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1
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Who founded one of the first settlement houses and what was it called?

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Jane Addams, Hull House

2
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What was the main goal of the settlement movement?

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getting the rich and poor in society to live more closely together in an interdependent community

3
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What is Teddy Roosevelt’s nickname?

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the Trust Buster

4
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What belief was fundamental to the progressive movement

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the belief that citizens could improve society

5
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Leaders of the settlement house movement used what?

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politics to bring about effective reform

6
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Galveston, Texas, introduced a progressive form of urban government based on what?

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city commissioners

7
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Initiative, referendum and recall were political reforms that did what?

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gave the people greater voice in the government

8
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What was the judicial model for defending progressive reforms?

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the Brandeis Brief

9
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Which African American Leader helped create the Niagara movement?

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W.E.B. Du Bois

10
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What did the 16th Amendment do?

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it granted congress the power to tax income

11
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What did the 17th Amendment do?

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Provided for the direct election of US Senators

12
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What did the 18th Amendment do?

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Prohibited making, selling, or transporting alcohol.

13
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What did the 19th Amendment do?

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it granted women the right to vote

14
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What did the Federal Reserve Act do?

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it create a central banking system

15
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What did the Supreme Court conclude from the Muller vs. Oregon?

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women’s work hours should be limited

16
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What did the Hepburn Act regulate?

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railroads

17
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What did initiative allow?

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voters to petition state legislatures in order to consider a bill desired by citizens.

18
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What was referendum?

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an election that allows voters to decide if a bill or proposed amendment should be passed.

19
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Who wrote about political corruption by NYC’s political machine, Tammany Hall, led by Boss Tweed?

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Thomas Nast

20
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Who wrote about the Standard Oil Company and exposed the oil trusts?

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Ida Tarbell

21
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Who wrote the Jungle?

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Upton Sinclair

22
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What agreement struck in 1895 between African-American leaders and Southern white leaders?

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Atlanta Compromise

23
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Who led the Niagara Movement?

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W.E.B. DuBois

24
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What organizationensures the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

25
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What organization did Eugene V. Debbs lead?

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Industrial Workers of the World

26
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What were the campaign speeches and promises ofWoodrow Wilsonin the 1912 presidential campaign?

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New Freedom

27
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What was the Temperance Movement fighting for?

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prohibition

28
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What was the first Trust to be busted?

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Northern Securities Company