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35 Cards in this Set
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Oligopoly
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A few large companies that controlled the market. I form of corropotion
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Anti-trust Act
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Federal law to control trusts and monopolies in 1890
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Pendleton Act
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Congress passes in 1883 this law that established a civil service commission test for federal jobs.
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William Tweed
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A corrupt city boss during the 1860-1870. Controlled federal things.
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Interstate Commerce Act
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To oversee Railroad and trucking industries
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Eugenedebs
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Founder of the American socialist party. Believed government should operate all major industry. Believed in equal society.
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Muckrakers
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Reporters that wrote stories about corruption and dirty politics.
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Muckrakers
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Ex: Lincoln Steffens (mcClure magazine), Ida Tarbell (Oil Companies) Upton Sinclair(The Jungle, meat packers)
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Initiative
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New important reforms placed on ballets.
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Referendum
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The ability to accept or reject measures by the legislator
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Recall
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To remove bad officials
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17th amendment
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The direct election of senators (We pick them)
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Section 2
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of ch 21
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Suffragists
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People who fought for women's rights to vote
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Jane Adams
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Hull House that was a settlement house. Social worker.
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Mother Cabrini
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A nun who worked with the poor
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Mary Church Terrell
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Established homes for orphans and hospitals
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Alicia Paul
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Founded National Women's Party which fought for equailty
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1918
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Women's Suffrage Amendment (19th)
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The women's trade union League(WTUL)
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The first women's labor union
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Frances Willard
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The head of the WCTU, the women's Christian Temperance Union, to stop drinking
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Prohibition
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Laws to band selling Alcohol
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1917
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Prohibition Law = 18th Amendment
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Section 3
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of Ch 21
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Teddy Roosevelt
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First progressive President
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Trust Buster
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"Brake up all Trusts"
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Arbitration
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Settling a dispute
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Square Deal
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Fair and equal treatment for all by Roosevelt (Government took Control. ex: food and drug administration.)
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William Taft
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President who set up safety standards for railroads
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Bull Mouse Party
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Progressive party led by roosevelt.
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Woodrow wilson
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Democratic, Believed in lower tax.
Federal reserve act- to regulate banking |
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Clayton Anti trust act
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To control trusts.
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Section 4
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of ch 21
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Discrimination
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anti- catholicism, anti- semitism, anti- Asian, etc.
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Equaility
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Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, Carols Valasco, Red Bird
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