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Progressive movement
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a period of social activism and reform that flourished from 1890s to the 1920s. the main goal of the progressive movement was purification of government as Progressives trued to expose undercut political machines and bosses.
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John Dewey
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an American philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform.
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Scientific management
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a theory of management that analyzed and synthesized work flows. its main objective was improving economic efficiency, especially labor productivity. it was one of the earliest attempts to apply science to the engineering of process and to management.
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Ida Tarbell
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an american teacher, author and journalist. she was known as one of the leading "muckrakers" of the progressive era. she wrote many notable magazine series and biographies.
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Seventeenth Amendment
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established the direct election of the US senators by popular vote.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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26th president of the US. he is noted for his range of achievements and interests, and his leadership of the Progressive movement . he was the leader of the Republican party
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trust busting
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a term referred to Theodore Roosevelt's policy of prosecuting monopolies that violated federal antitrust law.
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elkins act
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a 1903 US federal law that amended the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. it authorized the Interstate commerce Commission to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates, and upon the shippers that accepted these rebates.
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Hebpurn Act
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hoa 1906 US federal law that gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to set maximum railroad rates.
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The Jungle
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how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
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pure food and drug act 1906
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how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
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meat infection act
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how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
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sixteenth amendment
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how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
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Eugene U.Debs
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how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
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Federal Resene Act (1914)
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how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
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Clayton Anti-trust
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skadoosh
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Federal Trade Commission 1914
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skadoosh
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niagara movement
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skadoosh
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Booker T. Washington
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skadoosh
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W.E.B. Dubais
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skadoosh
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NAACP
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skadoosh
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Alice Paul
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skadoosh
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Carrie Chapman Catt
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skadoosh
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19th Amendment
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skadoosh
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League of Women Voters.
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skadoosh!
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