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10/04/2011

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progressives
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aimed to restore economic opportunites and correct injustices in American life
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Florence Kelley
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advocate for improving life for women and children
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prohibition
Definition
banning of alcoholic beverages.
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muckrakers
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journalists who wrote about the corrupt side of business and public life in mass circulation magizines during the early 20th century
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Robert Lafollette
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led the way in regulating big businesses
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initiative
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bill organized by the people rather than law makers on the ballot.
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referendum
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vote on the initiative.
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recall
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enabled voters to remove public officials from elected p ositions by forcing them to face another election before the end of their term if enough voters asked for it.
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17th amendment
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direct election of senators.
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18th amendment
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prohibited the manufacture,sale,transport,import,or export of alcohol.
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19th amendment
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woman suffrage
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Maria Mitchell
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pioneer for establishing women in science, astronomer.
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suffrage
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the right for women to vote.
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Susan B. Anthony
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leader of woman suffrage.
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NAWSA
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a woman's suffrage group.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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President during the progressive era.
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Square Deal
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various progressive reforms sponsored by president roosevelt.
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The Jungle
Definition
a book written about the horrors of the meatpacking industry.
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Upton Sinclair
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wrote the Jungle
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Meat Inspection Act
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dictated strict cleanliness requirements for meatpackers and federal meat inspections.
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Pure food and drug act
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halted the sale of contaminated food and drugs and forced the truth for labeling.
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NAACP
Definition
group that wanted full equality for colored people.
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Gifford Pinchot
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head of U.S. Forest Service under pres. Roosevelt.
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William Howard Taft
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the republican choice for president in the 1908 election.
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Payne-Aldrich Tariff
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a compromise that only moderated the high rates of the Aldrich Bill.
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Clayton-Anti-trust Act
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sought to strenghten the Sherman-Anti-trust act.
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Federal Trade Comm.
Definition
power to investigate possible violations of regulatory statues,require periodic reports from coorporations,and to put an end to unfair business practices.
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Federal Reserve System
Definition
70% of banks used this,still used today.
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Queen Liluokalani
Definition
queen of Hawaii, the last one before America seized it.
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imperialism
Definition
policies in which strong nations expand their economic,political, or military control over weaker territories.
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Alfred Mahan
Definition
in the U.S. navy;he urged government to build up american naval power in order to compete with other nations.
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yellow journalism
Definition
style of writing, which exaggerates the news to lure and enrage readers.
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USS maine
Definition
a ship that had blown up and was a cause of war.
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Platt Amendment
Definition
several provisons that were added to Cuba's conservation by America.
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protectorate
Definition
a country whose affairs are controlled by a stronger nation.
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Open Door Notes
Definition
letters addressed to leaders of imperialists nations proposing that the nations share trading right with US thus creating an open door.
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Boxer Rebellion
Definition
Chinese patriots demanded that all foriegners be expelled from the city.
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Panama Canal
Definition
canal that was man-made that cut across central america
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Roosevelt Corollary
Definition
added to the monroe doctrine and warned that disorder in latin america could force him to use international political power
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dollar diplomacy
Definition
often used to justify keeping European powers out of the carribean.
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militarism
Definition
development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy.
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Allies
Definition
France,Britain ,and Russia
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Central Powers
Definition
consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary,ottoman empire.
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Lusitania
Definition
one of the reasons US went in to war.
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Zimmerman Note
Definition
telegram by the German foriegn minister to the German Ambassador that was intercepted by British Agents.
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Selective Service Act
Definition
required men to register with the government to be randomly selected for military service.
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Conscientous Objector
Definition
person who opposes warfare on moral grounds the Bible says "Thou Shalt Not Kill."
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Espionage and Sedition Acts
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a person could be jailed and fined for saying anything disloyal,profane,or abusive about the government or war effort.
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14 points
Definition
speech that was from president wilson to clarify why america was fighting the war.
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league of nations
Definition
intergovernmental organization that had a goal of keeping world peace.
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Versailles Treaty
Definition
ended World War 1
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Reparations
Definition
payments and transfers of property and equipment that Germany was forced to pay after World War 1.
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