Progressive Era - Vocab & People Flashcards

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Insular Cases

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The constitution does not follow the flag

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Forager Act

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1900 - PRs get limited pop. Gov’t and citizenship in 1917

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Open door in china

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Hay establishes note which allows the US to trade with china (and everybody) –> boxer rebellion

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Hay-Pauncefote treaty

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1901 us can build canal but not fortify

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Henry demarest Lloyd

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Wealth against commonwealth (standard oil)

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Jacob Riis

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How the other half lives (slums)

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Steffens

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The shame of cities (corruption of inner city govt)

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Tarbell

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Expose on standard oil

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Ida b wells

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Lynching

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Uptown Sinclair

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The jungle

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Phillips

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The treason of the senate

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Lafollette

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Takvled rr and lumber interests regulate public utilities

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Florence Kelly

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Chief factory inspector in Illinois

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Muller v Oregon

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It is constitutional for women to work for only 10 hour days weaker bodies

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Lochner v NY

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Invalidated 10 hour days for bakers bc they wanted to work extra

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Hepburn act

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1806, expanded power of ICC

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Meat inspection act

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1906, any meat shipped over state lines can be inspected

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Pure food and drug act

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1906 - must have labels

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Desert land act

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1877 - sold land on condition owner would irrigate

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Forest reserve act

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Pres. Can set aside forests and parks

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New lands act

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1902, dc can use sale of land $$$$ to irrigate

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Aldrich - Vreeland act

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1908 - authorized banks to issue emergency currency backed by collateral, increases $ in times of crises

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New freedom

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Stronger antitrust, banking reform, tariff reduction, Wilson

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New nationalism

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Powerful govt should regulate Econ and guarantee social justice, TR

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Brandeis

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Other peoples money and how the bankers use it - probs with banking system

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Fed reserve act

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1913, increases / decreases $

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Fed trade commission act

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1914, appoint commission to investigate monopolies

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Fed farm loan act

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1916 - made cred available to farmers at low interest rates

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La Follette seaman’s act

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1915 - required decent treatment of sailors - increased ship cost

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Working men’s compensation act

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1916 - assistance with disability

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A damson act

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1916 - 8 hour workday for rr workers