American History Chapter 17 Study Guide – Flashcards
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progressive movement
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aimed to restore economic opportunities and correct injustices- gave people control in goverment
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Florence Kelley
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advocate for improving the lives of women & children
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Prohibition
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banning of alcoholic beverages
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muckrakers
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journalist who wrote about corruption in business and public life
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scientific management
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scientific principle that tests how fast you can do something (ex.assembly lines)
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Robert m. la follette
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republican governor who targets the railroads
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initiative
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a bill originated by the people rather that law makers
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referendum
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vote on an initiative
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recall
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special election to try and remove public officials by having another election
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seventeenth amendment
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direct election of senators
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NACW
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National association of colored women
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susan b Anthony
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early leader of the suffrage movement, founded the NWSA
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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19th amendment
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gave women the right to vote
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NAWSA
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National American Women Suffrage Assosiation - originally the NWSA
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3 part strategy for suffrage
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convince state legislature fro women's suffrage-test 14th amendment in court, fight for a constitutional amendment
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Teddy Roosevelt
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26th president of the United States- belived some trusts are good- plans called square deal
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reform
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make change in order to improve
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trusts
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legal bodies created to hold stock in many companies (some good, some bad)
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Elkins act
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made it illegal for railroad officials to give, and shippers to receive rebates for using particular railroads
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Hepburn act
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limited distribution of free railroad passes, a common form of bribery
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Meat inspection act
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dictated strict cleanliness requirements for meatpackers and created the program of federal meat inspection
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Pure food and drug act
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halted the sale of contaminated foods and medicines and called for truth in labeling
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conservation
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wilderness areas preserved while others developed for common good
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NAACP
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Nation Association for the advancement of colored people- wanted full equality among the races
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William Howard Taft
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republican president who gets little credit for success- split republican party
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Payne-Aldrich Tariff
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a compromise bill- moderate tariff-split republican party
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Richard A Ballinger Incident
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Split republican party over conservation
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Bull Moose Party
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Party formed by progressives nominate Roosevelt
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Woodrow Wilson
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Democrat who wins in 1912-28th president - plans called New Freedom
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Election of 1912
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Wilson won while Taft and Roosevelt fought
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Clayton Antitrust Act
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Law that made certain monopolies illegal and protected the rights of labor unions and farm organizations
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Federal Trade Commission
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"Watch Dog" agency given the power to stop unfair business practices (monopolies)
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Suffrage
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the right to vote
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Women's suffrage leaders
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Carrie Chapman Catt, Alice Paul, Lucy Burns
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Carrie Chapman Catt Strategies
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Organization Close ties between local,state, and national workers Establish wide base of support Lobbying Lady like behavior
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Wilson and Civil rights
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Appose anti lynching laws, segregated Washington D.C. offices, and put white southerners in cabinet
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Gifford Pinchot
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Belived in multi-use land program (conservation)
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Federal Reserve Act
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Divide US into 12 districts with 1 federal bank in each district
