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History Unit 13
Progressive Era
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10th Grade
10/31/2006

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Ida Tarbell
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::MR:: published articles critical of the STANDARD OIL company
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Charles Edward Russell
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::MR:: attacked the BEEF INDUSTRY
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David Graham Philips
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::MR:: described how MONEY influenced the SENATE
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Lincoln Steffens
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::MR:: reported on corruption in government, such as vote stealing
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Jacob Riis
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::MR:: "How The Other Half Lives," 1890 -- problems with primarily immigrant inner city neighborhoods in NYC (poverty, disease, crime)
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efficiency progressives
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use SCIENCE: companies more efficient by by managing time, breaking down tasks into small parts, using standardized tools, etc. wanted a COMMISION PLAN
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Robert La Follette
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elected governor of Wisconsin, attacked way party leaders ran their conventions: introduced DIRECT PRIMARY
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Initiative
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allowed a group of citizens to introduce legislation and required to be voted on
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referendum
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allowed proposed legislation to be submitted to the voters for approval
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recall
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voters could demand special election to remove an elected official from office
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Elizabeth Candy Stanton
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organized first women's rights convention; led NATIONAL Woman Suffrage Association, which focussed on getting a constitutional ammendment
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Lucy Stone
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Led AMERICAN Woman Suffrage Association, focused on getting state reforms
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Alice Paul
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marched on Washington for suffgrage, formed NWP
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arbitration
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a settlement imposed by an outside party
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Expedition Act
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gaave Federal antitrust suits precedence in the dockets of circuit courts
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Hepburn Act
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meant to strengthen the IntERstate Commerce Commision -- gave power to set RR rates
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Upton Sinclair
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wrote "The Jungle" about appaling conditions of the meat packing industry -- led to Pure Food and Drug Act
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Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act
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actually raised many tariffs
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New Nationalism
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ROOSEVELT's progressive program -- protect women/children in workforce, worker's comp; federal trade commision..... Believed Trusts were a fact of life, so embraced, tried to work with to make better
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New Freedom
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WILSON's progressive program
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Adamson Act
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8-hour workday for RR workers
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Clayton Antitrust Act
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outlawed specific things, meant to increase Sherman Antitrust Act
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