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Goals of Progressivism 1.End laissez-faire 2.End abuses of monopolistic power with antitrust legislation ex: Sherman Antitrust Act 3. Make government more.

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1 Goals of Progressivism 1.End laissez-faire 2.End abuses of monopolistic power with antitrust legislation ex: Sherman Antitrust Act 3. Make government more responsive Government the vehicle to improved society 4. Limit power of party bosses end government abuse of power

2 An election that is open to all votes and all parties, which decides on the candidates of a party. Direct Primary

3 Meadville Pennsylvania-site of first direct primary

4 This term applies to newspaper reporters and other writers who pointed out the social problems of the era of big business. The term was first given to them by Theodore Roosevelt. Muckrakers

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6 This muckraking journalist who exposed the workings of the Standard Oil Company in The History of the Standard Oil Company Ida Tarbell

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8 a muckracking police reporter whose pictures appeared in several New York newspapers, documented the living and working conditions of the poor. Jacob Riis

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10 Nickname given to Theodore Roosevelt for his efforts to enforce the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 Trustbuster

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12 the right of women to vote and to run for office is known as Suffrage

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14 the first measure passed by the U.S. Congress to prohibit trusts Sherman Anti-Trust Law (1890)

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16 a political organization that controls enough votes to maintain political and administrative control of its community Political machine

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18 Established settlement houses among the urban poor, the most famous being Hull House Jane Addams

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20 this U.S. Constitutional amendment banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol 18 th Amendment

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22 When the voters decide on an issue that was previously rejected by the state's lawmakers. Referendum

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24 This was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city of New York which saw the death of 146 workers and resulted in work place reforms Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

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26 Upton Sinclair wrote this book which exposed dangers and unsanitary conditions in the meat packing industry The Jungle

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28 When the citizens decide to remove a public official from office due to incompetence or failure to do the job it is called Recall

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30 Passed in 1913, this amendment to the Constitution calls for the direct election of senators by the voters instead of their election by state legislatures 17 th Amendment

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32 This idea, adopted from Charles Darwin, of natural selection as applied to the business world Social Darwinism

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34 Multi family urban dwellings often found in cities tenements

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36 U.S. Constitutional Amendment which gave women the right to vote 19 th Amendment

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38 a social movement urging reduced or prohibited use of alcoholic beverages Temperance Movement

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40 This act created a civil service system for government which selected applicants by merit Pendleton Act 1883

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42 Citizens can develop and vote on a law that the state legislature chooses not to consider. initiative

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44 Under this voters do not reveal who they vote for or how they vote on an issue because their decision is made in private. This keeps the election fair and free from threat or intimidation. Secret Ballot

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46 The movement in the late 1800s to increase democracy in America by curbing the power of the corporation. Progressives fought corruption in government and business, and they worked to bring equal rights of women and other groups that had been left behind during the industrial revolution. Progressivism

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48 Scottish-American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century Andrew Carnegie

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50 He was the founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust John Rockefeller

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52 was an American financier, banker, philanthropist and art collector who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation during his time. He formed U.S. Steel J. P. Morgan

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54 American industrialist and philanthropist who built his wealth in shipping and railroads Cornelius Vanderbilt

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56 was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author who led the Niagara Movement and co founder of the NAACP W.E.B. DuBois

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58 was an African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor to Republican presidents, who established the Tuskegee University Booker T. Washington

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60 This US President was Progressive leader and part of the Bull Moose Party Theodore Roosevelt

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