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61 Cards in this Set
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True or False
As President, neither Roosevelt or Taft wiere willing to do anything except exactly what the laws said. |
False
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What word means to use the natural resources fo the nation wisely?
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preservation
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How did President Roosevelt become involved in the 1902 coal mining strike?
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By forcing the two sides to use arbitration
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Author of The Jungle
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Upton Sinclair
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True or False
William Howard Taft looked forward to running for President. |
False
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Meeting to formally settle disagreements
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arbitration
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From what economic class were most progressives?
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The middle class
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Political leaders who controlled elections through bribery and payoffs
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political bosses
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True or False
Woodrow Wilson was the sixth Republican in a row to be elected President. |
False
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Argued that African Americans should focus their efforts on improving their own education and economic well-being
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Booker T. Washington
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What law was inspired by the book The Jungle and required inspection of food?
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Pure Food and Drug Act
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Amendment which outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States
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Eighteenth Amendment
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True or False
While President, Theodore Roosevelt emphasized more land for national parks. |
True
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Organized by W.E.B. DuBois and others to fight discrimination against African Americans
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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From what country did Congress restrict immigration in the 1880s?
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China
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Gives voters the ability to propose a new law by collecting signatures on a petition supporting that law
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initiative
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True or False
Progressives were very happy with the leadership of Taft as President. |
False
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Tragic industrial accident where 146 workers died in a fire
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
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Who were the reformers who worked to improve American society in the late 1800s?
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Progressives
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Progressive journalists who wrote about corruption in business and politics
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muckrakers
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True or False
Believing it to be more fair, Progressives supported a graduated income tax. |
True
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Economic system in which the government own and operate most of a nation's means of production
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socialism
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What political program called for government action against monopolies to ensure free competition?
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New Freedom
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Word which means "right to vote"
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suffrage
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True or False
President Roosevelt did not think all trusts, or monopolies were bad. |
True
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Used methods such as picketing, hunger strikes, and civil disobedience to campaign for women's suffrage
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National Woman's Party
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Of what university was Woodrow Wilson president before becoming president of the U.S.?
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Princeton
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Gilded Age president elected in 1884 and again in 1892
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Grover Cleveland
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True or False
During the Progressive Era, many women joined clubs to talk about current affairs. |
True
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Name of New York City's political machine
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Tamany Hall
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What political platform wanted a strong executive, with more government regulation?
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New Nationalism
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Amendment which gave to Americans the right to vote directly for U.S. Senators
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Seventeenth Amendment
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True or False
Public education was an important issue for progressives. |
True
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Labor union which worked to bring all laborers together and would try to overthrow capitalism
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Industrial Workers of the World
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What commision was established by the federal government with the power to examine company records and business practices?
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Federal Trade Commission
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Amendment which gave to women in the United States the right to vote
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Nineteenth Amendment
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What law gave the government more power to get rid of monopolies?
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Clayton Anti-Trust Act
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Economic system where private businesses run most industries, and competitiion determines how much goods cost and workers paid
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capitalism
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The process that lets the voters of a state vote on whether or not a law made by the legislature, would remain a law.
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referendum
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Supreme Court decision which ruled that states could not limit the working hours or ordinary workers
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Lochner v. New York
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Who was the author of The Jungle?
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Upton Sinclair
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Supreme Court decision which upheld laws limiting women's work hours
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Muller v. Oregon
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Who worked to change the methods of teaching to include problem solving and critical thinking?
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John Dewey
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Created to oversee public lands and monuments owned by the federal government
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National Park Service
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Who was the Socialist Party candidate for president in 1912?
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Eugene Debs
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Journalist who wrote about lynchings of African Americans
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett
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What governor of Wisconsin proposed many government reforms?
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Robert LaFollette
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Roosevelt's program to treat every citizen fairly
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Square Deal
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Which Progressive worked for laws to protect child and women?
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Florence Kelley
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Wrote many muckraking articles for McClure's Magazine
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Ida Tarbell
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Organizations which guaranteed votes at election time through both legal and illegal methods
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political machines
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First Jewish person to be a Supreme Court Justice
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Louis Brandeis
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Allowed the federal government to pass direct taxes, such as an income tax
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Sixteenth Amendment
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Created a merit system controlled by the Civil Service Commission
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Pendleton Civil Service Act
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A program of reforms to reduce the influence of political machines
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Wisconsin Idea
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Became president after William McKinley was assassinated
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Theodore Roosevelt
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System which allowed citizens to choose candidates for public office rather than relying on party leaders
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direct primary
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Prohibited the manufacture, sale, or transportation of mislabled or contaminated food/drugs
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Pure Food and Drug Act
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Nickname for Progressive Party
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Bull Moose Party
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elected president in 1888
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Benjamin Harrison
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Organization which helped African Americans find jobs and housing when moving urban areas
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National Urban League
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