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| the populist partywho wanted to expand the powers of the federal gov't by gov't operated telephone and telegraph systems,and gov't owned and operated rxr? |
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| Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) |
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| group of radical unionists and socialists |
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| Triangle Shirtwaist Factory |
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| led to strict rules of fire codes, working hours, child labor, and other worker-related issues |
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| gave the federal go'vt the right to supervise rxr activites |
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| decreased chinese immigration |
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| campaigned for the fight against poverty, social reforms, and to regulate corporations |
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| gov't contributed to building of this through awarding loan gants to private companies |
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| affected the distribution of wealth in the u.s. ; the income gap between rich and poor grew smaller |
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| American Federation of Labor(AFL) |
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| organized only skilled workers |
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| gained control over much of the oil industry by managing a trst made up of standard oil and allied companies |
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| decreased the power of the unions |
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| Believed that orgainized religion mmust place greater emphasis on reconstructing American society |
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| Why did the Us become more urban during the ate 1800s? |
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| because farm machines and factory made goods reduced the need for farm labor |
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| gained power because they provided jobs and other help for immigrants |
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| provided poor city dwellers social services |
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| helped immigrant children become Americanized |
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| Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" |
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| influenced the pasage of the Meat Inspection Act |
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