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15 Cards in this Set
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Judge Turley
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- Wanted to save chicago from council and stop boodle
- Illustrates Progressive era reformers |
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Progressive Movement
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- 1890-1915
- Changed national and local politics - Eliminate problems caused by major political transition |
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Upton Sinclair
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_ Sociallist who came to Chicago
- Wrote THE JUNGLE - People remember the horrible scenes of chicago filth - Influenced the Pure Food and Drug Acts |
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Meat Inspection Act
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- Made to impose health standards on the meatpacking industry
- 1906 |
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Pure Food and Drug Act
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- Made to hekp improve helath standards
- Became federal laws |
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William Stead
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- Wrote the book IF JESUS CAME TO CHICAGO
- Book made Chicago look selfish - Summary of his disgust in Chicago |
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Joseph Coughlin
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- An alderman known for using boodles (bribing and giving gifts to alderman)
- Eventually re-elected to Municipal Voters' League |
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Michael Kenna
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- Alderman who joined council
- Member of the First Ward |
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Carter Harrison II
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the most powerful progessive Era maors who helped civic reform
- Cleaner water, better sewage disposal, fire protection - Enhanced conditions for working on railroad tracks |
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Lincoln Steffens
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- Wrote THE SHAME OF CITIES
- Explained how Chicago's politics had no common sense or logic |
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John Hopkins
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- Mayor before harrison
- Been involved previously in large number of scandals |
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Charles Yerkes
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- Faught against Harrison over streetcar companies.
- Wanted to ahve a monopoly over all of the companies - involved with a great deal of scandals |
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Fred Busse
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- Yerke's successor
- Lazy mayor who was politcally dead |
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Jane Addams
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- came up with the idea of Hull House (inspired by a trip to London)
- Helped/ housed immigrants |
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Hull House
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- house in which many immigrants stayed to gain knowledge of American culture
- recreation spots as well as educational areas - immigrants felt that it was home |