Chapter 19 Flashcards

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What is urbanization

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The movement of people to cities

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Tuskegee institute

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The most famous black school. Was founded in Alabama

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Booker t Washington

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Tuskegee institute was founded by this man, he was also a former slave.

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4
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George Washington carver

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He taught at Tuskegee, we was a devout Christian boosted through school in many ways

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5
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Samuel l Clemens

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He was the most popular American writer of the day who was better known as mark twain

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Agnostics

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Another unorthodox group said that humans cannot whether there is a god

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7
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Robert ingersoll

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The most famous agnostic who spoke all around the country in the late 1800s

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8
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B.B Warfield

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Princeton seminary professor defended the fundamentals of Christianity

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Billy Sunday

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He taught large audiences and was a big and popular pastor

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10
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Temperance societies

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They did this to combat the evils of liquor

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Young men’s Christian association

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To provide wholesome activities to young men who lived in seducing environments

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Salvation Army

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It provided relief to the poor and set up rescue missions to convert people and rebuild the lives of those who had known only defeat

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13
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Progressivism

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Early 1900 reform

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14
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William boss tweed

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He defrauded millions of dollars by using city contracts to make large profits

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15
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City manger

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Instead of a mayor they did this

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16
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Commission government

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I’m This system voters selected several commissioners and were each put in charge of a specific area of government

17
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Recall

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Get petitions to get a new official

18
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Initiative

A

Allowed voters to propose their own legislation

19
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Referendum

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Allowed others to
Pass judgment on acts that were already passed by their state legislatures

20
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Direct election of senators

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The thought it would help the voters but failed

21
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Settlement houses

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Offered recreation and classes to slum area women. The first one was called the neighborhood guild

22
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Hill house

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The most famous settlement house

23
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Jane Addams

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Founded hull house in 1889

24
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Gifford Pinchot

A

Chief forester for the Roosevelt administration

25
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Bull moose party

A

Progressive party was named after this

26
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Federal trade commission

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could get data from corporations and issue orders to stop abuses

27
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Clayton antitrust act

A

Defined actions that could cause corporations to be fined or cause their executives to be jailed

28
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Underwood tariff of 1913

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This enacted the first major tariff reduction since the civil war

29
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Federal reserve system

A

Controlled many banks