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32 Cards in this Set
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progressivisn
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1800's members of the populist party
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mcclure's magazine
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national magazine, founded in 1893
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muckrackers
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investigative journalists
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lincoln steffens
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marked the begginning of of journalism
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ida tarbell
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wrote the history of western pennsylvania
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ray stannard baker
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he was a writer...toured the nation
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theodore dreiser
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depicted workers brutalized by greedy business owners
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edith wharton
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wrote about the closed mindedness of elite society
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herbert croly
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government should use its powers to to promote welfare for the citizens
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florence kelley
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worked for tireless worker for this cause
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triangle shirtwaist fire
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140 workers died in this factory fire
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rose shneiderman
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a womans trade union leader organizer
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freedom of contract
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the freedom to negotiate the terms of employment
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maller v. oregon
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an employer challenged the 10 hour workday.
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louis d brandeis
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lawyer that argued for the maller v. oregon case
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closed shop
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a workplace where all employees must belong to a union
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socialism
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the system under which the government or worker cooperatives own most factories utilities and transportation and communications systems
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samuel gompers
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the AFL grew fourfold from 1900 to 1914
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ILGWU
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international ladies garment workers union
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IWW
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industrial workers of the world
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william (big bill) haywood
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IWW leader
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lawrence veiler
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a settlement house worker, and he atttacked irresponsible tenement owners
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daniel burnham
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1909- a leading achitect and city planner, planned a design to re design Chicago
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prohibition
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ban on the manufacture and sale and transportation of alcohol
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billy sunday
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a former ball player and the mother of sins
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frances willard
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headed the WCTU from 1879-1898
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18th amendment
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barred the sale and manufacturing and distribution of alcoholic beverages
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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1868-african american leader to emerge in that period of time
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national association of the advancement of colored people
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NAACP-an organization that wanted to end racial discrimination
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national urban league
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fought for racial equality
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society of american indians
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indians wanted to improve civil right, education, health and local government
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americanization
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a process of preparing foreign born residents for full citizenship
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