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15 Cards in this Set
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What was the Progressive Movement?
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-It was a broad campaign for reform on social, political, and economic levels that reached its height in the early 20th century.
-It was in response to the vast changes brought on by industrialization and an economic depression. |
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Who was John Dewey?
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-He was an American philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform.
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What was the scientific management?
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-It was a theory of management that analyzed and synthesized work flows. -The main objective was improving economic efficiency, especially labor productivity.
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Who was Ida Tarbell?
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-An American teacher, author and journalist.
-It was known as one of the leading "muckrakers" of the progressive era. |
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What was Theodore Roosevelt?
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-26th President of the United States.
-Leader of the Republican Party and founder of the short-lived Progressive "Bull Moose" Party of 1912. |
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What was trust busting?
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-A term that referred to President Theodore Roosevelt's policy of prosecuting monopolies or trusts. -Violated federal antitrust law. -Roosevelt's "trust-busting" policy marked a major departure from previous administrations' policies, which had generally failed to enforce the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. -Added momentum to the progressive reform movements of the early 1900s.
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What was the Elkins Act?
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-Established in 1903, United States federal law that amended the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887.
- It authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates, and upon the shippers that accepted these rebates. |
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What was the Hepburn Act?
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- It gave the ICC greater power, including the right to set railroad rates.
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What was "The Jungle?"
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A novel written in 1906 by journalist Upton Sinclair.
-Sinclair's purpose of writing the novel was to point out the troubles of the working class and to show the corruption of the American meatpacking industry during the early-20th century. - It mentions poverty, absence of social programs, unpleasant living working conditions, and hopelessness prevalent among the working class. |
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What was the Meat Inspection Law?
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-It was a law that authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to order meat inspections and condemn any meat product found unfit for human consumption.
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What was the 16th amendment?
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- An amendment to the United States Constitution gave Congress the power to tax income.
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Who was Eugene V. Debs?
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-An American union leader, one of the founding members of the International Labor Union, Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and several times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States.
- He became one of the best-known socialists living in the United States. |
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What was the Federal Trade Commission of 1914?
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- It was an independent regulatory agency that enforces laws that prohibit false advertising and requiring truthful labels on textiles and furs.
-Regulated the packaging and labeling of certain consumer goods. |
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What was the Clayton Anit-Trust Act?
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-expands upon the Sherman Anti-trust Act.
-Added further substance to the United States and the antitrust law regime by seeking to prevent anti competitive practices. |
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What was the Federal Reserve Act(1914)?
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-Created the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States of America, and granted it the legal authority to issue legal tender.
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