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23 Cards in this Set
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Progressive Movement |
An early 20th century reform movement seeking to return control of the government to the people to restore economic opportunities and to correct injustices in American life. |
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Prohibition |
The banning of the manufacturing, sale, and possession of alcoholic beverages. |
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Muckraker |
One of the magazine journalists who exposed corrupt business practices in the early 1900s. |
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Scientific Management |
The application of scientific principles to increase the efficiency in the work place. |
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Initative |
A procedure by which a legislative measure can be originated by the people rather than by law makers. |
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Referendum |
a procedure by which a proposed legislative measure can be submitted to a vote of the people. |
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Recall |
A procedure for removing a public official from office by a vote of the people. |
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Seventeenth Amendment |
Allowed for the direct election of senators. |
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NACW |
National Association of Colored Women founded in 1896 by african american women. Managed nurseries, reading rooms, and many other public services. |
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Suffrage |
The right to vote |
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NAWSA |
National American Woman Suffrage Association. Formed in 1890 and united suffragists. Included Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, and Julia Ward Howe. |
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Square Deal |
Pres. Theodore Roosevelt's program of progressive reforms designed to protect the common people against big business. |
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The Jungle |
A book about the truth of the meatpacking industry written by Upton Sinclair. |
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Meat Inspection Act |
A law enacted in 1906 that established strict cleanliness requirements for meatpackers and created a federal meat inspection program. |
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Pure Food and Drug Act |
A law enacted in 1906 to halt the sale of contaminated foods and drugs and to assure the truth in labeling. |
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Conservation |
The planned management of the natural resources involving the protection of some wilderness areas and the development of others for the common good. |
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NAACP |
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People created by W.E.B. DuBois in 1909 to promote full racial equality. |
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Payne Aldrich Tariff |
A set of tax regulations enacted by congress in 1909 that failed to significantly reduce tariffs on manufactured goods. |
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Bull Moose Party |
Name given to the Progressive Party, formed to support Theodore Roosevelt's candidacy for Pres. in 1912. |
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Clayton Anti-Trust Act |
A law enacted in 1914 that made certain monopolistic business practices illegal and protected the rights of labor unions and farm organizations. |
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Federal Trade Commision |
A federal agency established in 1914 to investigate and stop unfair business practices. |
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Federal Reserve System |
A national banking system established in 1913 that controls the U.S. money supply and the availability of credit in the country. |
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Nineteenth Amendment |
Adopted in 1920 that gave women the right to vote. |
