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45 Cards in this Set
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Gilded Age
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the period in American history lasting from the 1870's to the 1890's marked by political corruption and extravagant spending
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political boss
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powerful politician who controls work done locally and demands payoffs from businesses
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referendum
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process by which people vote directly on a bill
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Pure Food and Drug Act
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1906-- law that requires food and drug makers to list ingredients on packages
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Push factor
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condition that drives people from their homeland
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Pull factor
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condition that attracts people to move to a new area
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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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Recall
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process by which voters can remove an elected official from office
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Spoils System
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practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs
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trustbuster
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person who wanted to break up all trusts
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Hull House
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settlement house founded by Progressive reformer Jane Addams in Chicago in 1889
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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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Primary
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election in which voters choose their party's candidate for the general election
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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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suffrage
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the right to vote
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Ellis Island
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where medical (and many others) exams took place for immigrants before entering the US
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18th Amendment
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a 1917 amendment to the US constitution that made it illegal to sell alcoholic drinks
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19th Amendment
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a 1919 amendment to the US constitution that gives women the right to vote
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acculturation
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process of holding on to older traditions while adapting a new culture
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public interest
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the good of the people
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conservation
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protection of natural resources
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muckrakers
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journalist who exposed corruption and other problems of the late 1800's to early 1900's
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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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16th Amendment
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graduated income tax (the poor get taxed at a lower rate than the wealthy)
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17th Amendment
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1917 direct election of senators (state legislature used to pick senators)
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Wisconsin idea
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Robert la Follette (governer of Wisconsin) wanted people to participate in the government more:
primary--voters select parties candidate initiative--voters can propose bills to the legislature recall--voters can remove elected officials from office referendum--voters can vote on the bill directly |
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Civil Service Exam
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an exam you had to take before getting a job (highest score got the job)
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ICC
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government agency organized to oversee railroad commerce
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temperance
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campaign against alcohol consumption
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prejudice
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racist
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Lincoln Steffens
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wrote The Shame Of The Cities---exposed corruption of political bosses
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Thomas Nast
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political cartoons of Boss Tweed (famous for)
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Ida Tarbell
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wrote about Standard Oil--proved that it never played fair (wrote in magazines and newspapers)
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Upton Sinclair
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wrote The Jungle about labor in meat packaging and also the meat (GROSS)
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Robert la Follette
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came up with the Wisconsin idea (governor of Wisconsin)--wanted people to participate more in the government
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Jane Addams
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opened settlement house in chicago (Hull House)
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John D. Rockefeller
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billionaire owning all of Standard Oil
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Theodore Roosevelt
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wanted everyone to have the same opportunity to be successful--president twice (first time because pres. got shot--he was VP and became pres.)
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William Howard Taft
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president in 1908 and favored graduated income tax, approved new safety rules for mines, and signed laws giving government workers and 8 hr work day
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Woodrow Wilson
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(Progressive) won election of 1912 against Taft and Roosevelt
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Alice Paul
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a suffragist for women's rights
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WEB DuBois
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(African American) agreed with Booker T. Washington about "thrift, patience, and industrial training" for Af. Am.'s to be equal but urged Af. Am.'s to fight against discrimination instead of patiently waiting
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William McKinley
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President before Roosevelt (got shot and then Roosevelt became president since he was VP)
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William Jennings Bryan
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Powerful speech maker but nothing more than that
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Boss Tweed
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political boss who stole a lot of money from people
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