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1 Muckraking Calling attention to the problems of society through investigative journalism Notable muckrakers include: ida tarbell, upton Sinclair, Jacob riis, etc

2 Mother jones Cofounder of the iww
Helped coordinate major labor strikes Once labeled “the most dangerous woman in America” for organizing mine workers against the mine owners

3 Florence kelley Social and political reformer
Campaigned against sweatshops Pushed for the minimum wage, eight hour workdays, and restrictions on child labor

4 Ida tarbell Wrote investigative reports about standard oil and their corrupt business practices Think tar  oil

5 Upton sinclair Wrote the Jungle, about the Chicago meat packing industry Led to Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act

6 Trust busting Teddy Roosevelt enforced existing antitrust laws and put stricter controls on big business Any business that operated across state lines in any aspect of production could be regulated by the federal government

7 Direct primary Candidates are nominated by a vote of all party members rather than by a few political bosses You can only vote in your own party’s primary

8 Voters petition for a bill to be voted on
Initiative Voters petition for a bill to be voted on

9 referendum Local government would vote yes or no on an initiative. If yes it would become a law

10 Public officials could be removed by petition and replaced
recall Public officials could be removed by petition and replaced

11 Women’s suffrage movement
Resulted in the 19th amendment, desperate struggle in some cases. Women went on hunger strikes, were arrested

12 Alice paul Main leader of the women’s rights movement
Arrested several times. Went on hunger strikes. Fought for the equal rights amendment

13 Meat inspection act Works to prevent adulterated or misbranded meat and meat products from being sold Ensure sanitation

14 Pure food and drug act Required that active ingredients be placed on the label of a drug’s packaging and that drugs could not fall below a certain purity level

15 16th amendment Overturned a 1895 supreme court decision that declared a federal income tax unconstitutional This amendment authorizes an income tax that is levied on a direct basis

16 Direct election of u.s. senators by the people, not the states
17th amendment Direct election of u.s. senators by the people, not the states

17 18th amendment Prohibited the production, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the u.s. Difficult to enforce, later repealed by the 21st amendment

18 19th amendment Guaranteed women the right to vote
Many states already allowed it, but this made it constitutional in state and national elections

19 Founding of the naacp Mission is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination Key step to curbing lynching, a major problem in the south

20 w.e.b. du bois Founding member of the naacp, du bois believed that blacks could no longer wait for whites to do the right thing and give them their rights. They must fight for them through legal means. Lawsuits against jim crow laws, anti-lynching campaign

21 Theodore Roosevelt 26th president of the united states
First strong president since Lincoln Imperialist – wanted to build a strong American military and empire Naturalist – believed in conservation to ensure that future generations could enjoy it Progressive – believed the government should be used as a tool to make society better Greatly expanded the power of the presidency

22 William howard taft Republican successor to Roosevelt
Less emphasis on military force, more on economic development Also a trust buster like roosevelt Ran on the republican ticket in the election of 1912

23 Woodrow wilson Democratic candidate in 1912 election, won due to split in the republican vote President during ww1, pushed for the league of nations after the war Mr. foret’s least favorite president

24 Progressive/bull moose party
Roosevelt ran against taft and Wilson on this ticket because taft, the incumbent president, got the republican nomination Got about 12% of the popular vote, but split republican vote so Wilson won

25 Election of 1912

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