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progressivism
- idea that American society is capable of improvement and growth
- reform for fair capitalism
- oppose laissez-faire
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muckrakers: Jacob Riis & Upton Sinclair
- Riis- life in slums
- Sinclair- meat factory
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the "New Woman" and quest for women rights
- educated women desire rights
- divorce rate increase, birth control promoted
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Jane Addams & Hull House
provided housing for immigrants and children
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temperance movement
ban on alcohol
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18th amendment
prohibition- no alcohol
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19th amendment
women's suffrage
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Jim Crow
laws of segregation against blacks
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Plessy vs Fergusson
separate but equal
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DuBois vs Washington
- DuBois- practical skills, earn rights
- Washington- become educated, demand rights
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NAACP
- helped blacks earn rights
- equality for blacks
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Theodore Roosevelt
progressive republican
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Square Deal
- bust trust, protect consumers, conservation
- all Americans should have equal chance to succeed
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Pure Food and Drug Act
- list ingredients
- Roosevelt
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Meat Inspection Act
- federal officials can inspect food
- Roosevelt
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Hepburn Act
- ICC has power to regulate public transportation for charging equitable fares
- Roosevelt
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conservation
- preserving environment
- Roosevelt
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Employer's Liability Act
- accident insurance for workers
- Roosevelt
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William Howard Taft
conservative republican
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Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy
- Ballinger- Taft supporter, tried to go against Roosevelt's conservation
- Pinchot- progressives supporter, tried to expose Ballinger
- Taft
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Mann-Elkins Act
- ICC covers communication- telephone
- Taft
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16th amendment
- direct income taxes imposed by federal gov
- Taft
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Clayton Anti-Trust Act
- monopolies are forbidden
- farmers & labor unions do not have to obey anti-trust laws & labor restrictions
- Wilson
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Federal Reserve Act
- central banking system
- Wilson
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Federal Trade Commission
- power to stop unfair trade
- Wilson
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17th amendment
- direct election of senators
- Wilson
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MAIN
militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
assassinated by Serbian nationalist--> Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
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Allied & Central powers
- allies- Russia, France, Britain, US
- central powers- Austria-Hungary, Germany
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trench warfare
result of increased technology--> high mortality in war
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sinking of Lusitania
British ship with American soldiers sunk by Germany--> 1917 US joins war
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unlimited submarine warfare
1917 Germany announces unlimited submarine warfare on US
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Zimmerman Telegram
- US intercepts telegram from Germany to Mexico
- telegram promised Mexico US territories in exchange for alliance
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propaganda
- war to end all wars
- making world safe for democracy
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Selective Service Act
drafted US men into army
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liberty bonds
- savings bonds for war effort
- show faith in gov
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Food Administration & Federal Fuel Administration
- Food Administration- food conservation
- Federal Fuel Administration- addressed concerns on coal shortages
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Schenck vs US
rights of Americans can be restricted if it benefits the nation
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Wilson's 14 Points
- proposed solution to world peace/ compromise
- League of Nations
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Treaty of Versailles
- Germany blamed for war
- Germany must pay back Allies, reduce military
- led to Hilter
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"Great Migration"
blacks moved North to work in factories
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Sabotage & Sedition Acts
public opposition to war is illegal
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