Prentince Hall The American Nation Chapter 22

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gilded age

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time period marked by political corruption and spending.

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graduated income tax

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tax on earnings that charges different rates based on income

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wisconsin idea

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series of progressive reforms introduced by robert la follette

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push factors

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drive people from their homes

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pull factors

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attract immigrants

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spoils system

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practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs

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primary

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election in which voters choose their partys canidates for the general election

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pure food and drug act

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a law that requirers food and drug makers to list ingredient on packages

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public intrest

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the good of the people

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political boss

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powerful political who controls work done locally and demands payoffs from businesses

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trustbuster

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person wo wanted to break all trusts

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initiative

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process by which voters can put a bill directly before the state legislature.

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conservation

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protection of natural resorces

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civil service exam

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where officials have to take a test to get a certain position in government, to get rid of the spoils system.

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temperance

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against alcohol consumption

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suffrage

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the right to vote

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muckrakers

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showed poor people to the public

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referendum

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when people vote directly to bills

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recall

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to take back a product

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Hull House

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settlement house founded by jane Addams in Chicago

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Ellis island

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where immigrants came to become american citizens

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Bull Moose Party

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progressive republicans that supported Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 election.

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16th amendment

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Income tax

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17th amendment

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Direct election of senators

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18th amendment

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prohibition of alcoholic beverages

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19th amendment

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allows women to vote

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chinese exclusion act

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stopped chinese from coming to america

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acculturation

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process of hold on to older traditions while adapting to new cultures

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prejudice

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when you discriminate against someone

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boss tweed

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sole nyers money through corruption

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susan b anthony

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women's rights leader

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Ida Tarbell

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journalist that wrote about standard oil

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Alice Paul

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women rights leader

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WEB DuBois

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black rights leader

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Woodrow Wilson

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reforming education

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John d rockefeller

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owner of standard oil

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Thomas Nast

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toss tweed cartoonist

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Robert La Follette

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Created Wisconsin Idea

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Upton Sinclair

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wrote a book on working conditions through fiction

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Lincoln Steffens

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wrote book on corruption of city government

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Jane adams

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founded hull house in chicago

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William howard taft

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reformer president

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William Jennings Bryan

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reformer president

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Theodore rosevelt

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reformer president

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William McKinley

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president, killed, rosevelt