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29 Cards in this Set
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Who was the Progressive President that entitled his economic program the Square Deal?
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Who was the Progressive President that entitled his economic program the New Freedom?
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Woodrow Wilson
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The Progressive Movement was concerned about all of the following working conditions for labor
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low wages, long hours, child labor, dangerous working conditions, no job security, no benefits, company towns, and employment of wome
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List the goals of the Progressive Movement:
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Government ruled by the people, guaranteed economic opportunities through government regulation, elimination of social injustices
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On the local level, the Progressives established these forms of government to meet the increasing urbanization needs of the people:
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Commission and council manager
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The Progressives developed this method of choosing candidates for public office through a special popular election. What is the name of this type of election? __ ______
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Primary Election
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The submission of a law, proposed already in effect, to a direct vote of the people, such as superseding or overruling the legislature, is called a _____________________________.
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Initiative
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What name is given to the process of petitioning a legislature to introduce a bill?
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Lobbyist
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What name is given to the process of removing or the right to remove an official from office by popular vote, usually after using a petition to call for such a vote?
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Impeachment
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The Progressive Movement pushed for the direct election of U.S. Senators with the ___
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17th
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What was the name of the type of literature that described the abuses of child labor?
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Muckracking
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Who wrote the book, The Shame of the Cities, that showed the links between big business and crooked politicians?
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Lincoln Steffens
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Who wrote the book, The History of the Standard Oil Company, that described that firm's cutthroat methods of eliminating competition?
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Ida Tarbell
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Who wrote the book, The Jungle, that described in graphic detail the lives of stockyard workers, and the operations of the meatpacking industry?
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Upton Saintclair
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The Noble Order of the Knights of Labor was organized in 1869 by _________________.
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Uriah Stephens
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List all of the ideals supported by the Knights of Labor:
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8 hour workday, equal pay for equal work
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Who was the founder of the American Federation of Labor?______________________
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Samuel Gompers
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Who organized the American Railway Union?
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Eugene Debs
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Who organized the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union?
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Several women unions combined
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During this famous fire, doors were locked except one, and it opened inward instead of
outward. There was only one fire escape that went down only to the second floor. This famous fire was known as the _____________________________________________. |
Triangle Shirtwash Factory Fire
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What name was given to this famous strike that pictured the Knights of Labor as a gang of
radicals with bombs in their pockets, and hurt their image? |
Haymarket Square
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What name was given to the strike that was started by Henry Frick over the issue of wage cuts at Carnegie Steel?
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Homestead Strike
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Henry Frick used the _______________________________, a private police force known for their ability to break strikes, to end the strike at Carnegie Steel.
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Strikebreakers
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How did George M. Pullman end the strike of 1894?
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Got Grover Cleveland to bring in the US Army
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What law prevented any business structure that "restrains trade" ( monopolies) from developing?
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Sherman Anti-trust Act
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What act expanded the previous anti-trust act by outlawing price-fixing and exempting unions from prosecution under the earlier act?
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Clayton Anti-trust Act
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What movement was a forerunner of the modern protest movement?
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Progressive Movement
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The Women’s Suffrage movement benefited from the strong leadership of
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Susan B. Anthony
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What amendment gave women the right to vote?
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19th
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