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What was the goal of the Reformers movement

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Tried to better Modern society through fighting monopolies inefficiency and social injustice

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reformers battle cry

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strengthen the state

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What was the use of government for reformers

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agency of human welfare

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What was Jeffersons ideas

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small laissez faire national government

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What led to the DE implementing of Jefferson’s ideas

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Industrialization through large immigration

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Socialist

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gained strength as social gospel movements

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Corrupts journalist nickname

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Muckrakes

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Where did the nickname for journalist come from

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Dig as much dirt as possible even id very scandalous

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he mother of trust as the standard oil company and a muckracker who wanted to destroy the trust

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Who is Ida Tarbell

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The history of the Standard oil company

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What did Ida Tarbell write

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corrupt cities and politicians; Shame of the Cities articles

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Lincoln Steffens

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attacked big business and politicians; Treason of the senate

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David Phillips

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the bitter cry of children; used Lewis Hines pictures as evideces for the Abuse of Child Labor

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John Spargos

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What side were the progressives

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Not one side and did not like socialism and monopolies

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How did progressives want to handle lower class

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Prevent lower class uprising was to use the govt to make reforms that improve lives

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How did progressives make it more democratic

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power to the people movement; State votes for Referendums and recalls

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Nickname for senate

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millionaires club

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Progressives for senate

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progressives agitated for direct elections of senators and got it in 1913 with 17th amendment

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Wisconisn and broke up RR and Lumber companies

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bob lafoltttee

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dead women

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Triangle Shirtwaist company fire in new york; 146 died and bunch of photos

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Where is TR from

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Knickerbocker and descendent of the dutch

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Head of conservatives;

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Aldrich; Rhode island and led the fight against interstate commerce act

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Women stuff

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making progress in antiliquor and not much else

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Womens Christan Temperance Union was built by

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francis willard

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What percent by 1914 dry states
1/2
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why are half of states sill wet in 1914
immigration population
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Kansas Cyclone
carrie nation
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What did TR promise
Square deal with three cs
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what are the 3 C's
Control corporations, consumer protection, conservation protection.
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How did TR control corporations
Appointed 3 men to the supreme court, only supervised not controlled, handaled strikes, watchdog agency
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Who did TR appoint
3 men one of them being Oliver Wendell Holes who was progressive lawyer
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How did TR approach big buisness
It is delectate and only is against bad trust and supervised it
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What was the 1902 coal mine strike
workers wanted 9 hour work week and 20 percent pay raise and it caused an energy crisis that affected the workers, TR called both sides and arranges settlement after threatening US army. Gave 9 hour work day and only 10 percent pay raise
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What was 1902 coal mine strike a precusor to
Russo Japan war
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What is the Watchdogs agency
Bureau of Commerce and Labor in 1903 with new agency of Bureau of corporations FTC worked with business to undo trust
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What was Standard oil response to Watchdogs
Refused to hand things over
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Jp morgan and the Watchdogs
cooperated with US Steel but for Northern Securtied Co. they had to take them to court and they lost.
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Swift decision
Gustavus Swift Beef monopoly was busted by court after overturning the EC nights precendent
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What was the start of after Swift decision
If you used anything from another state then you have to follow the interstate commerce
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What is Consumer protection
Protection of products like food
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What act that helped with food was passed
Pure food and Drug act passed with support from ama and ladies home journal
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Famous food book
Upton Sinclair the Jungle
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What came out of the Jungle
Meat inspection act of 1906
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Hepburn Act
Gave the ICC right to set max rates for RR and after this Telegraph and telephone rates also added
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What conservation was there before TR
- The Desert Land Act - acres cheap if you would irrigate it - Forest Reserve act
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First act of TR
- Newlands act of 1902 - sold public land and used money for irrigation
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How much was the budget for TR and national forrest
125 mil
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What club was founded to preserve the forrest
- Sierra club - John Muir founded to preserve forrest
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Jack London
Call of the wild and final frontier
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What thing started that you hate
BOY SCOUTS
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What reasons would a sitting presidency loose
- Controversy - Economic Downturn - Losing war
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who did TR beat in first election
TR easily wins in 1904 against Dem Soc and Probhibiton
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What nickname did TR get and why
TR the meddler because the industrialist say that hes messing the cycle and becaus eof the panic of 1907
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What questionable thing happened because of the panic of 1907
money not backed by gold was starting to be produced
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What was the election of 1908 like
Bryan and Taft and debbs as socialist
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What did LaFollette start
ultra liberal and started progressive wing of Republicans against the old guard
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What happened because of this split in the republicans
The party lost the midterms and lost the senate
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What was TR preaching after he was not president
- TR making speeches touting and even stronger form of progressive - increased power to to remedy economy and social abuses
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How are you supposed to tell the parties from maps now
Whoever wins south is democrate
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What is the NPRL
National progressive republican league and LaFollette is the leading man but TR decided to run
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What is Taft in TR appointment
Lawyer and Judge of TR administrator
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What does Taft do instead of Big stick
Dollar diplomacy by threatening of economics
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what does Taft do to Trust
He bust so many of them, standard oil and US steel and that one TR already approved so he is mad
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Taft on tariffs
To reduce tariffs, tried to in 1909 but failed because of aldrich, House bill to reduce tariffs was amended by seneate to raise tariffs, Taft Signs the bill into law because he didnt read it or maybe some other reason
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Taft the Controvastionist
- Created Buearu of Mines
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Ballinger Pinchot affiar
- Sec of Interior Ballinger opened public lands in Wyoming montana and alaska to development - Pinchot- head of forrestery divison - publicly critized his boss - Taft Fires Pinchot on grounds of insubordininted Pation - TR appointed pinchot and was furious
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Teddy son
Kermit in africa
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Teddy thrid party camaign
Bullmoose
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Eugene debbs in 1912
Runs from jail and political cartoon

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