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Chapter 18 Section 2 Notes
Progressivism
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09/28/2013

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Who insured the passing of the 19th Ammendment?
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The leaders of the Women's Suffrage Movement
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When was the 19th Ammendment passed?
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1919
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Who were the leaders of the Women's Suffrage Movement?
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  • Susan B. Anthony
  • Catey Catt
  • Alex Paul
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What did the 19th Ammendment establish?
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Women's right to vote
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Progressives's View on Child Labor
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They wanted to end Child Labor and raise wages.
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What did the U.S. Children's Bureau want to accomplish?
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They wanted to end Child Labor
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Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 established that
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Children under the age of 16 could not work a job
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Why was the Triangle Shirtwaist Company dangerous?
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  • The doors were locked
  • The building was filled with flammable materials
  • There were no fire extinguishers
  • Very few Exits
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When was the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?
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March 25, 1911
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How many people died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?
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146
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What types of people worked at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company?
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Immigrant Women and Children
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What was created due to the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?
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  • Worker Safety Precautions
  • Safety Rules and Regulations for the Workplace
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The WTCU fought for?
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Prohibition of Alcohol in America
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Other than the WTCU who fought for the prohibition of alcohol in America?
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The Anti-Saloon League
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What did the 18th Ammendment establish?
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Prohibition of Alcohol in America
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When was the 18th Ammendment established?
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1919
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What does WCTU stand for?
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Women Christrian Temperance Union
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How progressives pushed to break up big corporations and restore competition?
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Creating government agencies to regulate big companies and prevent them from abusing their power
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The first time someone ran on a Socialist ticket for president was in?
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1912
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In 1912, who ran on a Socialist ticket for president?
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Eugene Debs
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Did Eugene Debs win the election in 1912?
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No
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The Fair Labor Standards Act was established in?
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1938
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Was Roosevelt Republican or Democrat?
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Republican
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Theodore Roosevelt was a ...?
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Progressive
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Roosevelt disliked?
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Large Corporations
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Define Square Deal
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Teddy Roosevelt's reforms that promised everyone fair and equal treatment
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JP Morgan combined all of the railroad companies into a trust / monopoly called?
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Northern Securities
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Northern Securities v. The United States was a supreme court case between?
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Northern Securities and Roosevelt
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What was Roosevelt's nickname after he defeated Northern Securities?
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Trust Buster
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The Supreme Court decided Northern Securities broke the?
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Sherman Antitrust Act
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The Hepburn Act allowed?
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The Interstate commerce comission to regulate the maximum prices for railroads and examine railroad company records
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Who passed the Hepburn Act?
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Theodore Roosevelt
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The Coal Strike of 1902 was the first?
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Win for a Union of Strikers
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The Coal Strike of 1902 established Roosevelt as an?
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Arbitrator, a neutral third party
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The Coal Strike of 1902 set?
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A precedent for future strikes
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The Coal Strike of 1902 showed?
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The organization of Unions
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Upton Sinclair published the book entitled?
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The Jungle
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The book the Jungle exposed?
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Meat Packing Industry
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The Jungle was an instant?
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Best Seller
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Roosevelt passed what two acts in reaction to the book The Jungle?
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  • The Meat Inspection Act
  • The Pure Food and Drug Act
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The Meat Inspection Act did what?
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Set the standards for cleanliness and regulation of meat for home consumption
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The Pure Drug and Food Act did what?
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Prohibited the shipping and manufacture of falsely marked faulty, deadly drugs
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Roosevelt valued what?
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The Country's minerals, animals, and rugged terrain
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Roosevelt passed this act for the ability to authorize the use of federal funds to pay for the irrigation of land?
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Newlands Reclamation Act
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Roosevelt started this in order to save the nation's forests?
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U.S. Forest Service
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Roosevelt hired this person to head the U.S. Forest service?
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Gifford Pichot
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