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What is the purpose of the activism in the progressive era? What is the purpose of the activism in the progressive Era? What were the muckrakers? Who is Georgia’s most well know Populist? Did he remain Populist forever (as he said he would?) How did people influence election, despite not being a candidate (related to above question) To regulate business and make improvement in social justice Writers who wrote about the problems of America Tom Watson, no returned to the Democratic party By joining organizations which influenced politics
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Farmer and Populist What is the RFD? Who sponsored it? Why would it have caused roads to be built in rural areas? How did the Populist Party begin? What legislative act provided vocational training and who sponsored it? What act established Georgia’s county Unit system? What group of Georgians did it favor? Rural Free Delivery, Tom Watson, to accomadate the mail delivery persons From the efforts of the Feltons Smith Hughes Act, Hoke Smith The 1917 Neill Primary Act, it favored larger counties
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Prison Reform and changes in Georgia What replaced the convict lease program? How did Georgia’s general Assembly protect juvenile lawbreakers? In what way did Dr. and Rebecca Latimer Felton influence prison changes? Chain gangs By creating a Juvenile court system By using their newspaper and political positions to fight against the Bourbon Triumverate
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Labor Reform What type of industry/factory was prevalent in Georgia at the turn of the last century (late 1800’s early 1900’s) What is a labor union What is collective Bargaining? What is the result of the Columbus mill strike? Why did Mill workers often oppose union organizations in Georgia Mill towns? Textile Mills A organization of workers formed to improve wages P394 Not successful In Georgia towns many of the homes which mill workers lived in were owned by the mill workers
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Child Labor Why did parents oppose restrictions on child labor? Why did the Georgia General assembly introduce the compulsory public education? It meant less income coming into the family household To help educate poor Americans
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Termperance What was the aim of the temperance workers? Why? Who was Carrie Nation>? What was her weapon of choice? What did she do with it? Who was Mary Harris Armor? What event did President Wilson ask her to attend? What amendment was the result of the temperance movement and what did it do? To stop people from using alcohol. They felt it was a health issue A temperance movement worker. Rocks. Destroy saloons (bars) A temperance worker against rum. The World Congress on alcoholism in Milan Italy 18 th Forbid the sell, making or transportation of alcohol
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Women’s Suffrage What is suffrage? What is suffragette? What amendment and year and year was the result of this movement? Women’s voting rights. Those fighting for the right for women to vote 19 th 1915
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