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When was the progressive Era? Who made up the progressive party? |
1890s-1920s. middle class citizens |
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What were some of the goals of progressive? |
Democracy/political reforms, regulation of corporations and monopolies, social justice, environment, and work labor laws. |
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What were the muckrakers? Who is an example? |
The muckrakers were the news people who brought a problem to the public and over exaggerated it. An example would be Jacob Riis: how the other half lives, Ida Tarbell: history of standard oil, Lincoln Steffane, etc. |
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How was the municipal reformed? |
Council manager plan: which meant the city boss was no longer in charge, but many different people in charge of many different things. |
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State political reforms? examples? |
Things like secret ballots, People voted for officials, 17th amendment (direct election of senators) |
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What was Initiative, referendum, and recall when it came to state political reforms? |
Initiative: people could propose a law Referendum: right to vote on laws recall: ability to remove certain officials from office |
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What are some state social reforms? |
professional social workers, settlement houses, child labor laws |
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What did settlement houses do? who created these? |
helped immigrants, gave people an education, and day care. Jane Addams |
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What was the goal in the temperance movement? |
To remove hard liquor because they blamed everything bad that happened in society on that. |
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What did the temperence lead to? |
It led to the 18th amendment which prohibited the selling or use of alcohol. |
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What was Teddy Roosevelt square deal? What is an example of how he used it? |
It meant everyone should be treated equally. At a coal miners strike, he took representatives form both sides and brought them to DC to come up with a solution. |
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What are some things TR did when he was president? |
He put in trust busting, Consumer protection, conservation laws, and pushed William Taft into office. |
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What is trust busting and what are some things it led to? |
Trust busting led to the fall of monopolies. It brought more competition. Hepburn Railroad regulation act: made a standard price for railroads. Sherman Anti-trust act. |
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What were some things under consumer protection? |
Upton Sinclairs: The Jungle. Pure food and drug act. Meat Inspection act. |
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What did Teddy do for conservation? |
Forest reserve act. Gifford Pinchot: put men on the grounds. White House conservation act. John Muir: convinced teddy to put in national parks. |
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What did Taft do? |
16th amendment: said government could take income tax. (meant big expansion for government power). Split in republican party and made African Americans remove themselves form republican party. |
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What professions did women do? |
low wages, maids, house workers, etc. |
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What did women start doing? |
They started dressing differently, and they started women clubs. |
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What were the goals of women's suffrage? |
To have equal rights for women |
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What were some thing under women's suffrage, and who? |
National American Woman Suffrage Association ran by Carrie Chapman Catt. Alice Paul, president of the national women's party. the 19th amendment gave women the right to vote.
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What blocked these rights? |
Jim crow laws |
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Who was involved in African American Equality? |
Booker T Washington: Gradual equality, ATL compromise: believed in proving yourself worthy W.E.B Du bios: Immediate equality. Niagara movement: Believe you didn't have to prove yourself worthy for rights. |
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What was the NAACP's goal? |
Attack Jim Crow |
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Who was Jim Crow? and what was he found in? |
Jim Crow was a character used to make fun of black people. It was found on toys, at carnivals, on books, and food. |
