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A group that controlled city politics by trading favors, money, or jobs for votes

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Political Machine

Answer explanation

• Political machines were powerful organizations that maintained control of local governments through patronage and voter manipulation.

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Keeping people apart in schools, neighborhoods, or public places because of race

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Segregation

Answer explanation

• Segregation was the enforced separation of racial groups in public facilities, education, and housing, especially in the American South.

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An 1896 Supreme Court case that said “separate but equal” segregation was allowed

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Plessy v. Ferguson

Answer explanation

• The Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the doctrine of “separate but equal,” legitimizing racial segregation.

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An African American leader who wanted equality right away and helped start the NAACP

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W.E.B. Du Bois

Answer explanation

• Du Bois was a civil rights leader and scholar who co-founded the NAACP and argued for immediate social and political equality.

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An African American leader who believed in job training and working toward equality slowly. Washington, founder of the Tuskegee Institute, emphasized vocational training and gradual social progress as the path to equality.

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Booker Washington

Answer explanation

• Washington, founder of the Tuskegee Institute, emphasized vocational training and gradual social progress as the path to equality.