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Muckrakers

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group behind movements-journalist to expose negative aspects of American Society

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Woman’s suffrage

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women’s right to vote-19th amendment

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17th Amendment

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changed way people voted for state senators, 2 senators from each state-serve for 6 years, each senator has one vote, every state has equal say in government

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Election reform

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3 step election reform measures- initiative, recall, referendum. Recall-have officials removed from office

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Square Deal

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prevent monopolies-by Teddy Roosevelt, consumer protection, conservation of Natural Resources

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Food and Drug Reform

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Prevented adulterated or misbranded meat-make sure sanitary conditions for slaughtering and processing, packaging was safe, animals were not diseased, containers safe to put food in

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Environment reform

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American Antiquities Act-fine for harm to national park-pres could claim any structure as National monument, National Reclamation Act- built damn in west, JSFS- preserving forests

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Urban Reform

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started to design city neighborhoods-parks, building codes, sanitation standards, zoning-couldn’t have houses next to industrial places, Tenement house act of 1901- banded construction of tenements

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Monroe Doctrine

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United states policy of opposing European colonialism in the Americas

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acquisition of Hawaii

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Served as stopping point for ships to china, able to get whale oil, strategic importance for American navy, convert to Christianity

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Open Door policy

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declaring any nation has a right to equally trade with China

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Yellow journalism

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Exaggerated journalism

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Platt Amendment

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Strict rules for Cuba- 7 conditions for Cuba for withdrawal of U.S. troops in Cuba at end of Spanish American War

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Roosevelt Corollary vs. Dollar Diplomacy

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RC-if nation in western hemisphere is unable to pay debts, the U.S. could intervene. DD-used armed forces to assist Americans engaged in business in Latin America

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Panama Canal

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America gained Panama, U.S. fought with Colombian government on building canal-realized they were wrong and had to pay compensation, America built canal, U.S. pays Panama-U.S. also agreed to Panama independence

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Causes of US entering WWI

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U.S. merchanships sunk by Germans, Zimmerman note, Russian revolution

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Role of propaganda and music during WWI

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Nationalism, kept high hopes-encouragement, encourage enlisting, get America behind war effort

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Role of US mobilization during WWI

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assembling supplies and troops in preparation for war, created government organizations/acts to prepare for war, convert industry to war production, get together big army, raising money

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Wilson’s reason why the US enter war

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save democracy

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Treaty of Versailles

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brought WWi to an end, reparations for Germany-fixing mess, League of Nations

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Wilson’s 14 point plan

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14 ways on how the world should be reordered after war

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Explain the cause and effect of the Progressive Era

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  • cause-overall bad conditions
    • ex: terrible working conditions, low pay long hours, safety conditions
    • books such as “the Jungle” exposed lack of safety in meat companies
  • effect- many groups started to form to fight for change
    • Committee of Fifty-pushed for Laws-fire alarms, sprinkler system
  • Today-some issues are still prevalent, but Progressive ear able to make organizations and laws that help with safety and good standards
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Analyze America’s approach to imperialism

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  • felt they needed to protect other countries =
    • EX: Roosevelt Corollary-helped nations pay debt so they wouldn’t be taken over by Europeans
  • Social Darwinism-modernized nations (us) need to spread their modern forms
  • Strategic Plan-Hawaii-whale oil, strategic importance to American navy, perfect stopping point when going to Asia, convert to Christianity
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Evaluate the US entry into WWI

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  • tried to remain neutral-traded with both sides
  • U.S. ships got sunk by Germans
  • Zimmerman Note- got Mexico to join Germans against Americans
  • Russian Revolution-causes Russia to exit war
  • President Wilson-save democracy, to end all wars
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Progressive Era Social

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  • woman’s suffrage
    • allowed to vote-19th amendment
    • Today woman able to run for office
    • planned parenthood opened for woman
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Progressive Era Economic

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  • Trust Busting
    • Stopping monopolies and trusts
    • Sherman Antitrust Act- to prevent monopolies
    • Lowered costs
    • Small business easier to start
    • Oil company split into 34 companies
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Progressive Era Political

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  • 17th amendment and election reforms
    • secret pool voting
    • 17th-change how senators elected- 2 per state, gave every state say in government
    • Taft’s reform-tariff/tax on imports and exports
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Imperialist Era Social

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  • At first very caring toward Cubans
    • Spain put Cubans in concentration camps
  • Them with Platt Amendment set very strict rules for Cuba
  • America dealing with Philippines, didn’t let them have independence
  • Social Darwinism-spreading modernization
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Imperialist Era Economic

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  • Easier access of supplies/trading
  • Hawaii-whale oil
  • Open Door Policy-any nation has a right to equally trade with China
  • U.S. opened up trading with Japan
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Imperialist Era Political

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  • President’s shift focus to other nations
    • Roosevelt Corollary-if country in western hemisphere is unable to pay debt U.S. would intervene
    • Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy-used armed forces to assist Americans engaged in business in latin America
  • President Wilson decides to put troops in Latin America to help stable government and economy
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WWI Social

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  • woman began to take over jobs men typically do

- out fighting so woman worked in factories, offices, Red Cross

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WWI Economic

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  • income taxes raised to get money for war
  • All industries switched to war production-weapons, uniforms
  • Mobilization
  • cutting down on food-Federal Food Administration
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WWI Political

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  • reason to got to war- save democracy
  • acts created
    • Naval Act of 1916
    • War Revenue Act- Raised Taxes
    • Espionage Act-gave permission for 1st amendment rights to be violated
    • Selective Service Act-men register with local draft boards

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