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Progressivism And WWI Test Flashcards

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1
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Progress and Poverty was written by _________ ______

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Henry George

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What was progress and poverty about?

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  • private interests did not concern itself with poverty

- led to economic gap

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3
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What book did Henry George write?

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Progress and poverty

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4
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Edward Bellamy wrote what book?

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Looking backward

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Who wrote “Looking Backward”

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Edward Bellamy

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What was “Looking Backward” about?

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  • Associated with socialism

- help lower class and labor

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What acted as evidence of an unhappy lower labor class

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Socialism

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8
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Socialism acted as evidence of what…?

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An unhappy lower labor class

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9
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William boss tweed was the ______ ____ of NYC

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Political boss

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10
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William Boss Tweed was the political boss of ____

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NYC

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What was the first major attempt for women collectively to get the right too vote

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Seneca falls convention

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What was the Seneca Falls Convention

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The first major attempt for women collectively to get the right to vote

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13
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where did Seneca Falls take place?

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NY

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14
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What year did Seneca Falls take place?

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1848

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15
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What had a big influence on women’s suffrage

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WWI

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16
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WWI had a big impact on _______ ________.

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Womens suffrage

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17
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When did the 19th amendment pass?

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1920

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18
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Authors that simply gave the facts - no opinions

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Muckrakers

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What muckraker told about Rockefeller and the abuses of standard oil?

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Ida Tarbell

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Ida Tarbell was a muckraker that wrote about…?

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Rockefeller and the abuses of standard oil

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21
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Which muckraker exposed city corruption?

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Lincoln Steffens

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22
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Lincoln Steffens was a muckraker who wrote about…?

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City corruption

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23
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Where was the Hull House located?

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Chicago

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24
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Who was the founder of the Hull House in Chicago?

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Jane Addams

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25
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Urban reform - Cities took over _________ and helped break up _________.

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  1. Utilities

2. Helped break up monopolies

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26
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T?F: State reform - there were 2 prominent governors

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True

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27
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Governor of Wisconsin?

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LaFollette

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28
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Governor of California?

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Hiram Johnson

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29
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GOVERNMENT: LISTING (know 4)

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  1. Abolished child labor
  2. Muller vs. Oregon - 10 hour work day
  3. Minimum wage
  4. Workers compensation
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30
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16th amendment

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Income tax

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31
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The income tax was the __ amendment

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16th

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32
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17th amendment

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Direct election of senators

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33
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The direct election of senators was established in __ amendment

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17th

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34
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Which amendment enforced prohibition?

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18

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35
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What did amendment 18 enforce?

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Prohibition

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36
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What did the 19th amendment enforce?

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Womens suffrage

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37
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Which amendment enforced women’s suffrage?

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19th

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38
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The square deal was whos plan?

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Roosevelt

39
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Who helped with the coal strike?

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Roosevelt

40
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What act helped with RRs

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Hepburn act

41
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Hepburn act

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Helped with RRs

42
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What party did Taft belong to?

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Republican

43
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What party did Roosevelt start / was apart of?

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Bull Moose party

44
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Who was shot during a speech in Milwaukee WI

A

Roosevelt

45
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Where was Roosevelt was shot?

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Milwaukee, WI

46
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Who won the 1912 election?

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Wilson

47
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What party did Wilson belong to?

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Democrat

48
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Woodrow Wilson was the former governor of …?

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New Jersey

49
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Who was the former governor of New Jersey?

A

Woodrow Wilson

50
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Woodrow called his “progressive reforms” “___ ________”

A

New freedoms

51
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Wilson called his “__________ _______” new freedom

A

Progressive reforms

52
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Who called their progressive reforms “New Freedom”

A

Woodrow Wilson

53
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Who failed African Americans?

A

Woodrow Wilson

54
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Woodrow Wilson failed what ethnic group?

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African Americans

55
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What steps did Roosevelt take to solve the 1902 coal strike?

