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why is the modern vertical city important

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it made it so there is more space for people to live built up instead of outwards

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immigrants spread from which island(white immigrants)

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ellis island

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what is the main material for vertical cities

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steel

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flatiron building

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triangle intersection between 3 streets

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problems w vertical cities

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crime and poverty rate
overcrowding in tenements
trash on streets

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why crime is a problem

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tracking criminals isn’t easy no official ID

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crime reform

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photo ID for criminals

mugshots distributed to PDs across the country

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why are slums a problem(health wise)

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human waste out on street

ppl die becuase of the disease from filth

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sanitation reform

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warning and his white ducks, americas first eco hero
cleans up streets
also we implement sewers and toilets
and weekly garbage pickup

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triangle shirtwaist fire

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girls die due to lack of emergency protocols

don’t have good water houses, tall enough ladders, doors didn’t open outwards either

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muckrakers

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document problems to encourage others to implement reform

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teddy roosevelt character

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appeals to common man
republican
loves to hunt

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3 main categories progressivism

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social: how ppl interact
economic: working conditions, hours, wages, child labor, unionization
political reform: more ppl gave voice, fairer voting process, rid of corruption

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driving force for progressive movement

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women

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the 2 spheres of influence

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women at home raising children

men: job, working, politics

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women were active politically if

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middle and upper class, white usually, becuase they had the time and money to participate and often the education too

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andrew carnegies social gospel

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christian duty and obligation for ppl with money to help those who are less fortunate
due to social standing

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temperance movement

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women believed banning of alcohol (specifically w men) and better moral behavior would help ppl not be poor

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WCTU and anti-saloon league

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run by women
believed alcohol is the reason for cockfights, boxing,  and response to immigrants and corrupt politicians
immigrants were very targeted
cities went dry, no booze
1919 prohibition amendment
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famous muckraker

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riis, hines, steffens, and tarbell

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progressive reforms to tenement

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document photos, improve ventilation, lighting, exits, toilets, running water

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robert m la follette

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wanted gov to be controlled by individual voters rather than business leaders
wanted major corps to be treated the same as others(didn’t wnat to smash major corps)

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national child labor committee

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sent investigators to gather evidence of working conditions

had to interview workers in secret

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keating-owen act

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prohibited transportation cross state line so of produced child labor
the start of child label reforms

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muller v oregon
poor working women more economically insecure than large corps stated that women require state protection against powerful employee other states enacted and reduced womens work
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bunting v oregon
persuaded court or have a 10 hour workday for men
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why were political voting reforms needed
each political party distributed their own ballots to citizens made it impossible for voters to have secret ballots
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political voting reforms
oregon adopted secret ballot | adopted initiative, referendum and recall
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initiative
bill originated by ppl rather than lawmakers
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referendum
vote on the initiative
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recall
enabled voter to remove public officials from office before their term was up by 1913 2/3 of states had some type of statewide primary
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the state legislature stopped choosing senate as a political voting reform to..
so political bosses will have less power in choice have popular election of senators 17th amendment: direct election of senator became law
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public education reforms and problems
children 8-14 began attending school, laws passed requiring it students un happy w varying quality do te hera and the strict rules and punishments
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as a result for what new industrial age | pub educations reform
high schools included courses to draft males for industrial jobs- like trade schools
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growth of pub education mainly affected which community
white communtieis
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mary mcleod bethune
created private schools for blacks for both men and women
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why did some immigrant parents want their child to go to school
so they would be “americanized” learn english success more in society- well payed jobs
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poll tax
along with literary tests was a requirement preventing blacks from voting- had to pay to vote
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debt peonage
a system where landowners forced mexicans to work to repay debts
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elizabeth candy stanton
founded nation women suffrage association NWSA
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what jobs do women take
farm women industry women domestic workers secretary work
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farm women
did house chores and some field work too with crops
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industry women
single, received 1/2 or les wage than male- worked less skilled jobs
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domestic workers
mostly black women or unmarried immigrant women ‘over to big cities to be cooks, laundresses, maids, and other servant jobs
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black women founded the
NACW which manager nurseries reading rooms and kindergartens
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seneca falls convention
women split over 14 and 15 amendment
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margaret sanger
devoted her life to legalizing birth control and making it universally available for women
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why did birth control issue unite women
``` becuase it cut across class lines all women could be preggo ```
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why did wonen ant the right to vote
women were involved in society but didn’t get a say
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alice paul
traveled to britain and learned about suffrage movements there implemented hunger strikes and picketing
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president roosevelt believed in
``` social gospel didn’t liek when the working class rioted ```
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square deal
``` what roosevelt believed in everyone in america gets a square deal increase regulations businesses should follow pure food and drug laws rule of 3 regulating business ```
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rule of 3
8 hours work 8 hours rest 8 hours recreation
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regulating of business does what to business?
it increases business
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what so trust baiting and who is known for it
roosevelt makes sure big companies follow rules uses sherman antitrust act and hepburn act
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when is sherman antitrust act used
when corps violate law
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hepburn act
ser max railroad rates and strengthened the ICC | ex. for this tonnage and distance u can only charge this amount
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uptown sinclair
a muckraker wrote book “the jungle” about conditions in meat factories ppl more worried about the food they are eating meat sales plummeted led to pure food and drug act
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pure food and drug act
federal inspection for quality and cleanliness of meats here drugs are processed
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why does roosevelt create national parks
for his love of nature creates us forest service to watch over parks western wildness is essential for spirit
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why does roosevelt come to office
previous president was assassinated
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does roosevelt want to run again
no but he picks his bestie taft to run
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did taft like being president
no but he did more trust busting than roosevelt
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what is tafts rule(unlike roosevelts square deal)
rule of reason says a business is using unfair business practices and business is unfair if it’s big enough to control the industry and influences unduly therefore it is a monopoly and should be broken up
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taft va roosevelt
taft more conservative than roosevelt wanted national parks to be used however ppl wanted(corps should be able to cut trees, dig for oil) roosevelt did not like taft as president
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who’s one election after taft and explain
roosevelt and taft run against each other in the republican party but wilson wins in democratic party
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what is wilson’s hashtag and explain
a new freedom | governments job to proteger workers and unions rights to strike
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adamson act
start of 8 hour workday
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why do railroad companies normally see changes first
they control economy- leads to most widespread change- influences other companies to do the same
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federal reserve act
need to have government regulating money in economy | gov prints money
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how many fed reserv banks and what do they do
12 and they control how much money is circulating or moving
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how did wilson tax
he used income tax, he texted based on how much people made therefore continuous money came to the government
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bull moose party
their party, democratic, for woodrow wilson
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19th amendment
gave women right to vote | wasn’t ratified till a year later however
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carrie chapman catt
rebirth of women suffrage movement as president of NAWSA
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liek roosevelt and taft, wilson. . .
backed away from civil rights

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