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65 Cards in this Set
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What amendment legailized a graduated federal income tax?
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16th Amendment
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What are the four goals of progressiveism.
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protecting social welfare, promoting moral improvement, creating economic reform and fostering efficiency
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What group fed people in soup kitchens and cared for children in nurseries across America.
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The Salvation Army
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This is the banning of alcoholic beverages.
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prihibition
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This strictly limited the distribution of free R.R. passes.
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The Hburn Act of 1906
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Woodrow Wilson appeared to support this issue during his campaign but during his presidency, he did more to support those who opposed it.
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civil rights
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What two writers criticized the capitalist economy?
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Henry Geroge & Edward Bellamy
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This person fought hard for buisness and finance reform.
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Woodrow Wilson
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Teddy Roosevelt led this voluntary calvary brigade at San Juan in Cuba?
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The Rough Riders
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Woodrow Wilson offered lulewarm, cautious support for this issue, telling its supporters that "there had been a force behind you that will...be triumphant and for which you can afford to wait."
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woman's suffrage
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What did the Keatingy Owen Act of 1916 do?
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Act that prohibited the transportation of goods produced w/ child labor across state lines.
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Which party was the presidential administration that fired Gifford Pinchot from the U.S. Forrest Service because of his conservationist ideas.
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Republican Party
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What famous book reveiled the filthy conditions of the meat packing industry? Who wrote this book?
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The Jungle ; Upton Sinclair
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Which party nominated Theodore Roosevelt for president in the 1912 election.
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Progressive Party
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Bunting vs. Oregon uphold?
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In 1917 this persuaded the cout to uphold a ten-hour work day for men.
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Which party nominated a candidate to serve a third term as president in the 1912 elaection.
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Progressive Party
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What did the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 do?
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This divided the nation into 12 districts.
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Which party chose the incumbent president (Taft)as its canidate in the 1912 election.
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Republican Party
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Australian ballot?
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A secret ballot.
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Which party did Theodore Roosevelt represent during his two terms as president.
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Republican Party
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John Miur;what did he do?
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A naturalist and writer who persuaded the president t set aside 148 million acres of forrest reserves.
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This aimed to return control of the government to the people, restore economic opprotunities, and correct injusticies in American life.
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progressive movement
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What did the Muller vs. Oregon state?
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That a state could legally limit the working hours for women.
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This recognized women's sufferage.
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19th Amendment
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What company did Roosevelt sue in 1902?
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Northern Securities Company
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This was given the power to investigate unfair buisness practices and to issue orders to "cease and desist."
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Federal Trade Comission
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What city adopted a commission as its form of gov't?
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Galveston
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Which party's candidate endorsed a progressive platform called the "New Freedom" that demanded stronger antitrust legislation, banking reform, and reduced tariffs.
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Democratic Party
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What were the 6 major colleges for women in higher education?
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1.Vasser College-1865
2.Smith College & Wellsley College-1875 3.Randolph-Macon Women's college-1891 4.Barnard-1889 5.Pembroke-1891 6.Radcliffe-1894 |
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This specified that labor unions and farm organizations not only had a right to exist, but would also no longer be subject to antitrust laws.
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Clayton Antitrust Act
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What famous muckraker wrote for McCulure's magazine?
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Idam Tarbell
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This person was the president of NAWSA.
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Carrie Chapman Catt
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What term described Roosevelts reform?
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Square Deal
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This is the effort to improve efficientcy in the work place by appling scientific principles.
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scientific management
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What did the YMCA stand for? What type of things did they do to promote social welfare?
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The Young Men's Christian Assosiation. They opened libriaries, sponcered classes, and built swimming pools & handball courts.
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This established the Federal Reserve System.
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Federal Reserve Act
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direct primary?
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This meant that voters would choose candidates for public office through a special popular election.
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This substantially rduced import taxes for the first time since the Civil War.
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Underwood Tariff
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Formed the American Solialist party in 1900?
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Eugene V. Debs
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This is a decentralized private banking system under government control.
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Federal Reserve System
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What other political offices did Roosevelt serve in before becoming govenor?
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New York City's police comissioner, assistant secretary of the U.S. Navy, & he was an aspiring politician.
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This was intended to provide revenue lost by the lowering of tariffs.
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income tax
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What company introduced the 5 Dollar Day? Who was in charge of this company?
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Ford Motor Company ; Henry Ford
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Who was the president of Princeton University?
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Woodrow Wilson
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What was the Anti Saloon Leage?
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Its members attacked saloons so that the saloons would stop serving alcohol.
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What was the 3 part strategy for suffrage?
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1.Convince state legislatures the right to vote.
2.Women would perse court cases to test the 14th Amendment. 3.Women would pass for a National Constitution Amendment grating women the right to vote. |
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What new types of city government emerged during the progressive era?
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commission and councils
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Female advocate that fought for voting rights;her picture is on the silver dollar.
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Susan B. Anthony
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Goal of the WCTU? Who led this group to National Prominance?
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Promoted the goal of prohibition. Frances Willard
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How old was Roosevelt when he became president?
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42 yrs. old
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What was the effort to improve efficiency in the workplace by applying scientific principles to make simpler tasks easier.
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scientific management
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What percent of women worked in tobacco factories?
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40%
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What group was formed in 1904 to end child labor?
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National Child Labor Commmittee
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Before being elected VP Teodore Roosevelt served as govenor of what state?
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New York
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Who founded the NAACP?
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Du Bois
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Who was Roosevelts secretary of war?
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William Howard Taft
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Who was the speaker of the house of representatives?
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Joseph Cannon
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In dealing w/ trusts Roosevelt was known as what?
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a trustbuster
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What year will women graduates out-number men?
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1890
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What popular toy was named after roosevelt?
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the Teddy Bear
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What were the white collar workers?
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typest, teachers, and bookeepers (education)
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Who were the 4 women reformers?
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1.Susan B. Anthony
2.Elizabeth Cady Stanton 3.Lucy Sone 4.Julia Ward Howe |
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Which state was the first to adopt a direct primary?
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Wisconsin
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What institution was Booker T. Washington in charge of?
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Tuskegee Institute
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What percent of women held manufactoring jobs after 1900?
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25%
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