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25 Cards in this Set
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1. Progressive movement
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.A period of social activism, a movement to purify the government by cutting political machines and bosses.
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2. John Dewey
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.A developer of philosophy and social reform and a founder of functional psychology. He was the inventor of the Dewey Decimal System.
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3. Scientific Management
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.A theory of management that analyzed and synthesized workflows. The idea of this was to improve economic efficiency and labor productivity. This development began with Frederick Winslow Taylor.
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4. Ida Tai Bell
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.A teacher, author and journalist who was a leading Muckrakers during the progressive era, in investigative journalism. She wrote The History of the Standard Oil Company, and worked on the Standard Oil.
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5. Seventeenth Amendment
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. Established direct election of the Untied States Senators.
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6. Theodore Roosevelt
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.26th President of the Untied States. Famous for being a naturalist, explorer, hunter, author, and soldier.
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7. Trust busting
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8. Elkins Act
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.Amended the interstate Commerve Act of 1887, and authorized the Interstate commerce commission to impose heavy fines on railroads for a rebate.
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9. Hepburn Act
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. Gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the authority and power to set maximum railroad rates.
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10. The Jungle
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.A book that illustrated and described the horrid conditions in meat factories.
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11. Pore food and drug act (1906)
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12. Meat Infection Act
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13. Sixteenth Amendment
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.Allowed Congress to levy income taxes without apportioning it among the states, or basing it on census results.
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14. Eugene v. Debs
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15. Federal Reserve Act (1914)
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16. Clayton Anti-Trust
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17. Federal Trade Commission
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18. Niagara Movement
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19. Booker T. Washington
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20. W.E.B. Dubois
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21. NAACP
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22. Alice Paul
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23. Carrie Chapman Catt
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24. 19th Amendment
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25. League of Women Voters
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