Period 7 (1898-1945) Flashcards
1
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Origins of Progression
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- who:
- what:
- when:
- where:
- why:
2
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Rooted in religion
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- social change is often rooted in women and religion
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3
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Muckrakers
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- progressives that dig up dirt
- published stories in papers and magazines, educated public on corruption and gave guidance on how to fix it.
4
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Lewis Hine
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exposed child labor
5
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Jacob Riis
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- wrote “how the other half lives”
- took pictures of slums of New York City
- worked to improve conditions of immigrants and building parks and schools.
6
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Ida Tarbell
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- exposed how standard oil was a monopoly
- public started to question big businesses
- convinced supreme court to break up standard oil
7
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Lincoln Steffens
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- wrote the shame of the cities
- exposed corruption between big businesses and city government (police departments and utilities companies)
- focused on other urban cities like St. Louis and Minneapolis
- wrote about bribery, greed, and how the good go bad.
8
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Upton Sinclair
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- wrote “The Jungle” uncovering unsanitary conditions of meat packing industry
- led President Roosevelt (Theodore) to pass Meat Inspection Act and the pure food and drug acts
9
Q
Florence Kelley
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fought for workers rights
10
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Hull House
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settlement houses
11
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Jane Addams and her Hull House
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- settlement homes where welfare/community centers, goal to help the urban poor/working class improvement, communities, and provide them with resources
- offered employment counseling, health clinics, day cares, English classes, cooking exchange.
12
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Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire
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- March 25th, 1911
- fire broke out in building, women were trapped due to locked doors, (employers thought they were stealing) flimsy fire escapes, overcrowding
- women tried to escape, many died/jumped to their deaths (146). Led to change in safety laws, child labor rules, and working hour reforms (56 new laws)
- Frances Perkins witnessed fire and was moved to help workers, became the United State’s first female cabinet member under FDR as the secretary of labor.
13
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Supreme Court Cases
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- Lochner v. New York (1905)- states cannot have maximum hour laws (anti-10 hour work days) (bakeries)
- Muller v. Oregon (1908)- allowed women to be restricted to a 10 hour work day (women in the workforce)
- Hammer v. Dagenhart (1918)- child labor laws are unconstitutional
14
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National reform focused on the following
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- need more voters and honest politicians
- Robert M La Follette- helped create many reforms for voting (Wisconsin Idea)
15
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Initiative (Wisconsin idea)
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voters could directly propose legislation
