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ProgressivesPeople who worked to
reform the ills of societyWished to alleviate the
effects of industrialization, immigration, and urbanization
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Muckrakers Journalists and writers whose
work influenced public opinion Dug up “muck” about the
wrongdoings of big business and politicians
Revealed the terrible conditions in slums and sweatshops
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Upton SinclairWrote The Jungle, a novel
which exposed the unsanitary and dangerous conditions of the slaughterhouses and meat-packing industry
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Municipal Reforms Home rule instead of state
control Stopping the power of political
machines and their “bosses” City council-manager system Cities take over utilities, such as
water service Provide welfare services 4
Direct PrimaryCitizens vote to nominate the
candidates to run for public office
Took that power away from party leaders
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Initiative Initiate – to start Allows the voters to put a law
they want on the ballot If enough people sign a petition,
the proposed law will be voted on during the next election
Gives people a direct say in what laws are passed
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RecallAllows citizens to vote to
remove a corrupt public official before he finishes his term of office
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Federal ReformsTeddy Roosevelt’s “Square
Deal”Anti-trust ActivismPublic Health MeasuresEnvironmental Protection
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Theodore Roosevelt Organized the Rough Riders in
Spanish American War Built a powerful U.S. Navy “Big Stick” diplomacy Panama Canal Created national parks Pure Food and Drug Act
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General Sherman, the world's largest
living thing.
It is named after Civil War General, William Tecumseh
Sherman
It stands 275 feet tall, and measures
102 feet at its base.
Pure Food and Drug Act
1906Required the honest labeling
of ingredients in food Outlawed the exaggeration
of drug capabilities
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William Howard TaftPromised to continue
progressive policies of TRAlso supported big business
interests that wanted to develop public lands
Disappointed T.R.
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Bull Moose Party
Started by former President Roosevelt and Progressives who wanted more reforms
“I feel fit as a bull moose.”
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Election of 1912TR ran for President against
his friend Taft in a bitter campaign
Split the Republican Party1912 election went to
Democrat Woodrow Wilson
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Woodrow Wilson Continued progressive reforms Federal Trade Commission Federal Reserve System Reestablished racial
segregation in federal offices Occupied with world affairs in
Europe - WWI
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Federal Reserve System
1913A network of federal banks
that hold money deposits from national banks
More efficient way to increase the money supply when necessary
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Clayton Antitrust Act
1914 Stronger than the Sherman
Antitrust Act (1890) Stated that labor unions were
not monopolies Legalized unions and
prevented courts from issuing injunctions against them
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National American Woman Suffrage Association
NAWSAPeople who worked to
gain women’s voting rightsElizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony 23
16th AMENDMENT - 1913
Gave Congress the power to levy an income tax
Source of revenue for the federal government instead of tariffs
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18th Amendment - 1919
“Prohibition”Prohibited the manufacture,
transport, and sale of alcoholic beverages
Loophole in law – does not outlaw consumption
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