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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

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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

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persuaded court or have a 10 hour workday for men

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why were political voting reforms needed

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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

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oregon adopted secret ballot

adopted initiative, referendum and recall

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initiative

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bill originated by ppl rather than lawmakers

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referendum

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vote on the initiative

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recall

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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..

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so political bosses will have less power in choice
have popular election of senators
17th amendment: direct election of senator became law

33
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public education reforms and problems

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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

34
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as a result for what new industrial age

pub educations reform

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high schools included courses to draft males for industrial jobs- like trade schools

35
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growth of pub education mainly affected which community

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white communtieis

36
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mary mcleod bethune

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created private schools for blacks for both men and women

37
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why did some immigrant parents want their child to go to school

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so they would be “americanized”
learn english
success more in society- well payed jobs

38
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poll tax

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along with literary tests was a requirement preventing blacks from voting- had to pay to vote

39
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debt peonage

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a system where landowners forced mexicans to work to repay debts

40
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elizabeth candy stanton

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founded nation women suffrage association NWSA

41
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what jobs do women take

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farm women
industry women
domestic workers
secretary work

42
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farm women

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did house chores and some field work too with crops

43
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industry women

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single, received 1/2 or les wage than male- worked less skilled jobs

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domestic workers

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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

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NACW which manager nurseries reading rooms and kindergartens

46
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seneca falls convention

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women split over 14 and 15 amendment

47
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margaret sanger

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devoted her life to legalizing birth control and making it universally available for women

48
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why did birth control issue unite women

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becuase it cut across class lines 
all women could be preggo
49
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why did wonen ant the right to vote

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women were involved in society but didn’t get a say

50
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alice paul

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traveled to britain
and learned about suffrage movements there
implemented hunger strikes and picketing

51
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president roosevelt believed in

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social gospel
didn’t liek when the working class rioted
52
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square deal

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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
53
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rule of 3

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8 hours work 8 hours rest 8 hours recreation

54
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regulating of business does what to business?

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it increases business

55
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what so trust baiting and who is known for it

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roosevelt
makes sure big companies follow rules
uses sherman antitrust act
and hepburn act

56
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when is sherman antitrust act used

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when corps violate law

57
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hepburn act

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ser max railroad rates and strengthened the ICC

ex. for this tonnage and distance u can only charge this amount

58
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uptown sinclair

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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

59
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pure food and drug act

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federal inspection for quality and cleanliness of meats here drugs are processed

60
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why does roosevelt create national parks

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for his love of nature
creates us forest service to watch over parks
western wildness is essential for spirit

61
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why does roosevelt come to office

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previous president was assassinated

62
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does roosevelt want to run again

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no but he picks his bestie taft to run

63
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did taft like being president

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no but he did more trust busting than roosevelt

64
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what is tafts rule(unlike roosevelts square deal)

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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

65
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taft va roosevelt

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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

66
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who’s one election after taft and explain

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roosevelt and taft run against each other in the republican party but wilson wins in democratic party

67
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what is wilson’s hashtag and explain

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a new freedom

governments job to proteger workers and unions rights to strike

68
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adamson act

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start of 8 hour workday

69
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why do railroad companies normally see changes first

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they control economy- leads to most widespread change- influences other companies to do the same

70
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federal reserve act

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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

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12 and they control how much money is circulating or moving

72
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how did wilson tax

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he used income tax, he texted based on how much people made

therefore continuous money came to the government

73
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bull moose party

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their party, democratic, for woodrow wilson

74
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19th amendment

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gave women right to vote

wasn’t ratified till a year later however

75
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carrie chapman catt

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rebirth of women suffrage movement as president of NAWSA

76
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liek roosevelt and taft, wilson. . .

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backed away from civil rights

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