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How did Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine expose conditions during the Progressive Era? |
Riis released multiple photographs and writings revealing tenement life and the world of the poor. Hine released multiple photographs to the public exposing child labor. |
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What were issues with politics during the Progressive Era? |
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What were political machines? |
Powerful organizations that influenced city and country politics in the late 1800s. |
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What are the EFFECTS of a spoils system? |
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How did muckrakers impact the Progressive movement? |
They "raked up" and exposed corruption and problems in society. |
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How did city planners improve conditions for the urban poor during the Progressive era? |
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What is a settlement house? |
A place that offers education, recreation, and social activities. |
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What is an initiative vs. referendum? |
An initiative is a method allowing voters to propose a new law if enough signatures are collected on a petition. A referendum is a procedure that allows voters to approve or reject a law already proposed or passed by government. |
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Why did employers hire child laborers? |
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Why did some families SUPPORT child labor? |
To help support their families. |
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What was the EFFECT of Upton Sinclair’s book The Jungle? |
The passage of legislation to protect the public from unsanitary food. |
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Which event CAUSED factory safety laws to be passed? |
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. |
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What the difference between capitalism and socialism? |
Capitalism is an economic style in which private businesses run most industries. |
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What did Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony fight for? |
The voting rights for women. |
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Who encouraged African Americans to improve their opportunities as the best means of fighting discrimination?
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The Nat’l Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) brought attention to racial inequality by: |
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What did the Pure Food and Drug Act require? |
Regulatory standards for industries involved in preparing food. |
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What was the Square Deal? |
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Who created the Square Deal?
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What did Theodore Roosevelt do to help the conservation movement? |
He doubled the number of national parks and made 18 National Monuements. |
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What was the goal of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) union? |
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What was the main difference between W.E.B Du Bois and Booker T. Washington’s goals? |
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What did Ida B. Wells bring attention to? |
The enequal education and lynching of African Americans. |
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What was the Sixteenth Amendment? |
A constitutional amendment that gave Congress the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes. |
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What was the Seventeenth Amendment? |
A constitutional amendment allowing American voters to directly elect U.S. senators. |
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What was the Eighteenth Amendment? |
A constitutional amendment that outlawed the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States; repealed in 1933. |
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What was the Nineteenth Amendment? |
A constitutional amendment that gave women the right to vote. |
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What is a labor union? |
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What was the Pendleton Civil Service Act? |
It was intended to end the spoils system by setting up a merit system for awarding federal jobs. |
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What was the Temperance Movement? |
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What was the goal of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union? |
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