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what is protecting social welfare

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to help things in the society like churches libraries and reform activities

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4 goals of progressivism

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protecting social welfare
promoting moral improvement
creating economic reform
fostering efficiency

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Florence Kelly

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an advocate for improving the lives of women and children
-appointed chief factory inspector
-won passage of Illinois factory
(prohibited child labor and limited women’s working hours)

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promoting moral improvement

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banned alcohol

feared it was undermining morals

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economic reform

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noticed the big business getting more attention and limited competition with monoplys

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fostering efficiency

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tried to complete tasks faster

since they got tired and even got injured Henry made working hours 8 hours and got 5$ a day

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muckrakers

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journalists who wrote about the corrupt side of business and public life

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anti saloon league

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tried to pass laws for punishments for drinking

some people worked all day that spent money on alcohol so they took a stand

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Eugene V Debs

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organized american socialist party

commented on uneven balance among big business and government

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government reform

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natural disasters pushed to promote reform

decided to have a city council to make laws by 1925 there were managers in 250 cities

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Robert M La Follette

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regulated big businesses wanted to treat everyone the same

was governed three terms

targeted railroad industry regulated rates

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child labor changes

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picked because they worked for lower wages

children were more prone to accidents and injuries some got health problems and growth stunted
national child labor committee found evidence of them working in harsh conditions

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Keating Owen act 1916

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prohibited transportation across state lines of goods produced by child labor

2 years later ended but child labor was banned

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Muller V Oregon

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women got 10 hour work day limit

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Bunting V Oregon

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persuaded congress men should also have 10 hour workday

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17th amendment

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allowed direct election of senators

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changing lives of women

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they did household tasks like cooking making clothes laundering farm women raised live stock

started goig to college
got better jobs like manufacturing offices stores and classrooms
and high school graduation required for jobs

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suffrage

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gave women the right to vote

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upton Sinclair the jungle

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book of how terrible the meat packing industry was

meat falling on floor with dust and germs then being sold

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trust busting

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trusts lowered prices and took advantage of the lack of competition

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Sherman anti trust act

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made trusts not good? 44 cases filed and won under it with Roosevelt

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icc (interstate commerce commission)

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prohibited wealthy railroad owners from changing the prices

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meat inspection act

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forced strict cleanliness requirements and meat inspections

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pure food and drug act

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claimed there products could do anything even cure cancer also contained drugs like opium and cocaine

called for truth in labeling and not sell contaminated foods

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conservation
set aside 1.5 million acres of water power sites and 80 million acres of land 50 wildlife sanctuaries and national parks
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NAACP | national association for the advancement of colored people
aimed for equality
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who were Ida m. Tarbell and Lincoln Steffens?
muckrakers
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bull moose party
the Republican Party decided to form a third party the progressive party, Roosevelt was nominated for president this was called the bull moose party because Roosevelt boasted he was strong as a bull moose
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what did president Taft do?
Taft campaigned lower tariffs and when the White House passed the Payne bill rates were lowered on imported goods
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what did president Wilson want
he endorsed a progressive platform called the new freedom it demanded stronger anti trust legislation banking reform and reduced tariffs
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what's a tariff
a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
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what did Roosevelt want
Roosevelt wanted the government to supervise big businesses but didn't oppose to all monopolies.
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what was the Clayton anti trust act 1914?
corporations aren't allowed to get stocks from other companies labor unions and farm organizations could exist and weren't subject to anti trust laws. strikes peaceful picketing, boy city's and strike benifits became legal
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what was the federal trade commission
an agency where business and corporations report their trade so unfair trade is stopped
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what was the federal reserve system
divided the nation into 12 districts and established a regional central bank the federal banks could issue new paper currency in emergency situations and transfer funds which saved the banks from closing and protected the customers saving
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19th amendment
granted women the right to vote
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who was andrew Carnegie
captain of industry came from Scotland and had an idea on how to make steel in an easier way it worked and he became very rich
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who was Jacob Riis?
he took pictures of the poor living conditions in NYC
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who was John Rockefeller
he was a robber baron and basically leader of the oil industry destroyed anyone else who competed
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who was Samuel Gompers?
he was a labor union leader he wanted to elect African Americans
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who was J.P. Morgan?
a powerful banker who helped organize steel and he financed railroads and other corporations
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who was Upton Sinclair?
wrote a book called the jungle which wrote about the real way the meat packing industry worked
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what was brown v. board
made separate public schools for African Americans and Whites
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what was Plessy v Ferguson
made things separate but equal ex: two water fountains one for each race
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what was the Dred Scott Case
African American couldn't be american citizens and had no equal rights can't sue in a federal court
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who was Jane Adams
advocate for immigrants also helped lead the strike for the triangle shirt waist factory and Child bureau
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explain the life of an immigrant living in the city during this time period
An immigrant living in the city during this period would probably live in a tenement because when they first come to America they don't have enough money for a better living situation. the immigrant would also probably work in a factory with long hours and not very much money and no compensation if they were to get injured which was common.
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do you think the progressive movement was effective in creating change why or why not
The progressive movement was very effective in creating change, African Americans were allowed to vote, the railroad was regulated, the national graduated tax law was made, child labor was banned eventually, they had new requirements for houses like ventilation windows and fire protection, regulations for jobs, women got the right to vote and Mexican Americans were able to receive a education in some places.
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do you think the strikes were effective in creating change for the time period which ones and why
women got the right to vote, child labor was banned , and the houses had regulations when they were built.
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describe the gilded age
during the gilded age America was growing a lot with railroads and cities that made new opportunities, but there was also lots of corruption and workers had to work long hours in unhealthy environments.
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describe the change in technology during this time period
electricity - safer because before they were using gas lamps. elevator - they could make buildings higher and skyscrapers endless floors! printer - they could print things faster and cheaper and have things more readily available railroad - allowed them to transport goods faster and more efficient and make their own goods new sewing machines - could sew faster and produce more more money
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compare and contrast robber barons against captains of industry
a captain of industry is someone who knows a lot about the thing but its benefits everyone not just them ex: when Andrew Carnegie made a new way to make steel. a robber baron is someone who makes benefits for themselves. ex: john Rockefeller he didn't care what he had to do to get to the top of the oil industry.
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how affective was the populists party
the populists were farmers and they wanted more rights but the congress didn't listen so it wasn't very affective,
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how did Theodore Roosevelt agree or disagree with some of the progressives actions
the total rights of African Americans, he broke up some of trusts but he wasn't against all of the monopoly's.
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explain muller v oregons impact on the us
he limited woman to a 10 hour workday and gave them more equal rights.
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*possible essay question progressives
The progressive movement was very effective in creating change, African Americans were allowed to vote, the railroad was regulated, the national graduated tax law was made, child labor was banned eventually, they had new requirements for houses like ventilation windows and fire protection, regulations for jobs, women got the right to vote and Mexican Americans were able to receive a education in some places
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*possible essay question court cases
Brown v Board: made separate public schools for African American and white students Muller v Oregon: women should have the same rights as men and woman and men should have shorter working hours Plessy v Ferguson: made things separate but equal like two water fountains for different races Dred Scott Case: African Americans couldn't be American citizens and couldn't sue in federal court no equal rights.
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*possible essay questions technology
electricity - safer because before they were using gas lamps. elevator - they could make buildings higher and skyscrapers endless floors! printer - they could print things faster and cheaper and have things more readily available railroad - allowed them to transport goods faster and more efficient and make their own goods new sewing machines - could sew faster and produce more more money

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