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Basing money supply on gold AND silver to increase money supply
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the Supreme Court ruled that states could NOT regulate interstate commerce (trade), including railroads. Interstate commerce could only be regulated by the FEDERAL government
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the first FEDERAL agency created to regulate interstate commerce, including railroads
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Steffens attacked political machine corruption in his book, The Shame of the Cities. His work contributed to laws that limited political machine power
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sought to use the GOVERNMENT to regulate and reform society
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Created by the Populist Paty to list out their goals
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“Cross of Gold” speech—this speech by Bryan promoted bimetallism and won him the Democratic nomination. The Populist Party decided to support Bryan because he supported bimetallism
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Support for or advocacy of social reform.
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Progressive journalists who exposed problems in society
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Tarbell wrote against the business practices of the Standard Oil Trust. Her writing contributed to the eventual break up of Standard Oil Trust
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Riis wrote How the Other Half Lives, exposing poor urban immigrant living conditions. His work led to better housing, plumbing, garbage collection, etc.
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Sinclair wrote The Jungle, exposing terrible, unsanitary meat production. His work led to government regulation of food and drug production
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Spargo wrote The Bitter Cry of the Children, exposing terrible child labor conditions. His work led to some states restricting child labor
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Wells wrote The Red Record, criticizing the unpunished lynching of thousands of blacks. Her work was largely ignored by the government and lynching continued
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| Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire |
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This gruesome garment factory fire in New York City killed 146 workers. The fire led to improved labor safety codes in New York
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Progressive governor of Wisconsin pushed for direct primaries and many other states did the same
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This law established the direct election of senators by citizens as a way to expand democracy and bypass the control of political machines
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Didn't allow the selling or consumption of alcohol
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oversaw many progressive reforms, but his disapproval of the next president, Taft, set up the Election of 1912. The Progressive Era continued under Wilson, but progressivism failed to advance black rights.
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Roosevelt’s policy to balance the needs of ALL Americans. The Square Deal contained the “three Cs”—control of corporations, consumer protection, and conservation
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Coal miners went on strike, threatening the nation’s coal supply
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The Supreme Court broke up J.P. Morgan’s railroad trust
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During the Gilded Age, Americans had wasted natural resources and hurt the environment. Roosevelt desired conservation, meaning using natural resources in a responsible way that protects the environment.
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Taft and Roosevelt split the Republican vote, helping Wilson win the most electoral votes. Wilson became the third progressive president
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Wilson, a progressive, wanted to reform trusts, tariffs, banks, and labor
He pledged to go further than Roosevelt regarding trusts—he would destroy, not just regulate, trusts
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created to regulate the nation’s banks and provide economic stability. It’s actions included regulating interest rates and the money supply
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This law limited trusts further and helped smaller businesses compete. It also helped labor because it specifically permitted unions and legalized peaceful strikes
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This law gave women suffrage nationwide in 1920
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loss of suffrage rights, which happened due to poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clauses, and white intimidation
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Washington felt blacks should earn equality through education and economic progress. He founded the Tuskegee Institute to give blacks education and business skills
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Du Bois felt government-enforced political and social rights came before individual effort. He helped form the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), a black rights organization that pushed to end racial inequality
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(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), a black rights organization that pushed to end racial inequality
#EqualityForAll! |
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| Wilmington Race Riot of 1898 |
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By force, a white mob seized the reins of government in the port city and, in so doing, destroyed the local black-owned newspaper office and terrorized the African American community.
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Wire with clusters of short, sharp spikes set at intervals along it, used to make fences or in warfare as an obstruction. Made by Joseph Glidden
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