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Called both sides to the White House to negotiate - owners of mines were unwilling - Roosevelt threatened to take over mines

56
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Why did Gifford Pinchot an important figure in US history?

A

National Forest Service

57
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Who were the Allies? (List 4)

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  1. Russia
  2. France
  3. England
  4. Italy
  5. US
58
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Germany was fighting the war on ___ sides. Against who?

A
  • 2

- Russia and France

59
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Who was fighting a war on 2 fronts against Russia and France?

A

Germany

60
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Who used scorched earth policy?

A

Russia

61
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What was Russia’s fighting tactic?

A

Scorched earth policy

62
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LISTING: New technology (know 4)

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  1. Machine gun
  2. Gas
  3. U-boats
  4. War planes
  5. Tanks
63
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What was the only way to protect against machine guns?

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Tranches

64
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Trenches are the only way to survive against what weapon?

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Machine guns

65
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Sent from the German ambassador to Mexico saying if Mexico assisted them, they would help Mexico take a portion of the SW United States

A

Zimmerman note

66
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The Zimmerman note was sent from the ______ ambassador to _______

A

German ambassador to Mexico

67
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It is lending money to the Allied governments - also we are preparing for war

A

US neutrality

68
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Why did the US exhibit neutrality?

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  1. Raising money

2. Building up our army

69
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The Zimmerman note was intercepted by the _______

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British

70
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Why does Russia drop out of the war?

A

Bolshevik / communist revolution

71
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How long was the unites states’ direct involvement in the war?

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9 months

72
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How many American soldiers dies in WWI? How many died all together?

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  1. 116,000

2. 11 Million

73
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What industry was part of the war agencies?

A

War industry board

74
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What agencies were on the home front?

A
  1. War agencies
  2. Food administration board
  3. National war labor board
75
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What was focused around an anti-German sentiment

A

Propaganda

76
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What was the main focus of propaganda?

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Anti-German sentiment

77
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Controlled raw materials, fixed prices, told people how much to produce

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War agencies

78
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Controlled more agricultural output, stop waste, clean plate, given credit for saving thousands from starvation

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Food administration board

79
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Leader of the national war labor board

A

Taft

80
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Board that oversaw potential labor disputes

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National war labor board

81
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Who was the director of propaganda

A

George creel

82
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George creel was the director of …?

A

Propaganda

83
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Goal of the industrial workers of the world

A

Overthrow capitalism

84
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Wilsons plan for peace

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14 points

85
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14 points was ______ plan for ______

A

Wilsons

Peace

86
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Winners got together at _____ for a peace conference

A

Paris

87
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Who were the big four

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  1. England
  2. France
  3. Italy
  4. US
88
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How much were German reparations following the war?

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$33 billion dollars

89
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International organization proposed by Wilson

A

League of Nations

90
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Which country becomes an isolationist after WWI

A

United States

91
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Where did Germany begin their offensive?

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Belgium

92
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ESSAY: 3 things from progressivism that were the most important in correcting the evils of the guilded age.

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  1. TREATMENT OF WORKERS
    • Guilded age: poor working conditions, safety hazards, faculty owners did not care for the employees, low pay.
    • Progressivism: abolished child labor, minimum of a 10 hour work day (Muller v. Oregon), minimum wage and workers compensation
  2. BETTER TREATMENT OF WOMEN
    • Guilded age: Seen as housewives, primary job was to take care of the children, unable to vote
    • Progressivism: War allowed women to take ahold of what they wanted - gained the right to vote in 1920. Had to fill in men’s positions while they were off at war - turn of century new leaders like carrie Catt and Alice Paul
  3. BETTER TREATMENT OF THE IMPOVERISHED
    • Guilded: poor people were seen as people who were willing to work more for less money than other citizens - were taken advantage of by dangling income in their face
    • Progressivism: Urban reform - Provided welfare services, built homeless shelters, provided free kindergarten. - philosophy that is social conditions were good then people would be good
93
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Who was in charge of the food administration board?

A

Hoover

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