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| what is a reform movement n the early 1900s to improve American society? |
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| What were the two main goals of the progressive movement? |
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| to end abuse and corruption in government and business and to increase democracy by giving people more political power |
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| Who were the three progressive presidents? |
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| Teddy Roosevelt, William Taft, Woodrow Wilson |
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| What is the nickname for writers and reporters who investigated and exposed corruption? |
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| Who nicknamed muckrakers? |
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| made the unknowing public aware of the many evils of society |
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| What did muckrakers inspire Americans to do? |
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| Who put pressure on the government to correct the problems and it affected how people voted? |
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| What was the most popular progressive magazine of its day? |
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| Who wrote for McClure's Magazine whose articles were called the "Shame of the Cities?" |
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| What did Lincoln Steffens expose? |
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| corrupt ties between big businesses and city governments |
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| Who was a female muckraker who wrote about the abusive practices of monopolies? |
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| Why was Standard Oil Ida Tarbell's main target? |
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| Rockefellar had put her father out of business |
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| Who was a famous muckraker who exposed abuses in the meatpacking industry? |
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| What was the title of Upton Sinclair's book? |
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| Who said that he aimed at the nation's heart, but hit its stomach? |
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| What were the four typical abuses of the food and drug industries? |
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| unsanitary, dangerous chemicals were added without the public's knowledge, habit forming chemicals were added without the public's knowledge, and false labeling and advertising |
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| What were the two laws passed in 1906 to address the problems in the food and drug industries? |
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| The Pure Food and Drug Act and The Meat Inspection Act |
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| Which law, passed in 1906, set sanitation requirements and truthful labels? |
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| the Pure Food and Drug Act |
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| Which law, passed in 1906, gave the government the right to inspect meat from the corral to the can? |
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| What closed the loopholes in the Sherman Antitrust Act? |
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| the Clayton Antitrust Act |
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| Who enforces antitrust laws? |
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| the Federal Trade Commission |
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| What two departments were added to the President's cabinet during the Progressive Era? |
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| The Department of Labor and the Department of Commerce |
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| Who created the Federal Reserve System? |
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| What is the Federal Reserve System? |
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| When was the first federal child labor law passed? |
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| What were some improvements for workers that were a result of the Progressive Movement? |
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-max work hours for children and women
-the first minimum wage was 25 cents an hour
-worker's compensation if injured on the job
-safety requirements
-child labor laws |
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| What was one goal of the Progressive Movement? |
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| to give more power to the people |
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| What allows party members to vote and select candidates for upcoming elections? |
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| citizens of a state propose a law by petition and the legislature must act on it |
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| a proposed law is placed on the ballot for voters to pass or reject |
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| the ability to remove an elected official before his or her term is up |
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| all the candidates from all the parties are listed on one ballot |
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| Which amendment allowed popular election of senators? |
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| Which amendment (1920) allowed women's suffrage? |
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| Which amendment gave the government the right to collect income tax? |
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| Which amendment was prohibition? |
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| What was the name of a community center in Chicago used to help the poor? |
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| Who worked at Hull House and investigated the working conditions of poor women and children? |
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| Who was the leader of the women's suffrage movement during the Progressive Era? |
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| Who was a reformer in Alabama, mother of coeducation, and known as the Angel of the Prison? |
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| Who pushed for the spread of information about birth control? |
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| Which convention promoted women's suffrage? |
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| Who founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and was the president there for 34 years? He stressed vocational education for blacks and non protest. |
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| What was the name of a speech given by Washington in which he called for black Americans to stop fighting for social and political equality and to strive for economic equality? |
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| Who was the first black man to receive a PhD from Harvard, encouraged professional education, thought social and political equality should be top priority, thought Washington accepted blacks as second class citizens, and started the Niagara Movement and the NAACP? |
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| Dubois demanded full equality for blacks and to end racial discrimination and Jim Crow laws |
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| laws that forced segregation of the races |
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| Who was the NAACP founded by? |
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| WEB Dubois and seven white liberals |
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| What does NAACP stand for? |
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| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People |
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| Who was a teacher at Tuskegee Institute, discovered 300 products from the peanut, and taught Southern farmers about crop rotation? |
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| What were positive changes that occurred in education during the Progressive Era? |
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-more support for public education
-an increase in vocational education
-students were taught good citizenship
-an awareness that all children do not learn alike; therefore, different teaching methods should be used |
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| Who was a reeducation reformer and established normal schools? |
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| What were negative elements of Alabama's Constitution of 1901? |
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-school districts were denied the power to tax
-blacks remained disenfranchised because of restrictive voting requirements
-many whites lost their right to vote because the grandfather clause was taken out |
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| What were the requirements to be able to vote in 1901? |
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-poll tax
-literacy tests
-property ownership |
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| to prevent the right to vote |
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| Who was the first progressive president? |
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| What was Roosevelt's slogan for his presidency? |
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| What was Roosevelt called for breaking up monopolies? |
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| Who is called our first conservation president? |
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| wise use of natural resources |
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| How many acres did Roosevelt set aside for national forests and parks? |
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| What did Roosevelt do to timber companies? |
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| What did Roosevelt called a Governor's Conference on? |
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| Who was our second progressive president? |
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| What is a unique fact about William Taft? |
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| he was our biggest president |
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| What did Taft do after serving as President? |
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| became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
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| Which presidents are the only ones buried in Arlington? |
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| What did Roosevelt tell Taft? |
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| he was not a strong, progressive president and he should not run for a second term |
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| What happened in the Republican Convention of 1912? |
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| Taft and Roosevelt both sought the Republican nomination for president but Taft won |
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| What third political party did Roosevelt start? |
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| What was the outcome of the 1912 election? |
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| the Republican votes were split and Woodrow Wilson won |
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| Who is our third progressive president? |
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| Why is Wilson called a minority president? |
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| he didn't receive a majority of the popular vote |
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| What brought an end to the progressive movement? |
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