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identify the goals of the progressive movement

immigration/poor, industry/big business, urban cities. politics/gov., gov needs to be more active.

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muckraker

writers who dig up dirt/expose corruption

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identify and explain the work of Tarbell

"History of Standard Oil", exposed Rockefeller

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identify and explain the work of Steffens

"The Shame of the Cities", corruption between gov. + bus.

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identify and explain the work of Phillips

"The Treason of the Senate", how senators are connected to bus.

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identify and explain the work of George

"Progress + Poverty", Showed gap between rich + poor

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identify and explain the work of Bellamy

"Looking Backwards", in the future things will be better

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identify and explain the work of Riis

"How the Other Half Lives", uses photos to expose poor life/factory life.

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identify and explain the work of Sinclair

"The Jungle", meat packing/immigration

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Explain how The Jungle led to new regulations

Meat Inspection Act, Pure Food + Drug Act.

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Identify Addams

Hull House, Settlement House.

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the purpose of settlements houses

help center/community center like, education courses, daycare, healthcare, job search.

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explain the concept of Social Gospel

Religion should help society.

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Purpose of the Salvation Army

help poor + preaches Christianity

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founder of Christian Science and explain the significance of this religion

Baker Eddy, believes good health is the result of religion.

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identify the org. formed to ban alchohol in 1874 and identify its leader.

Womens Christians Temperance Union, formed by Carrie Nation.

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Identify Carry Nation

took the temp. movement into her own hands

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Comstock Law

prohibits obscene material.

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john dewey and his ideas

ed.reformer, student-centered schools.

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how higher education changed

more colleges open, state funded + philantropists

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how some states introduced progressive regulations

some states put limits on campaign spending

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LaFollette

gov of WI, believes gov. should own utilities.

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the importance of the secret ballot

cash ur vote in private

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direct primary

voting candidates for upcoming election

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initiative

voters propose a new law to be voted on

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referendum

voters decide to keep or reject a current law

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recall

special vote to remove someone from office

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Sixteenth Amendment

income tax

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Seventeenth Amendment

voters vote for senators

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Explain T.Roosevelts New Nationalism

gov. should be more involved, the 3 C's: control of corp., consumer protection, and conservation

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T.Roosevelt's Square Deal

Coal industry goes on strike, Roosevelt negotiates, both sides won (boss & workers)

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Why T.Roosevelt is known as a Trustbuster

Nickname for TR, he's the 1st to break up monopolies under Sherman Anti-Trust Act (poorly enforced)

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explain the polices Roosevelt used to regulate railroads

Interstate Commerce Commission, no special deals (pooling agreements), prices must be published/fair.

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explain how T Roosevelt was as a conservationist

TR made more national parks , Yosemite and Yellowstone

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Explain Tafts Payne-Aldrich Tarriff

Raised the tariff, upset progressive and made them angry.

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Pinchot-Ballinger Scandal

Ballinger (Sec. of Interior) gave public land to bus., Pinchot (Head of Forestry) tells Taft about situation, Taft fires Pinchot.

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Identify the candidates and their parties of the 1912 election

Taft (R), T.R (Was a R./New party, Progressive party, Bull

Moose), Wilson (D).

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results of the 1912 election

R and Bull Moose split vote, Wilson wins.

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what Wilson did in regards to tariffs

lowers tarriff

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what Wilson did in regard to monopolies

Clayton anti-trust, strengthened the 1st anti-trust (monopoly act)

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Explain the Federal Trade Commission.

gov. agency that can investigate bad business

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Explain the Federal Reserve System.

Country split into 12 districts (Reserve Banks), control $$ in circulation, interest rates on loans.