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Woodrow Wilson’s 1912 program

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for government intervention in the economy to restore competition by curtailing the business monopolies, thereby providing opportunities for individual achievement

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Louis D. Brandies

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first Jew to serve in supreme court

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Spoke

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Directly to Congress

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Wilson got a new tariff

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reduced the tax on goods imported into the
United States by at least 10 percent across the board. The new law also used the power given in the new Sixteenth Amendment to introduce the first federal income tax since the Civil War, starting at 1 percent on incomes above $4,000

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Women’s Christian Temperance Union

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National organization formed after the Civil War dedicated to prohibiting the sale and distribution of alcohol.

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many Protestant ministers

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began to oppose excessive drinking, and some
Protestants took a strong stand against liquor

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The Panic of 1873 led a group of

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Midwestern women to start a new temperance movement. Many women seemed to reach the same conclusion at about the same time: liquor was consuming their husbands’ wages while leading the men to arrive home drunk and ready to abuse wives and children

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Frances E. Willard

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was second president and had major impact, holding 200,000 members of WCTU after her death

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Sherman Antitrust Act:

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sought to promote economic competition by prohibiting business combinations in restraint of trade or commerce.

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Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act:

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reformed the spoils system
by prohibiting government workers from making political contributions and by creating
the Civil Service Commission to oversee their appointment on the basis of merit rather than politics.

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He also passed laws and held movements that protected

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nature by creating national parks to ensure private hands never touched the beautiful outdoors

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Progressives

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didnt have a single objectiv or spring from a single source

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Progressives had roots in

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the effort to regulate and control business

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Who helped bring reform movements into focus

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agressive journalists

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Who attacked Standard Oil?

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Ida Tarbell

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Lincol Steffens

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attacked political machines

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Progressives believed

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the weaker needed to be protected fro stronger segments of society. They were also anti immigrant and did very little for african americans

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Progressives were

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paternal and moderate

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Progressive states

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Wisconsin and New jersey

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Some people pursued more radical views in dealing with the current situation—

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socialism

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Eugene Debs, William “Big Bill” Haywood, Mary Harris (“Mother Jones”) and Daniel Deleon organized a new union

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The IWW—Industrial Workers of the World

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The IWW was

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anti-capitalist and involved in violence

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Some cities used

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“home rule” charters and the City-Manager system

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Many cities created

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“gas and water” socialism, a minimum wage for employees, and sponsored public works projects

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Robert La Follette

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”Fighting Bob”

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He served as ______and established a reputation as

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a Republican congressmen, a foe of corruption

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He also served as Governor

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Wisconsin and obtained a direct primary system for nominating candidates, a corrupt practices act, and laws limiting campaign expenditures and lobbying activities

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He utilized

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academics and law libraries to help draft bills

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The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory inspired

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laws protecting against job accidents

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The Supreme Court believed the government did not have

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rights to deny labor agreements

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New Jersey (Woodrow Wilson) passed laws regulating

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rails, gas, electric, telephone, food inspection laws, and laws controlling corporations

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Muller v. Oregon

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An Oregon law was challenged limiting laundry workers to a ten hour work day

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WHo defended the law and what was their motto?

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Florence Kelley and the Consumers’ League “Investigate, agitate, legislate”

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What did Louis Brandeis argue?

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the case using non legal evidence that impressed the justices and the court upheld the law (sociology and psychology)

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“Brandies Brief” technique

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used to achieve legislation for women, children, and workers of dangerous tasks

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Good teaching called for

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professional training, psychological insight, enthusiasm, and imagination

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Many people were pushing for a kind of education that would help children survive by

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adapting to the demands of their environment

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The Womans Suffrage Movement split into two groups

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American Woman’s Suffrage Movement (AWSA) focused on the vote
National Woman’s Suffrage Association (NWSA) focused on issues important to women

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1890 the two groups combined to form the

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National American Woman’s Suffrage Association (NAWSA)

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Some Women Suffrages

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Stanton/Anthony/Catt/Alice Paul

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First state to be formed and effected by NAWSA

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Wyoming

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19th AMendement

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Ratifed in 1920 allowing women to vote

43
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Social Gospel Movement

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Civil Service Reform, Child Labor Legislation, Regulation of Corporations, and Income Tax

44
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What did churchs preach?

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responsibility and accountability concerning one’s salvation, a better life in the next world which worked for some poor city dwellers

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Who didnt like the churchs changes?

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poor people

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Dwight Moody, a lay Evangelist, looked to

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actively improve the condition of the poor by preaching for people to abandon their sinful ways

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Washington Gladden was the most influential of the

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“Social Gospel” preachers who favored factory inspection laws, strict regulation of public utilities, and other reforms

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Charles Sheldon’s novel In His Steps examined what society would be like

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if people asked the question—What would Jesus Do?

