History Chapter 17 Vocab

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Florence Kelley

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advocate for improving the lives of women and children, was chief inspector of factories in Illinois after the Factory Act 1893

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Progressive Movement

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an early 20th century reform movement seeking to return control of the government to the people, to restore economic opportunities, and to correct injustices in American life

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prohibition

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the period from 1920-1933 when the Eighteenth Amendment forbade the manufacture and sale of alcohol in the US

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muckraker

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magazine journalists who exposed the corrupt side of business and public life in the early 1900s

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scientific management

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the application of scientific principles to increase efficiency in the workplace

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Robert La Follette

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Served three terms as governor of Wisconsin, helped regulate big business before eventually joining the Senate in 1906. Targeted railroads

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initiative

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a procedure by which a legislative measure can be originated by the people rather than lawmakers

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referendum

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a procedure by which a proposed legislative measure can be submitted to a vote of the people

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recall

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a procedure for removing a public official from office by a vote of the people

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17th Amendment

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Adopted in 1913, provides for election of U.S. senators by the people as opposed to state legislation

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Upton Sinclair

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muckraker who wrote The Jungle

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The Jungle

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a book by Upton Sinclair that exposed the horrible conditions of the meatpacking industry

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Theodore Roosevelt

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not supposed to be president; was McKinley’s vice until McKinley’s assassination. was reckless and even sociopathic

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Square Deal

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program of progressive reforms designed by Roosevelt to protect the people against big business

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Meat Inspection Act

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a 1906 law that established strict cleanliness requirements for meatpackers and created a federal meat inspection program

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Pure Food and Drug Act

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enacted in 1906 to halt the sale of contaminated food and drugs and promote truth in labeling

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conservation

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planned management of natural resources, involving the protection of some wilderness areas and the development of others for the common good

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NAACP

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; founded in 1909 to promote racial equality

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Gifford Pinchot

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head of the U.S. Forest Service under Roosevelt

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William Howard Taft

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the Republican candidate and winner of the 1908 election, following Roosevelt

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Payne-Aldrich Tariff

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a set of tax regulations enacted by Congress in 1909; failed to significantly reduce any tariffs on manufactured goods

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Bull Moose Party

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name given to the Progressive Party while supporting Roosevelt’s campaign for the 1902 election

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Woodrow Wilson

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Democratic candidate in the election of 1912; endorsed a Progressive platform called the new Freedom

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Carrie Chapman Catt

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president of NAWSA in 1916, helped for the last push for an amendment allowing women to vote

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Clayton Antitrust Act

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enacted in 1914; made certain monopolistic business practices illegal and protected the rights of labor unions and farm organizations

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Federal Trade Commission

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federal agency created in 1914 to investigate and stop unfair business practices (FTC)

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Federal Reserve system

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national banking system established in 1913 that controls the U.S. money supply and the availability of credit in the country

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19th Amendment

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adopted in 1920, allowed women to vote