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Final Exam
Ch.21 Antoine Finished
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History
7th Grade
05/29/2008

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Progressives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 a group that was alarmed by the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of the few progressives felt that the government should regulate business and they believed that society had an obligation to protect and help all of its members      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Spoils System 

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rewarding political supporters with jobs and favors 

 

 

 

 

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Trusts 

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 a combination of companies.
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Sherman Anti-Trust Act

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the first federal law to control trust and monopolies 

 

 

 

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Muckrakers 

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a journalists who uncovers abuses and currptions in a society
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Meat Inspection Act 

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gave the Deepartment of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration the power to visit businesses and inspect their products  

 

 

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Pure Food and Drug Act 

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gave the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration the power to visit businesses and inspect their products
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17th Amendment 

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 in 1912, Congress passes it to provide for the direct election of senators. In 1913 the amendment got raified. It gave the people a voice in selcting their representatives

 

 

 

 

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Suffrage 

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the right to vote 

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19th Amendment 

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gave women the right to vote
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Prohibition 

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the forbidding by law of the making or selling of alcoholic beverages

 

 

 

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18th Amendment 

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 prohibited the production, sale, transport,or consumption of alcohol

 

 

 

 

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Conservation 

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the protection and preservation of natural resources
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Discrimination 

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unequal treatment becoue of a person's race, religion, ethnic background, or plce of birth.
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Plessy vs. Ferguson 

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made segregation in public schools legal
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Ku Klux Klan 

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was revived in Georgia in 1915. they target African Americans, Catholics, and Jews
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Alice Pual 
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leader of the NAWSA. she led protests in front of the White House and was arrested for blocking trafic. She also led a hunger strike in jail and gained national attention
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William McKinley 
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was assasinated. he supproted big businesses
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Theodore Roosevelt 

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became known as the trustbuster. promised to offer people a square deal, fair and equal treatment for all. Another interes of Roosevelt's id Conservation, the protection and preservation of natural recources
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Woodrow Wilson 

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a president. he criticized big government as well as big businesses. had arogram called the "New Freedom." he persuaded congrees to lower tariffs. He also created income tax
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