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Progressive Movement
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What: It was a period in the United States of social activism and reform during the 1890s and the 1920s. Also, women's suffrage was promoted. Progressives supported prohibition in order to destroy political power.
When: 1890s to the 1920s. Sig: Its main goal was to purify the existing government of the United States and also to try to expose and undercut political machines and bosses. |
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John Dewey
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Who: He was an American philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer. He supoprted democracy.
When: October 1859 - June 1952 Sig: His ideas have been influential in education and social reform. He was an early developer of the philosophy of pragmatism and founder of the fuctional psychology. |
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Scientific Management
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What: The struggle for control of production between management and labor.
When: 19th century Sig: It showed the politics of industrial relations in the progressive era. (1898-1916) Sig: |
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Ida Tarbell
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Who: She was an American teacher, author and journalist. She was one of the leading "Mugrakers" of the progressive era.
When: November 1857-January 1944 Sig: She beacame the first person to take on Standard Oil. Her works are among the best of the 20th century American journalism. |
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Seventeenth Amendment
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What: It stated that the Senate of the United States shall composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years: and each Senator shall have one vote.
When: April 8, 1913. Sig: It established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote. It fiils vacancies in the Senate. |
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Who: He was the 26th President of the United States. He was an important leader during the Progressive Movement and founder of the short-lived Progressive Party of 1912.
When: October 1858-January 1919 Sig: He was leader of the Republican Party and it is considered as a legendary figure in American history. |
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Trust Busting
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What: Term that referred to President Theodore Roosevelt's policy of prosecuting monopolies, or "trusts," that violated federal antitrust law and added power to the progressive reform movements of the early 1900s.
When: Early 1900s. Sig:The "trust-busting" policy marked a major departure from previous administrations' policies. |
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Elkins Act
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What: It was act that authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission to impose heacy fines on railroads that offered rebates and upon the shippers that accepted these rebates. It was proposed by President Theodore Roosevelt.
When: 1903 Sig: It was widely critized because it was argued that Congress drafted the act on behalf of the railroads and that it curtalied rebates for some customers. |
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Hepburn Act
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What: It was a United States federal law that gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to set maximum railroad rates.
When: 1906 Sig: It led to the discontinuation of free passes to loyal shippers. ICC' s authority was extended to cover bridges, terminals, ferries and railroad sleeping cars. |
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The Jungle
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What: It is a novel written by journalist Upton Sinclair that pointed out the troubles of the working class and showed the corruption of the American meatpacking industry during the warly 20th century.
When: February 1906. Sig: Depicts harsh tones of poverty and showed the corruption taking place inside the meat packing factories. Also, it helped bring better sanitation rules to the factories. |
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Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)
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What: It is a United States federal law that provided federal inspection of meat products and forbade the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated food products and poisonous patent medicines.
When: June 1906 Sig: It was a successful model for relegalization of currently prohibited drugs by requiring accurate labels and consumer education. |
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Meat Inspection Act
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What: It required the United States Department of Agriculture to inspect all cattle, sheep, goats and horses slaughtered and processed into products for human consumption. The meat should be thoroughly inspected before reaching its consumers.
When: 1906 Sig: Prevented adulterated or misbranded livestock and products from being sold as food and ensured that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under sanitary measures. |
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16th Amendment
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What: This amendment allowed the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on Census results.
When: February 3, 1913. Sig: It exempted income taxes fromthe constitutional requirements regarding direct taxes. |
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Eugene V. Debs
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What: He was an American union leader. He was one the founding members of the International Labor Union and the Industrial Workers of the World.
When: November 1855-October 1926 Sig: He was one of the nation's most prominent socialist in the first decades of the 20th century. He founded the nation's first industrial union, American Railway Union. |
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Federal Reserve Act (1914)
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What: It was an act that created the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States and also granted it the legal authority to issue legal tender. It was signed by President Woodrow Wilson.
When: December 1913 Sig: Controversy aroused when questions about whether Congress has the Constitutional power to delegate its power to coin money or issue paper money. |
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Clayton Anti Trust Act
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What: It was a act passed by the United States to add further substance to the US antitrust ;aw regime by seeking to prevent noncompetitive practices in their incipience.
When: October 1914. Sig: It specified particular prohibited conduct, the 3 level enforcement scheme, the exemptions and remedial measures. |
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Federal Trade Commission (1914)
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What: It is an independent agency of the United States government established by the Federal Trade Commission Act. It is considered as one of President Wilson's major acts against trusts.
When: Established in 1914. Sig; Its main mission was the promotion of consumer protection and the elimination and prevention of what regulators thought was harmfully anti-competitive business practices. |
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Niagara Movement
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What: It was a black civil rights organization founded by W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter. It was a call for opposition to racial segregation and disenfranchisement.
When: July 1905. Sig: It was a call for opposition to racial segregation and disenfranchisement. |
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Booker T. Washington
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What: He was an American educator, author, orator and political leader. Dominant figure in the African American community. He was born into slavery but gained access to top national leaders in politics and education.
When: April 1856-November 1915. Sig: He was the dominant figure in the African American community in the United States. He was the representatives of the last generation of black leaders born in slavery. |
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W.B.E. Du Bois
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What: He was an intellectual leader in the United States as sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, author and editor. He tried every possibility to resolve the issue of racism that was affecting the 20th century.
When: February 1868-August 1963 Sig: He was founder of The Crisis and opposed the alleged ideas of accommodation with Jim Crow separation between whites and blacks and disfranchisement of blacks in the South. |
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NAACP
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What: American Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Created by a group that named themselves as the "The Call". Some of the founders were William Burghardt, Oswald Garrison Villiard and Henry Moskowitz.
When: February 1909 Sig: They fought for civil liberty and politics of the United States. They were once called the National Negro Committee. |
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Alice Paul
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What: She was an American suffragette and activist.
When: January 1885-July 1977 Sig: She led a successful campaign for women's suffrage that resulted in the passage of the 19th amendment. |
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Carrie Chapman Catt
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What: She was a women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the 19th amendment of the United States Constitution.
When: January 1859-March 1947 Sig: She was also the president of the National American Women Suffrage Association. Also, one of the founders of the League of Women Voters. |
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19th Amendment
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What: Amendment of the United States of America that prohibits ant United States citizen to be denied the right to vote based on sex. It was drafted by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
When: August 18, 1920. Sig: It was the culmination of the women's suffrage movement. |
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League of Women Voters
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What: It was an American political organization aimed to help newly-franchised women exercise their responsibilities as voters. It refused to endorse or oppose political candidates or parties at ant level in government.
When: Founded in 1920 Sig: It works to secure equal rights and equal opportunity for all, to promote social and economic justice, and to secure the health and safety of all Americans. |
