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APUSH Ch 19-21
Progressivism
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History
10th Grade
02/08/2011

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Term
Interstate Commerce Commission
Definition
generally regulated trade between states
Term
Interstate Commerce Commission Act
Definition
Regulated trade with railroads.  It attempted to outlaw price fixing.
Term
Knights of Labor
Definition

~Included unskilled, semi-skilled, and skilled workers

~Broken up by craft (miners were with other miners)

~Brought everyone together which made people more unified

~Did not force unskilled workers to be against skilled workers

~Haymarket Riot took away Knights of Labor power

~People left to the Knights of Labor after Haymarket Riot and unions dissolved

Term
American Federation of Labor 
Definition
Ran by Samuel Gompers. Created for skilled laborers. 
Term
IWW
Definition

Led by Big Bill Haywood.  Created for workers who didn't fit into craft unions.  

Term
Pullman Strike
Definition
After an economic depression, Pullman fired many of his workers and lowered wages.  People put the rail cars on strike, only allowing them to transport mail.  Petitioned to Eugine Debbs. Grover sent in troops to resolve the matter. 
Term
Homestead Strike.
Definition
Pittsburgh. On strike against Carnegie and Frick.  The workers refused to leave the factory.  They were armed.  Frick brought in the Pinkerton Detective agency but they were of not help.  Eventually the local militia came to get the workers to leave.  As a result of the strike, unions became illegal in pittsburgh
Term
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Definition
Intended to break up monopolies.  Eventually worked against labor unions.
Term
US vs EC Knight Co
Definition
Ruled that the monopolies could continue.
Term
Survival of the Fittest
Definition
capitalism is good and only the strongest survive.
Term
Eugine Debbs
Definition
In charge of the American Railroad Union.  
Term
Henry Ford
Definition
created the assembly line.  this allowed the price of the model t to drop to $295
Term
Gospel of Wealth
Definition
capitalism was good.  give your money to the people.  written by carnegie.
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Margaret Sanger
Definition
advocated birth control
Term
Old immigrants
Definition
german and irish
Term
New immigrants
Definition
southern and eastern european
Term
Illegal immigrants and why were they illegal?
Definition
Japanese and Chinese.  B/c of the Chinese exclusion act. 
Term
Why did the immigrants come to the US?
Definition
Economic hardships in their own countries.  Many intended upon making enough money to send back home or so that they could eventually return home.
Term
Political machines
Definition
political parties and politicians run by bribery and business benefits
Term
Populous party
Definition
fused with the democrats.  they wanted the money back by silver
Term
Farmers
Definition
wanted graduation income tax, to make more money, and to get rid of the middle man (also silver)
Term
Settlement house/ hull house
Definition
an attempt to improve the social services of people.  The hull house was founded by Jane Adams.  It was a place where people could learn how to successfully live in society.  
Term
City commissioner and manager plan
Definition
one person no longer had control of the city.  Began in Galveston texas
Term
16th-19th ammendements
Definition

16- income tax

17- direct election

18- prohibition

19- women can vote

Term
What efforts gave more power to the people?
Definition
direct primary, direct election of senators, initiative recall, and referedum
Term
Australian ballot
Definition
required voters to vote in private
Term
Robert La Follette
Definition
progressive, governor of Wicsonisn
Term
What was the first trust that Roosevelt busted? 
Definition
northern securities company
Term
Ida Tarbell
Definition
exposed Standard Oil Company
Term
Jacob Riese
Definition
How the other half lives, exposed the slums
Term
lincoln steffens
Definition
shame of the cities
Term
upton st. clair
Definition
the jungle, exposed the meat factories
Term
New Nationalism
Definition
Roosevelt's reform program that called for the establishment of a strong fed govt to regulate corporations, stabilize the economy, protect the weak, and restore social harmony
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New Freedom
Definition
Wilson's reform program that called for temporarily concentrating government power as to dismantle the trusts and return America to 19th century conditions of competive capitalism.
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