US History- Progressive Era – Flashcards
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The triangle shirtwaist fire
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was the worst fire in U.S. History
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The word "Progressivism" came into common use around 1910
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as a way of describing a loosely defined political movement
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During the progressive Era
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urban development highlighting social inequalities
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During the progressive Era
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new immigration from southern and eastern Europe reached its peak
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Why did workers experience the introduction of scientific management as a loss of freedom?
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workers had to work longer hours under scientific management
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What brought about a new wave of sympathy for the plight of women in the garment industry in Lawrence, Massachusetts
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the appearance of malnourished children evacuated from Lawrence shocked the public
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The industrial workers of the world
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advocated a workers' revolution.
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Eugene V. Debs was
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social anarchist
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A worker who crossed a picket line during a strike was called a
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scab.
