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17 Cards in this Set
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4 Basic Beliefs of Progressives |
Government should: - Be more accountable to citizens - curb the power of the wealthy - more efficient less corrupt - big responsive government |
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Henry george |
Wrote Progress and Poverty Tried to explain why poverty plagued such an advanced civilization Poverty existed because people bought land held onto it until prices went up, doing nothing Proposed a single tax property |
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Edward Bellamy |
Wrote looking backwards about someone who woke up in a utopian society where the government had taken over the biggest companies and met people's needs rather than worried about profit |
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Muckraker |
Exposed the problems in society, we're respected |
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Injunction |
Court order prohibiting certain activities, often issued against striking |
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Florence Kelly |
A leader for work change Joined Jane Adams Hull House Investigated labor conditions leading to the end of child labor, limited work hours for women and regulated sweat shop conditions |
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Mother Jones |
Lost her husband and 4 kids Speaker for Unions and child labor
Co founder of the wobblies, and was a knight of labor |
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Triangle shirt waist fire |
Most influential in history, transform the workplace Killed 146 people |
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Social welfare programs |
Ensured a minimum living standard Ex. Social Security, unemployment, accident/health insurance |
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17th amendment |
Senators are elected by popular vote |
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Reforms achieved? |
End of child labor in 2/3 of the state's by 1915 A limit to hours women could work Minimum wage |
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La Follete, fighting bob |
Wanted to clean up government and produce social welfare programs |
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Monopolies |
Raised prices and lowered production Lowered competition |
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ICC |
First true federal regulatory agency Set/monitored railroad rates |
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16th amendment |
Gave congress the power to levy income tax |
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18th amendment |
Prohibited sale and manufacturing of alcohol |
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19th amendment |
Gave women the right to vote |
