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Muckrakers

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writers who exposed corruption (Jacob riis, Nellie Bly)

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urbanization

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the growth of cities:
1860- 50% agriculture
1900- 22% agriculture

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Fredrick Jackson Turner

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Significance of the frontier in American History; wrote paper about expanding westward caused up to come together and form government, to face dangers (Indians, Animals, Starvation)

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Industrialization

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40% live in cities
economy grows 6x bc of factories/ mechanization
department stores develop/ mail order

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new vs. old imigration

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  • 12 mil in 50 years
  • was harder for these new immigrants(S europe, Asia, Mexico, Canada) bc they didnt speak the language, as opposed to the first immigrants from N/W europe
  • Most end up as factory workers in city
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Political Machines

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  • full-time politicians, consumed by obtaining and keeping power
  • targeted immigrants to work for them
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Boss Tweed

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  • Tammany district leader
  • Boss
  • Dictator
  • example: Mr.Ricci
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Patronage

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give jobs to friends/ supporters

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Jim crow laws

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intended to restrict social contact between whites and blacks- limit blacks opportunities

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Booker T Washington vs. WEB Du Bois

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Both wanted end discrimination
Washington: wanted to job train, obtain economic dependence, then political independence(had to wait for more jobs)
Du Bois: wanted ti further liberal arts program, prove themselves then they will get jobs.

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Ida B. Wells

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Lynching is economic, only lynched wealthy blacks, took out competition

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Robber Barons

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A business leader who became wealthy through dishonest methods

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Plessy vs. Fergusson/ what did it create?

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Plessy was accused of “sitting in a white car”, he was 7/8 white 1/8 black. was found guilty
created spereate but equal laws

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temperance movement

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wanted to ban alcohol

fathers drink less, work more, more time with kids

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Jane Addams

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A social worker,
created the hull house
Provided homes for poor
Helped with trash

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Progressives

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  • Made reforms to improve the country

- Made up of woman, middle class, educated

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Social gospel movement

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  • Based on the idea that social reform and Christianity went hand in hand, -believed that pursuit of wealth lead American down the wrong path
  • society must take responsibility for the less fortunate
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Social Darwinism/ who opposed it?

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Progressives opposed it, social Darwinists believed that only the fittest corporations would thrive, while others would fall behind

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Muller vs. Oregon

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Worked, limited the amount of hours woman could work

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Lochner vs. New York

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Didn’t work, tried to limit the amount of time bakers could work

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Worker compensation

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If you get hurt in the job, you are compensated in $$$$$

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Tuskegee institute

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Founded by Washington 
Tried to give blacks:
-economic independence
-job training
-political independence
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NAWSA

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A group that fought for woman’s rights

Elizabeth Cadu Stanton was the 1st pres.

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Declaration of sentiments

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1848

  • injustices by the Gov.
  • complaints: took away woman’s wages, and social equality
  • goal: woman’s equality
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Alice Paul

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  • Went to swathmore and U-Penn
  • well educated
  • headed NAWSA chapter in DC
  • organized parade
  • protested outside White House “silent sentiments”
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Carrie chapman Catt

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  • wanted to get right to vote state by state
  • negotiate/not demand
  • supports Wilson
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Uptown Sinclair

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Muckraker

Wrote the jungle

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Hiram Johnson

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Limited powers of the RR.
Fought against child labor and for woman’s 8 hour work day
CALIFORNIA

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Robert La Follette

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“Battling bob”
Took on big RR. And won!
WISCONSIN

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Pendleton act

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You must be qualified for your job- civil service exams

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Jacob Riis

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-Emigrated to US from Denmark 1870
-Worked menial jobs until he joined a news crew
- argued that poor were victims rather than the muckrakers of their fate
Book: how the other half lives

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Referendum

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law passed by state legislature… idk

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Initiative

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Citizens can propose and pass laws

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Teddy Roosevelt

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Bull moose party

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Pure food and drug act

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To regulate the manufacture of foods and drugs in 1906- Roosevelt
And stop selling harmful products

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Sherman anti-trust act

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1890- Roosevelt

To regulate monopolys

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Clayton anti-trust act

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1914 Wilson

Extended the Sherman anti-trust acts

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Child labor act- keating owen

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1916 - Wilson

Protect 14 year old from working

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16th amendment

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1913- Wilson

Establish a federal income tax, graduated income

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17th amendment

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1913 Wilson

Vote for senator

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18th amendment

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1919 Wilson

Banned alcohol

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19th amendment

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1920 Wilson

Woman’s rights- vote

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Square deal

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Teddy Roosevelt, wants to make everything fair, (workers, bosses, consumers)

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New freedom

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Wilsons national reform program, to limit the power of trusts, to promote economic freedom

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How did the federal reserve act stabilize the national banking system?

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Gave Uncle Sam more of a day in how baking is done

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What was the NAACP

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Was for blacks and was started by Dubois

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Preservation and conservation act

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By teddy Roosevelt wanted to protect national parks

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Teddy Roosevelt

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  • His vote was split with Taft
  • “Trust buster”
  • “square deal”
  • youngest president
  • bull moose party (republican)
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William Howard Taft

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  • won 1908 election easily
  • pissed off Roosevelt
  • was the real trust buster (90 vs 54)
  • was progressive- raised tariffs
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Woodrow Wilson

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Born in Virginia
New freedom
Limited trusts, bank and tariff reforms
Created federal trade commission

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To kick out an elected official before his term has expired

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Recal

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Political cartoonist that revealed boss tweed

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Thomas Nast

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Suffragist on the 1 dollar coin, asked for ERA in 1860’s

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Susan b Anthony

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Citizens can suggest and pass laws

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Initiative

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Let gov. Set max prices for RR

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Hepburn act

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African American man created the NAACP

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WEB Dubois

57
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This court case made 8 hour work days illegal

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Lockyer vs New York

58
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Main progressive goal

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Reform big businesses

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