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PROGRESSIVISM
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Progressive Movement Aimed to return control of the gov. to the people, restore economic opportunities, and correct injustices of American life. **
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Promoting Moral Improvement Prohibition: Banning of alcohol Why? ** –Immigrants / poor needed to improve their lives’ –Domestic violence, rape, murder, child abuse, suicide, divorce –Spearheaded by the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
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Economic Reform Big business received large amounts of $$ from government official and politcians. Muckrakers: ** journalists who wrote about the corrupt side of business
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Protecting Working Children Children were hired because of their size and were paid less.** Progressives were able to get laws past in nearly every state to ban child labor
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Limit Working Hours Supreme Court limited working hours of women to 10 h/d Beginning of businesses paying benefits to families who lost a loved one on the job.
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Reforming Elections Initiative: bill originated by the people (not lawmakers) Referendum: vote on an initiative Recall: Process of removing an elected official. 17 th Amendment: direct election of U.S. Senators. **
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Women and Reform Susan B. Anthony: lead the suffrage movement. Three approaches to gain suffrage:** –Pressure state gov. –The courts –A constitutional amendment. 19 th Amendment:** Women the right to vote (1920)
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Roosevelt’s Square Deal** Trustbusting –Trusts: legal bodies created to hold stock in many companies. Regulating Foods and Drugs –Labels on all packaged foods and drugs. Conversation and Natural Resources
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