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Chapter 9 Test Review
U.S history
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History
11th Grade
12/17/2008

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Progressive Movement
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an early 20th century regor movement seeking to control the government to the people, to restore economic opportunities and to correct the injustice of American life
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Florance Kelley
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Became an advocate from improvement of lives of children and women
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Prohibition
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the period form 1920-1933
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Muckraker
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journalists who alerted people of wrong doing in politics and business
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Scientific Management
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studies to see how fast each task could be performed
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Robert M La Foilette
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wonconsin lead the way in regulation business
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Initiative
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a bill originated by the people rather then law makers
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Referemdum
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a vote on the infinative
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Decall
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enable noters to remove public officials from elected positions by forcing them to face another elecetion before the end of thier term
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17th admendment
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popular elections of senetors
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NACW
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aferican american founded the national association of colored women
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Sufferage
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the right to vote
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Susan B. Anthony
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a leading prominate in women's suggerage
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Square Deal
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various progressice reforms sponsered by the Roosevelt administration
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Meat Inspection Act
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strict cleanlyness of mean production
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Pure food and drug act
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halted the sale of contaminated medicine
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Conservation
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wilderness areas are presirved
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NAACP
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the nation association for the advancement of colored people
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NAWSA
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the national american womens sufferage assiation
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Giffford Pinchot
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head of US forest service
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Payne Aidrich Tarriff
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moderates the high price on tarriffs
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Bull MOose Party
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progressive party
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Carrie Chapman Catt
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expressed optism for wilsons 2nd campaign
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Claton Antitrust act
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strengthen sherman antitrust act
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Federal Trade Commission
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2nd major antitrust act
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Federal Reserve System
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70% of nations bankery
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19th Admendment
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womens right to vote
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Underground Tariff
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substantially reduce tariff taxes for the first time since the war
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Sherman Antitrust Act
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outlawed monoplies restraint of trade
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Elkins Act
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made it illegal for railroad officials to give and shippers to recieve rebates for using the particular railroads
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Susette LaFlesche
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helped win the passage of the Dawes Act of 1887 and was an example of a new role for american women in society
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WEB Du Bois
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an advocate for the equallity of afterican americans
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What were the goals of the Progressive Movement?
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protect social welfare, promoting moral improvement, creating economic reform, fostering efficiency
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What types of jobs did women hold int eh 1800s?
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farm women, women in industry
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What was the "bully pulpit" and who used this effectivly?
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the presidents ability to effect legeslation--- Roosevelt
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What were the goals of the NAACP?
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the national association for Advancements of colored people
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What was Roosevelt's professional background?
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assemblyman in mathattan
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What were some of the criticisms of Roosevelt as president?
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total trustbuster; against monopolies
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What was the relationship between John Muir and Roosevelt?
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he advocated a full peservation of wildlife while roosevelt advocated conversation
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What was the importance of the NAWC, NAWSA, and Senecca Fall Convention?
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advocated womens rights
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What were the positions of the candidates inthe 1912 Election?
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Roosevelt- progressive
Taft- Conservatism
Wilson- New Freedom
Debs- Socialists
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What were the results of the introduction of the assembly line?
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faster production
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Who gained most from the ratification of the 17th Admendment?
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the people because they got to vote on their senators
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What were the goals of Prohibitionists?
Definition
banning of alcoholic beverages
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what were the actions of the womens christian temperance Union?
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were crusading prohibition
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Why were early progressive attempts to enact federal bands on child labor?
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illinois factory act
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what were the strategies employed by women suffragists to obtain their goal?
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What was Roosevelts postion on trusts?
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totally against them
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What was Gifford Pichot postion toward land preservation?
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he wanted all land to be reserved
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What actions led to the defear of Taft in 1912?
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Roosevelt split the republican party into two
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16th Admendment?
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congress would levy an income tax
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what effect did World War I have of the sufferage movement?
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it put women into the work force and gave them more of a pull in society
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