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U.S. History Core 100, Goal 7 The Progressive Movement in the United States (1890-1914) – The learner will analyze the economic, political, and social reforms of the Progressive Period.
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Republican governor of Wisconsin Encouraged the use of a direct primary: All party members can vote for a candidate to run in the general election All party members can vote for a candidate to run in the general election
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Group of investigative American novelists, journalists, and critics in the late 1800s and early 1900s Exposed the societal issues in the slums, industries, prisons, sweatshops, mines, child labor, and unsanitary conditions Revealed the truth to the public Led to Progressive Reforms
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Muckraking author who wrote The Jungle in 1906 Exposed the disgusting conditions of the meat- packing industry Led Theodore Roosevelt to pass the Meat Inspection Act and eventually to the creation of the Food and Drug Administration
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Wrote, The History of the Standard Oil Company, in 1904 Exposed Rockefeller’s business tactics and their destructive effect on small businesses
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Political reform Recall, referendum, initiative Recall, referendum, initiative Regulate Business Social Conditions
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16:1913, allows Congress to collect income taxes 17: 1913, direct election of Senators by the people 18: 1919, Prohibition: bans the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol Temperance Movement Temperance Movement Repealed by the 21 st Repealed by the 21 st 19: 1920, Women’s suffrage
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AKA: Bull Moose Party Formed by Theodore Roosevelt He ran as their candidate in the Presidential election of 1912 Democratic, Woodrow Wilson won the election
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BACKGROUND: Homer Plessy (1/8 African American) boarded an all white railroad car in Louisiana Homer Plessy (1/8 African American) boarded an all white railroad car in Louisiana He refused to get off the car and was arrested and put in jail He refused to get off the car and was arrested and put in jail RULING: Ruled against Plessy Upheld “separate but equal” Segregation is legal as long as the facilities for each race are equal In reality, the facilities were not equal throughout the south
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Denying someone the right to vote Poll Tax: pay money to vote Literacy Test: demonstrate your ability to read, write, and understand language Grandfather Clause De jure: segregation by law De facto: segregation by fact
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Born into slavery in 1856 Educator Felt that African Americans should concentrate on achieving economic goals rather than political ones JOBS JOBS Atlanta Compromise Speech… equal rights eventually Founded the Tuskegee Institute: Originally, a school to train black teachers Taught practical skills, such as farming and other trades Taught practical skills, such as farming and other trades
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Criticized Atlanta Compromise Concerned w/ political (voting) 1905, DuBois & 28 other AA leaders met at Niagara Falls Meeting was one of many steps leading to the founding of the NAACP in 1909 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Believed voting rights were essential Founded The Crisis, the official magazine of the NAACP EQUAL RIGHTS NOW!!
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Most successful American automobile maker Model – T Model – T Assembly Line: workers remain stationary, each one adding a different part to a car as it passed through his station Production more efficient and lowered the price of cars Production more efficient and lowered the price of cars Paid his workers $5 a day
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Wright Brothers: invented the first airplane Skyscrapers Kodak Camera Movie Camera
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