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Progressive Movement
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The problems that progressives were concerned about in cities | living conditions and corrupt city govenment |
| Progressives advocated __________ for cities | the establishment of city parks, and beautification projects, safter housing, and sanitation |
| The problems that progressives were concerned about in factories | The focus of the problems were based on the unsafe working conditions, and long hours especially of women and children |
| Progressives advocated __________ for factories. | restricting child labor laws and passing laws that required children to attend school |
| What was the result of reformers and child labor? | The federal government did nnot enforce child labor laws, minimum wage and maximum hours laws for workers until New Deal reforms following the Great Depression |
| Progressives feared that Big Business not only had ____________ but also a lot of influence in | too much control over the economy, American Government |
| What are Muckrakers? | This is the name that Theodore Roosevelt called magazine writers that uncovered ugly aspects of American life |
| What did the muckrakers hope to accomplish? | They hoped to expose the negative or corrupt side of businesses, and show the public the truth about what was really happening behind "closed doors". |
| What was the 18th Amendment and what was the result? | outlawed the maufacture and sale of alcololic beverages |
| What amendment repealed the 18th amendment? | the 21st amendment |
| What does the word repealed mean? | takes back |
| Along with being a progressive reformer, President Roosevelt was also a conservationist. He created 16 ____________, 51 _______________ and 5 new ________________ | National Monuments, wildlife refuges, new national parks |
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