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The Progressive Era

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18th Amendment prohibited the sale, production, distribution, and importation of alcohol in the US
Temperance Movement the movement to ban the sale, production, and abuse of alcohol
muckrakers writers who exposed the corruption and injustice in government and business
Ida Tarbell wrote "The History of the Standard Oil Co." to expose the shady tactics of JD Rockefeller
Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle and exposed the horrific and unsanitary conditions of the meatpacking industry
Jane Addams social worker who founded Hull House and worked to end child labor
Jacob Riis photographer whose expose called "How the Other Half Lives" brought attention to the terrible living conditions in tenements
tenements apartment buildings in urban areas; often overcrowded and poorly maintained
Margaret Sanger led the movement for birth control and pregnancy prevention; opened the first birth control clinic in NYC
Ida B. Wells writer involved in the anti-lynching movement; co-founded the NAACP
W.E.B. DuBois fought for equal rights for African-Americans; co-founded the NAACP
Booker T. Washington focused on vocational education and economic self-sufficiency for African-Americans
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