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Progressive Era

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Child Labor Would Result In... an uneducated society
Muckrakers Journalists & Investigative Reporters Who Attempted To Find... corruption or wrongdoing in industries and urban politics to expose to the public
Progressive Movement Goal make the government solve social, economic, and political problems
Interstate Commerce Commission an agency that sets the laws for all the companies that do business across state lines to stop enriching themselves
Theodore Roosevelt Was President... #26
Theodore Roosevelt Was Known For... conservationism, trust-busting, Hepburn Act, safe food regulations, "Square Deal," Panama Canal, Great White Fleet, Nobel Peace Prize for negotiation of peace in Russo-Japanese War
John Spargo wrote "The Bitter Cry of the Children" in 1906 which was about abuses of child labor
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire March 1911 fire in New York factory that trapped young women workers inside locked exit doors; nearly 50 ended up jumping to their death; while 100 died inside the factory
Result Of The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire led to the establishment of many factory reforms, including increasing safety precautions for workers
American Federation Of Labor the first federation of labor unions in the United States founded by Samuel Gompers in 1886
Child Labor Laws most states passed minimum working age laws and prohibited children from working more than 10 hours per day, but enforcement was difficult to achieve
Progressives Sought To... reform society socially and politically on the local, state, and federal level
Class Muckrakers Were From middle class
Elkins And Hepburn Act federal regulation that increased the federal government's power to regulate the railroads (1906)
Two Areas Roosevelt Had The Greatest Progressive Impact On Were... consumer and conservation legislation
Ida Tarbell a leading muckraker and magazine editor, she exposed the corruption of the oil industry with her 1904 work A History of Standard Oil
Jacob Riis early 1900's muckraker who exposed social and political evils in the U.S. with his novel "How The Other Half Lives"; exposed the poor conditions of the poor tenements in NYC and Hell's Kitchen
Upton Sinclair muckraker who shocked the nation when he published "The Jungle", a novel that revealed gruesome details about the meat packing industry in Chicago
Monopoly complete control of a product or business by one person or group
Trust a monopoly that controls goods and services, often in combinations that reduce competition
The American Federation Of Labor Merged With... the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955
Americanization belief that assimilating immigrants into American society would make them more loyal citizens
Americanization Movement program to teach American culture to immigrants
Theodore Roosevelt Jobs Secretary of the Navy, Governor of New York, & V.P.
Child Labor Act prohibited the shipment in interstate commerce of products manufactured by children under 14 years old
Most Members Of Labor Unions Wanted To... preserve the capitalist system but make changes to it
Labor Union (Google Definition) an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests
Reformers Believed Motion Pictures... were a threat to morality and should be censored
The IWW wanted to... create a big group that would overthrow the capitalist system
The Eighteenth Amendment... prohibited barring the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol
The Eighteenth Amendment Led To The Rise Of... gangsterism and crime
Roosevelt's "Trust Buster" Victory Came Against... J.P. Morgan
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