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35 Cards in this Set
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air conditioning
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Invented in 1911 by Willis H. Carrier
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Alice Paul
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Leader in the Women's Suffrage movement who led the 5000 person parade in Wash., DC and started the Congressional Union
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Bull Moose
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Name of the political party under which TR ran for president in the election of 1912; This party split the vote, giving the victory to Wilson.
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civil disobedience
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Nonviolent refusal to obey a law in order to change it
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Clayton Anti-Trust Act
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Passed by Congress (under Wilson's guidance) in 1914 to support the Sherman Anti-Trust Act; Key difference was that the Clayton Antitrust Act specified activities that were illegal for companies.
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Congressional Union
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Radical organization formed in 1913 and led by Alice Paul that campaigned for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing women’s suffrage
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Conservationist
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a person who favors the protection of natural resources
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direct primary
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election in which all citizens vote to select nominees for upcoming elections
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Federal Reserve System
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created in 1913 which divides the nation into 12 districts, where each district has a central bank that supports all other small banks
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Florence Kelley
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Labor reformer that helped establish a minimum wage, prohibitted child labor, limited hours for women, and regulated sweatchop conditions
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Helicopter
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Invented in 1909 by Igor Sikorsky
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holding company
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firm that buys up stock of other minor companies; dangerous, as it can create a monopoly
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home rule
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system that gives cities a limited degree of self-rule
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initiative
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a process in which citizens can put a proposed new law directly on the ballot in the next election by collecting voters’ signatures on a petition
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injunction-
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Court orders that prohibited certain activities
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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First true federal regulatory agency
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KDKA
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First radio station, airing since 1920. Located in Pittsburgh
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Looking Backward
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Edwards Bellamy's 1888 novel that describes a Utopian America in the year 2000
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Mother Jones
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Labor Movement activist that formed unions around the country, ultimately founding the International Workers of the World
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Muckraker
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Journalist who uncovered the wrongdoings of a business or politics
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Municipal
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Of or relating to a city or its business
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National American Woman Suffrage Association(NAWSA)
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Organization that promoted woman's suffrage, fronted by pioneers in this area
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North Pole
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It's existence is discovered by Robert Peary in 1909
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Pure Food & Drug Act
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Act passed in 1906 which, alongside the Meat Inspection Act, required that the labeling of ingredients be accurate, strict sanitary conditions, and the creation of a rating system for meats
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Recall
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procedure that permits voters to remove public officials from office before the next election
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Referendum
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process that allows citizens to approve or reject a law passed by their legislature
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Robert M. LaFollette
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"Fighting Bob"; develops the "Wisconsin Idea"; obtained a direct primary in Wisconsin
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Seneca Falls
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Site of the 1848 Woman's convention in NY
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Susan B. Anthony
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Brought the woman's suffrage movement into the 20th century; publisher of The Revolution
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The Jungle
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Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel that exposed the horrors of the meat-packing industry
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Theodore Roosevelt
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26th President, serving in the most active years of the
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Thomas Wilson (Full name Thomas Woodrow Wilson)
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28th President, serving during WWI
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Triangle Shirtwaist Co.
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Company that tailored women's shirts in NY, until it burned on March 25, 1911, resulting in 146 deaths.
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William Howard Taft
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27th President; Only President to become Chief of Supreme Court after being president (Served in the two most powerful positions). Weigh about 313-335 lbs. during presidency,
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Wisconsin Idea
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Term used to describe the Progressive movement
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