a period from about 1890 to 1920 in which reformers sought to correct many social, economic, and political inequalities and injustices in the United States
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muckraker
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injunctions
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social welfare program
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municipal
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home rule
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direct primary
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initiative
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referendum
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recall
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holding company
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New Nationalism
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17th Amendment
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conservationist
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Bull Moose Party
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Clayton Antitrust Act
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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Federal Reserve System
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civil disobedience
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National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
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Congressional Union (CU)
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Upton Sinclair
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Teddy Roosevelt
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19th Amendment
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18th Amendment
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Susan B. Anthony
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Woodrow Wilson
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Square Deal
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William Howard Taft
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False
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
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16th Amendment
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a period from about 1890 to 1920 in which reformers sought to correct many social, economic, and political inequalities and injustices in the United States
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a journalist who uncovers abuses and corruption in a society
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court orders that prohibit a certain activity
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program designed to ensure a basic standard of living for all citizens
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refers to things done at a city level
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a progressive goal that would give cities a limited degree of self-rule
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a progressive reform that allowed an election in which citizens vote to select nominees for upcoming elections
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a progressive reform in which citizens can put a proposed new law directly on the ballot in the next election by collecting voters' signatures on a petition
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a progressive reform allowing citizens to approve or reject a law passed by the legislature
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a progressive reform that permits voters to remove public officials from office before the next election
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a firm that buys up stocks and bonds of smaller companies; progressives didn't like these
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Roosevelt's progressive political policy that planned for greater federal regulation of businesses and workplaces, income and inheritance taxes, and electoral reforms
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Which amendment calls for senators to be directly voted for by citizens
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people who favor the protection of natural resources
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the nickname of the Progressive Party
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1914 law that strengthened the Sherman Antitrust Act by spelling out specifically what makes a monopoly a monopoly
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a federal agency empowered to prevent persons or corporations from using unfair methods of competition in commerce and given the power to "cease and desist" the practice of business tactics found to be unfair
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the country's central banking system, which is responsible for the nation's monetary policy by regulating the supply of money and interest rates; created to prevent big money crashes
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nonviolent refusal to obey a law in an effort to change it
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an organization formed to advocate in favor of women's suffrage
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organization formed in 1913, led by Alice Paul that campaigned for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing women's suffrage
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author of "The Jungle", a novel based on his investigations of the turn of the century meatpacking industry; a muckraker
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progressive president who created the Square Deal; tried to run against Taft but did not win so created Bull Moose Party and lost; supporter of National Parks Movement
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1920 amendment that granted women's suffrage
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prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages
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one of the nation's most celebrated champions of women's suffrage
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democrat who beat Taft and Roosevelt in the 1912 election; progressivism died during his presidency
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economic policy by Roosevelt that favored fair relationships between companies and workers
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Republican president who was not as progressive as what people hoped
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T/F: Progressives generally opposed political machines and political bosses because they could lead to corruption and scandals
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T/F: Progressives generally preferred for party leaders to select the candidates for office instead of having the general population choose those candidates because they thought the general population could not be trusted to make such important decisions
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T/F: One of the progressives' goals was to try to give more power to citizens when it came to elections and politics in general
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Yes/No: Was establishing a minimum wage a progressive goal?
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Yes/No: Was creating Child labor laws a progressive goal?
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Yes/No: Was establishing workplace safety a progressive goal?
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Yes/No: Was establishing public eggnog drinking contests a progressive goal?
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Yes/No: Was establishing workers compensation a progressive goal?
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Yes/No: Was establishing better working hours a progressive goal?
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Yes/No: Was granting Women's suffrage a progressive goal?
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Yes/No: Was establishing meat inspection rules a progressive goal?
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Yes/No: Was continuing antitrust legislation a progressive goal?
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Yes/No: Was establishing an income tax a progressive goal?
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Yes/No: Was prohibition a progressive goal?
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Yes/No: Was establishing National Parks a progressive goal?
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What resulted in people calling the government to:
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-appoint fire inspectors
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-require fire drills
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-unlock and fireproof exits
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-require automatic sprinklers in buildings more than 7 stories high
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Yes/No: Was creating unemployment benefits a progressive goal?
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Yes/No: Was creating accident and health insurance a progressive goal?
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