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| Who wrote Progress and Poverty? | Henry George |
| Who did Henry George, the author of Progress and Poverty, think poverty continued in America? | due to speculation |
| How did Henry George propose ending America's poverty? | He thought the government should charge landowners a single tax on the value of the land itself |
| Who published Looking Backward? | Edward Bellamy |
| What was the book, Looking Backward, about? | A man undergoes hypnosis in 1887 and wakes up in the year 2000. He finds a bountry with harsh working conditions, poverty, and political coruption. The government had taken over the largest companies and reorganized them with the goal of meeting human needs rather than profit. |
| This is an economic and political philosphy favoring public or government control of property and income. | socialism |
| What did the Socialist Party of America want? | to make reforms through the ballot box and not through revolution, they wished to distribute wealth more evenly and nationalize American businesses |
| court orders prohibiting workers from going on strike | injunctions |
| What was home rule? | a system wher cities exercised a degree of self-rule that allowed cities to escape domination by state governments, which were often controlled by political machines |
| What did Teddy Roosevelt call journalists who uncovered public wrongdoing? | muckrakers |
| Who wrote the novel The Jungle? | Upton Sinclair |
| What impact did the novel The Jungle have? | Because of the novel, a federal meat inspection program began |
| why is the period for 1890 to 1920 known as the Progressive Era? | because nativists, prohibitionists, purity crusaders, and settlement house workers were all trying to bring about progress in American society |
| What were some of the beliefs of the Progressives? | Government needed to play a larger role in regulating economic activity and they should protect workers from low wages, uemployment, or workplace hazards. They also wanted them to develop social welfare programs. |
| What were some of the issues that progressive women took on? | prohibition, women's right to vote, prohibiting child labor and sweat shop conditions |
| Many of the earliest progressive reforms were made at what level? | city level |
| What is a direct primary? | It is an election where the voters cast ballots to select nominees for the election |
| What is the 17th amendment? | It allows for the popular election of senators |
| Before the 17th amendment, who chose Senators? | The state legislature |
| This allows citizens to propose a new law by obtaining a certain percentage of voters' signatures | initiative |
| In this process, citizens may demand, via petition, that a law passed by the legislature be referred to voters for their approval or rejection. | referendum |
| This gives voters the ability to remove a public official from office before the next election. | recall |
| What was significant about the fire in the Triangle shirtwaist Company in New York? | 146 people died because doors were locked to prevent employee theft and they couldn't get out. |
| Child labor was defined as employment under the age of ________. | 14 |
| This is where an impartial third party decides on a legally binding solution | arbitration |
| What did Roosevelt's term "square deal" mean? | When the United Mine Workers were on strike and they submitted to arbitration, a fair deal for everyone was worked out. |
| What did the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act do? | required acurate labelilng of ingredients, strict sanitary conditions, and a system for rating meats |
| These are corporations that hold the stocks and bonds of numerous companies to gain control of smaller companies and develop a monopoly. | Holding companies |
| What was the Nation's first National Park? | Yellowstone in Wyoming |
| What park in California was also set up as a National Park? | Yosemite |
| Who was chosen as the head of the United States Forest Service? | Gifford Pinchot |
| This set aside money from the sale of public lands to fund the construction of irrigation ssytems in arid states. | The National Reclamation Act |
| What new department was added to the cabinet? | Department of Labor |
| This amendment authorized Congress to collect income taxes | Sixteenth Amendment |
| Prior to the 16th amendment, what did the United States government rely on for income? | tariffs |
| This amendment made it illegal for Americans to make, sell, or import alcohol. | 18th amendment |
| Why was the 18th amendment passed? | Many thought it would protect society from the poverty and violence associated with drinking. |
