Social Studies

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Progressivism

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- a collection of different ideas and activities
- political movement
- crossed party line
- believed that industrialism & urbanization created many social problems

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What caused social problems?

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- industrialism
- urbanization

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Progressives agreed on what?

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- that government should take a more active role in dealing with these problems

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Progressivism

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- a collection of different ideas and activities
- political movement
- crossed party line
- believed that industrialism & urbanization created many social problems

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Progressivism was a reaction to ___________________.

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- laissez-faire economics

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What caused social problems?

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- industrialism
- urbanization

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Progressives's doubts:
1) ____________________
2) ____________________

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1) free market's ability to address those problems
2) doubted that government in its present form could fix those problems

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Progressives agreed on what?

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- that government should take a more active role in dealing with these problems

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Progressivism was a reaction to ___________________.

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- laissez-faire economics

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Why did progressives believe people could improve society?

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- they had a strong faith in science and techonology

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Progressives's doubts:
1) ____________________
2) ____________________

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1) free market's ability to address those problems
2) doubted that government in its present form could fix those problems

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Muckrakers

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- amongn the first people to articulate progressive ideas was a group of crusading journalists who investigated social conditions and political corruption.

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List 2 beliefs of Efficiency progressives

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1) commission plan- city's govt. would be divided into depts. & placed under the control of an expert commisioner
2) council-manager system

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Why did progressives believe people could improve society?

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- they had a strong faith in science and techonology

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Muckrakers

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- amongn the first people to articulate progressive ideas was a group of crusading journalists who investigated social conditions and political corruption.

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List the 3 new reforms

1)
2)
3)

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1. initiative
2. referendum
3. recall

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List 2 beliefs of Efficiency progressives

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1) commission plan- city's govt. would be divided into depts. & placed under the control of an expert commisioner
2) council-manager system

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Initiative reform

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- allowed a group of citizens to introduce legislation and required the legislature to vote on it.

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List the 3 new reforms

1)
2)
3)

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1. initiative
2. referendum
3. recall

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Initiative reform

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- allowed a group of citizens to introduce legislation and required the legislature to vote on it.

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Referendum reform

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- allowed proposed legislation to be submitted to the voters for approval

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Recall Reform

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- allowed voters to demand a special election to remove an elected official from office before his or her tem had expired

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Why did charles Edward Russell condemn the Senate?

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- because political machines or large trusts often controlled the elections, gaining contracts and jobs

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What amendment was passed in 1912 and ratified in 1913?

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- 17th Amendment

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What happened in Seneca Falls?

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- First Women's rights convention

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Who organized the women's right convention?

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- Elizabth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott

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Suffrage

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- the right to vote

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Reasons for suffrages movement's slow start
1.
2.
3.

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1) suffragist were accused of being unfeminine and immoral
2) physical attacks
3) many preferred to concentrate on abolishing slavery

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2 Suffrage Movements
1. National ________ Suffrage Association led by ______________ & _____________

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1) Woman
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- Susan B. Anthony

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National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) group's focus was __________________-

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- to pass a constitutional amendment allowing women to vote

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How was the National American Woman Suffrage Association formed?

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- the debate over the 14&15 amendments split the suffrage movement into 2 groups

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Middle class women and working class women had different reasons for wanting the vote. What were they?

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-Middle class women needed to vote to promote social reforms they favored
- working class women wanted the right to vote for labor laws protecting women

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Alice Paul
- Quaker
- __________ Worker
- leader of ___________
- Organized __________
- for the purpose of ____________

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- Social
- Washington march
- wanted to force President Wilson to take action on women's suffrage

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Why did Alice Paul leave NAWSA?

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- she was considered too extreme

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What did Alice Paul form?

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- National Women's Party

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Carrie Chapman Catt
Leader of ________________

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- NAWSA

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Carrie Chapman Catt developed what she called her "Winning _____"
She used __________ to support ____________

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- plan
- NAWSA
- Wilson

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1st constitutional amendment failed because ________________

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- the senate couldn't pass it

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Who lobbied for the amendment?

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- Wilson

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What amendment was finally passed, when it was ratified?

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- 19th amendment passed in 1919 and was ratified in 1920

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Child Labor
What changed that caused child labor to become more of a problem?

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- factory work was unhealthy and momotonous

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Who wrote a book?
What was the title?

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- John Spargo
- The Bitter Cry of the Children

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This and similar reports resulted in ______________________.

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- laws with limits on child labor and on compulsory education

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Health & Safety
A fire in ___________ which was located in ___________ prompted ____________

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- Triangle Tshirt company
- New York
- building codes

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Job related injuries resulted in _________________

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- worker's compensation laws

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___________ laws were seen as a way to protect the public

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- zoning

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Prohibition

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- laws banning the manufacuting, sale and consumption of alcohol

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Alcohol cause many problems such as:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

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1. wages were spent on alcohol
2. physical abuse
3. illness
4. hurting workers' efficiency
5. saloons were informal headquarters for political machines

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Temperance movement

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- advocated the moderation or elimination of alcohol

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Temperance movement groups
1)
2)

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1. Women's Christian Temperance Union
2. Anti- Saloon League

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1st goal of these groups was ____________________.
Later the goal was ____________

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- the reducation of alcohol consumption

- prohibition

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Progressive concerns
1) A _____ people had ________ of the wealth

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1) few, most

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2) ___________: combination of frims or corportations formed by a legal settlement, especially to reduce competition

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2) trusts

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3) _____________ companies whose primary business is owning a controlling share of stock in other companies

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3) holding companies

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Sherman Antitrust Act
- What was its purpose?

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- to break up big companies and restore competition