progressive era

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progressive era

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movement or group of people who tried to improve society in the 1800s

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political machines

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Methods that were either legal or illegal to elect their candidates for office.

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Muckraker

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Journalists who exposed the muck or filth of society

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Jacob Riis

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photographer, exposed tenements, muckraker

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Upton Sinclair

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journalist, exposed meat packing industry, muckraker

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Ida Tarbell

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journalist, exposed the corrupt practices for big business, muckraker

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Lincoln Steffens

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journalist, exposed corruption of government, muckraker

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17th amendment

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allowing Americans to vote directly for US senators

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Recall

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vote to Remove an elected official from the office.

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Initiative

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method to allow voters to propose a new law if enough signatures are collected

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Refrendum

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a procedure for voters to approve or reject a law already passed by the govt.

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Robert M. La Follete

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Progressive American politician, he was active in local Wisconsin issues and challenged party bosses.

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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

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This tragedy led to the passage of laws improving factory safety conditions.

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Capitalism

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an economic system in which private businesses run most industries.

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Socialism

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economic systems in which most jobs involve providing services instead of producing goods.

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Industrial Workers of the World

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A group found a union that welcomed immigrants that were not welcome by the American Federation of Labor.

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18th amendment

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banned the production, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages throughout the US.

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National Women Suffrage Association

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an organization formed to bring awareness to the suffrage cause: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Candy Stanton wanted a national amendment.

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19th amendment

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(1920) a constitutional amendment that gave women the right to vote.

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Alice Paul

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founded the National Women’s Party and organized events to draw attention to the suffrage cause.

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Booker T. Washington

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encouraged African Americans to improve their educational well being in order to stop discrimination

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WEB Du Bois

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African American educator editor and writer, helped find NAACP

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Ida B Wells

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African American journalist, anti lynching activist

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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an organization that helped bring awareness to the cause of discrimination and racial inequality.