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46 Cards in this Set
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Gilded Age
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From the 1870's to 1890's where there was political corruption and over spending
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Wisconsin Idea
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a series of Progressive reforms introduced in the early 1900's by Wisconsin governor Robert La Follette.
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Spoils System
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Practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs
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Primary
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Election where voters choose their party's candidate for the general election
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Public Interest
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The good of the people
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Political Boss
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A powerful politician who controls work done locally and demands payoffs from business
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Graduated Income Tax
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Tax on earnings that charges different rates for different income levels
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Trustbuster
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A person who wanted to break up all trusts
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Initiative
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Process by which voters can put a bill directly before the state legislature
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Conservation
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protection of natural resources
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Civil Service Exam
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An exam created as a test for people who wanted to become government officials
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ICC
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The Interstate Commerce Commission
- Created in 1887 - Regulates transportation that occurs over state lines |
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Temperance
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To be against alcohol
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Suffrage
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The right to vote
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Muckrakers
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Journalists who exposed corruption and other problems during the Gilded Age
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Referendum
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Process by which people vote directly on a bill
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Recall
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Process by which voters can remove an elected official from office
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Hull House
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Settlement founded by Progressive reformer Jane Addams in Chicago in 1889
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Ellis Island
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The receiving station for immigrants.
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Bull Moose Party
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Progressive Republicans who supported Theodore Roosevelt during the election of 1912
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Pure Food and Drug Act
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A 1906 law that requires food and drug makers to list the ingredients on packaging
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16th Amendment
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Gives Congress power to pass an income tax
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17th Amendment
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Allowed the direct election of Senators
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18th Amendment
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Makes selling alcoholic beverages illegal.
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19th Amendment
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Gives women the right to vote.
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Push Factor
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Conditions that drive people from their homes
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Pull Factor
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Conditions that attract immigrants to a new area.
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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1882 law that barred Chinese laborers from entering the US
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Acculturation
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The process of holding on to older traditions while adapting to a new culture.
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Prejudice
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To pre-judge someone based on their race, color, and religion.
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Boss Tweed
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Was the leader of Tammany Hall. He bribed and stole money, and ended up making millions from it. He was arrested and is well-known for his corruption.
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Susan B. Anthony
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Fought for women's rights to vote.
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Ida Tarbell
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1857-1944 best known as crusading journalist who wrote: The History of the Standard Oil Co.
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Alice Paul
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Suffragist: jailed/hunger strikes to help British women earn rights to vote... Also helped to get the 19th Amendment Passed.
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W.E.B. DuBois
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African American man who urged his race to fight actively against discrimination
In 1909- Organized NAACP |
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Woodrow Wilson
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President from 1913-1920
- Convinced Congress to lower tariffs |
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John D. Rockefeller
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Pres. of Standard Oil
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Thomas Nast
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Cartoonist. Particularly drew Boss Tweed
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Robert La Follette
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Leading Progessive and Government of Wisconsin "Battling Bob"
Developed Wisconsin Idea |
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Upton Sinclair
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Wrote, "The Jungle" about the meat packing industry and how it had rats and sick cows it used. Muckraker
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Lincoln Steffens
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NAACP founder- one of many
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Jane Addams
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NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
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William Howard Taft
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President from 1909-1913
-Secretary of War for Theodore Roosevelt - Ran against Theodore Roosevelt for Republican Nomination in the election of 1912 |
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William Jennings Bryan
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Democratic Congressman from Nebraska --> Great orator "Great Commoner" fought for causes of the common people
- Almost beat McKinley in the election of 1896 |
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Theodore Roosevelt
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In office from 1901-1909
McKinley's Vice President--> took office after his assasination in 1901 |
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William McKinley
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Republican Candidate
- President from 1897-1901 (assasinated in 1901) |