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| Created by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley about post civil war america |
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| Covered too few jobs to be effective |
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| Nickname for Republican reformers who supported Democratic candidate Grover Clevend |
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| For most industrial laborers, working life meant... |
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| Long hours and little pay |
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| Founded in 1869 by nine garment workers, led by Uriah Stephens, The earliest labor union |
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| The nation entered a year of intense strikes called the... |
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| strike of 40,000 Chicago workers under the leadership of radicals and anarchists |
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| Founded by Samuel Gompers in 1886, a collection of independent skilled craftunions committed to working together to advance the interests of skilled workers |
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| American Foundation of Labor |
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| During the 1800s the government sided with ______ against the labor unions |
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| In the late 1800s farmers were... |
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| Burdened with crushing debt as the price of farm products fell and costs increased |
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| The first major farmers' organization |
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| A more powerful farm organization |
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| What did the Grange and Farmers's Alliance seek? |
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| Economic and political gains for farmers |
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| What did the populist party adress? |
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| Many of the concerns of farmers, laborers, and political reformers |
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| What did Progressives support? |
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| The direct primary, the direct election od U.S. senators, the secret ballot, and the initiative, referendum, and recall |
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| What did La Follette's Wisconsin Idea provide? |
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| A model for reforming local and state government and regulating big business |
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| What did Roosevelt's Square Deal pledge? |
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| Fair treatment for business, workers, and the public |
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| How did Roosevelt fight corruption in business? |
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| By breaking up illegal trusts and regulatinf railroads and food and drug industries |
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