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Progressives Test
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did the unit impact your life? | Showed me how far we've progressed as a nation. |
| Initiative | A process for putting a proposition or proposed law on a ballot |
| 17th Amendment | Provided for the direct election of senators rather than their selection by state legislatures |
| Recall | A process that gave voters the power to remove elected officials from office through petition and a vote |
| Direct primary | Preliminary election giving all members of a party the chance to take part in a nomination. Intended to limit the influence of political machines in selecting candidates. |
| Purple gang | Operated in Detroit from 1927-1932 to bootleg alcohol during the Prohibition. Were in Detroit to easily get alcohol (whiskey) from Canada. |
| Muckraker | Journalists who wrote about the corrupt side of business and public life. |
| Upton Sinclair | Wrote "The Jungle". |
| Problems of the time period | Corruption, Long Hours, Unsafe conditions, Mistreatment of minorities. |
| 18th amendment & its impacts on U.S. | Banned the sale and purchase of alcohol. Impacted the U.S. by increasing crime and creating gangs. |
| Henry Ford | Created the assembly line, which gave jobs to many immigrants |
| Protecting Social Welfare | Improved harsh conditions of life during the industrial age |
| Promoting Moral Improvement | Improve the lives of poor people by improving their morality. The Prohibition and the 18th amendment were created to reach this goal. |
| Creating Economic Reform | Overcoming poverty and economic hardships by improving government. The American Socialist Party, direct primary, initiative, referendum, recall, and the 17th amendment were created to reach this goal. |
| Fostering Efficiency | Improving lives through more effective business practices. Scientific management and the assembly line were created to reach this goal. |
| Triangle Factory Fire | Happened because a match was lit in the 8th floor. Grabbed the attention of New Yorkers, which forced monopolists out of government. |
| Muller v. Oregon | Limited women factory and laundry work hours to a 10-hour day. |
| Meat Inspection Act | Works to prevent adulterated or misbranded meat and meat products from being sold as food. |
| Food and Drug Act | Regulated food additives and prohibited misleading labeling of food and drugs. Led to the formation of the FDA. |
| The Jungle impacts on society | Exposed the unsanitary and dangerous working conditions in meatpacking plants. |
| Scientific management | Businesses used scientific data to run their business. |
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Jayson Van Dam
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