US History Chapter 9 Section 1 – Flashcards
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Proggresssive Movement
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wanted to return control of the government to the people and correct the unjustices in american life
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Peoples Movement
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wanted to relieve the factory workers burden that they were feeling, created the 8 hour work day
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Secret Ballot
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(Austraillian Ballot) contained all of the the names that were canidates, canidates made threats against people that did not vote for them
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James Weaver
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presidential canidate in 1892, got 10% of the votes, progressive movement came in because the timing was right and it was in the middle class
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4 Goals of the Progressive Movement
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protect social welfare: founded YMCA promoting moral improvement: need to live life based on christian fundamentals creating economic reform: capitalist isnt successful, wanted to be socialist fostering efficiency
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Florence Kelly
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social worker, devoted life to helping women and children
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Illinois Factory Act
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child labor was prohibited, working hours for women were reduced in Illinois
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Prohibition
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banning of alcohol, wanted to legislate morality
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WCTU (Women's Christian Temperence Union)
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didnt want to ban alcohol, wanted people to be smart about their consumption of alcohol
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Carry Nation
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knew what alcohol did to people, destroyed bars because they sold alcohol
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Eugene Debs
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belived that socialism is best, advocate for change
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Muckrakers
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thought that they could open our eyes to see the problems we have
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Upton Sinclair
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writes The Jungle, shows what immigrants are going through and the problems with the meat packing plant
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Frederick Taylor
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came up with scientific management (taking jobs and seperating them into smaller tasks)
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Robert LaFollatte
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govenor of Wisconsin for 6 years, got rid of the spoils system, served as a US senator for 20 years, was the presidential canidate in 1924, got 16% of the popular vote
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Keating Owen Act
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(1916) prohibited interstate transport of anything made b children
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Muller V. Oregon
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Oregon passed a state law that limited women to working 10 hours a day, supreme court ruled in favor of Oregon
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Bunting V. Oregon
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supreme court upheld a 10 hour work day for men
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Direct Primary
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election in which voters choose party nominees
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Initiative
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the voters introduce an idea to be voted on
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Referundum
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gave voters the opportunity to accept or reject measures that the state legislature enacted
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Recall
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the act of removing an official by petition
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17th Ammendment
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passed by Congress in 1912, gave people a chance to vote for their senators directly instead of through state legislatures
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Section 2
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Susan B. Anthony
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social reformer who campaigned for womens rights, the temperance, and was an abolitionist, helped form the National Woman Suffrage Assosiation
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Section 3
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Theodore Roosevelt
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26th president, known for: conservationism, trust-busting, Hepburn Act, safe food regulations, "Square Deal," Panama Canal, Great White Fleet, Nobel Peace Prize for negotiation of peace in Russo-Japanese War
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Bully Pullpit
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Roosevelt wanted to be pro active. It is when you say how you feel about a topic
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Square Deal
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President Theodore Roosevelt's plan for reform; all Americans are entitled to an equal opportinity to succeed
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Trusts
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group of corporations run by a single board of directors
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Sherman Antitrust Act
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First federal action against monopolies, it was signed into law by Harrison and was extensively used by Theodore Roosevelt for trust-busting. However, it was initially misused against labor unions