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Settlement House—

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community centers located in poor areas that provided guidance and services to all that would use them

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Lillian Wald, a settlement worker, agitated for

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tenement house laws, regulation of labor of women and children, and better schools

51
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Jane Addams and Hull House was probably the

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most famous settlement house

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Rutherford B Hayes

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Republican, He served in the Civil War , Congress, and Governor of Ohio

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What did Hayes play down

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the tariff issue and he was conservative on the money issue (resumed gold payments and vetoed bills expanding currency)
He complained about the South’s failure to treat

54
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He complained about the

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South’s failure to treat Blacks decently, but he took no action

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He worked for civil service reform,

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but achieved little meaningful legislation

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James Garfield

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Republican, 1880-1881

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He wanted to improve government efficiency,

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but failed to achieve any meaningful civil service reform

58
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Republicans were split:

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Stalwarts—Led by NY Senator Roscoe Conkling believed in the spoils system
Half-Breeds—did not disagree with the spoils system, but looked to do it more discreetly

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How was Garfield chosen

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as a compromise candidate and he did stand up to Conkling by the investigation of a post office scandal and appointing a half-breed to conduct the investigation

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How did the Stalwards feel about Garfield exposing Conkling

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furious with Garfield and an unbalanced Stalwart lawyer assassinated Garfield—Charles Guiteau

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CHester Arthur

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Republican , 1881-1884

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He was a strong supporter

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of the spoils system

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paid “lip service” to

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civil service reform

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Passed the Pendleton Act classifying

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about 10 percent of all government jobs and creating the bipartisan Civil Service Commission to administer exams

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He was a political failure—

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the Stalwarts would not forgive him and reformers could not forget his past

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Grover Cleveland

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(1884-1888) (1892-1896)—Democrat

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He served as ________and governor of ____

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Buffalo Ny and NY

68
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The Democrats nominated him because he seemed

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to be a man of principle and who was courageous

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During the campaign it was discovered that he

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fathered an illegitimate child as a bachelor

70
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Cleveland won a close election from Blaine due to the help from

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the Mugwumps (eastern Republicans who campaigned for the Democrats/Election of ’84 independent Republicans supporting civil service reform voted for Cleveland)

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Benjamin Harrison

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(1888-1892)—Republican

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He favored

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a protective tariff and limited civil service reform

73
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Harrison appointed

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Roosevelt to the Civil Service Commission and Teddy was committed to reform but was continually frustrated by Harrison

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Harrison failed to provide

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effective leadership

75
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The Republicans lost control over

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Congress and Cleveland came back into power

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(Bland-Allison and Sherman Silver Purchase Acts)

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77
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Who had advantage in the election of 1896?

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Republicans

78
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Who were the 2 nominees?

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McKinley and Bryan

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WHp had more war experience?

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McKinley

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Even though newspapers were more Democratic, wh did they favor?

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McKinley

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How did Bryan respond to this?

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unprecedented speaking tour of U.S.—”Cross of Gold Speech”

82
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Who was McKinley assasinated by?

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Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition

83
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Who became president after McKinley?

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Teddy Roosevelt

84
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Roosevelt accomplishments before Presidency

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Harvard Graduate
Studied law at Columbia
Assemblyman
Civil Service Commissioner
Police Commissioner
Rancher
Spanish-American War
Historian/Writer

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Why was Roosevelt considered a trustbuster?

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he looked to break up bad trusts and regulate the good ones

86
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What did Roosevelt order the Justice Department to do?

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to bring suit against the Northern Securities, they broke up the Northern Securities and Roosevelt went after the Oil Trust, Meat Packers, and Tobacco Company

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What company refused to compromise with Roosevelt

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Standard Oil

88
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What company workers and company owned by railroads went on strike and who led it?

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The United Mine Workers (UMW) led by John Mitchell went on strike at Anthracite Mines

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How did a compromise go for them?

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deal was struck which allowed the matter to be decided by a Roosevelt appointed commission which gave the miners a 10% raise and a nine hour work day

90
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Hepburn Act

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Gave the ICC the power to inspect the books of railroad companies, set maximum rates, and control other firms engaged in transportation

91
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Roosevelt’s crowning achievement was

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conservation of natural resources—he placed 150 million acres of land in federal reserves

92
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WHo did Roosevelt pick to success him and who did he beat out for president?

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William Howard Taft, beat Bryan in 1908

93
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How was Taft as a nominee?

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Taft did not have the stamina or aggressiveness to deal with politics and refused to take Presidential liberties which undermined the effectiveness of Progressive reforms

94
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What conflicts did Taft face?

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conservationists, tariff reformers, and other progressives (Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy)

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Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy

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96
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What happened after the controversy?

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Roosevelt and Taft split—Taft went to the Old Guard side of the party, while Roosevelt backed the Progressives

97
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What did Roosevelt declare after this incident?

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he would run for election in 1912 and he ran under the Progressive Bull Moose Party

98
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Democratic Party of election of 1912

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Wilson- New Freedom

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