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Mr. Ostrem's
Modern US - Test 1
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History
11th Grade
09/03/2010

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Progressivism
Definition
Reform in the early 1900's that focused on urban issues such as plight of workers, poor sanitation, and corrupt politicians
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In 1910 70% of laborers worked an average of______hours a week.
Definition
54 hours
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Most progressives were...
Definition
native born, middle or upper class, and college educated.
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Growth of urban middle class...
Definition
Grew from 750,000 to 10 million from 1870 to 1910.
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The middle class was made up of...
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doctors, social reformers, engineers, ministers, small business owners, teachers, and writers.
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Before the progressive movement the middle class...
Definition
Had no role in politics and society.
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Ella Flag Young
Definition
Superintendent in Chicago:
~first woman to hold such a job in a major city.
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Progressive Party
Definition
supported women's suffrage and ab end to child labor.
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Progressives called for...
Definition
*8-hour work day
*minimum wage
*safer working conditions
*end to child labor
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McClure's Magazine
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1893: Created by a reform minded Scottish-Irish immigrant-- S.S. McClure
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In one Pittsburgh steel mill_____percent of its workforce was injured or killed on the job each year between 1907 & 1910.
Definition
25%
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Muckraker
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investigative journalist who exposed the "muck" of society.
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Lincoln Steffens
Definition
Began muckraking along with Claude Wetmore
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Ida Tarbell
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She wrote an article opposing monopolies, because her father's oil company had been swallowed up by Rockefeller.
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Ray Standard Baker
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Wrote about the plight of teh African Americans.
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Theodore Dreiser
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Depicted workers as being brutalized by greedy business owners.
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Edith Wharton
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Wrote about the close-mindedness of elite society causing social isolation and despair.
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Herbert Croly
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Argued that the government should use its powers to promote the welfare of all citizens
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In 1900 people worked for nearly 10 hours a day for 6 days a week, for about____a day.
Definition
$1.50
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Rebecca August
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Worked too fast making buttonholes, so her pay was docked, then she was fired.
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Child Labor Problems(3):
Definition
*not educated
*health problems
*made bad decisions
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In the year 1912 ___ states had labor laws.
Definition
39
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Florence Kelly
Definition
Worked tirelessly to reform labor laws.
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Why would parents put their child in labor situations?
Definition
They needed the money to survive.
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What year did Congress pass the minimum wage law?
Definition
1938
Term
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Definition
March 2, 1911 -143 of the 500 employees in a 10 story building were killed in a fire after being locked inside during work hours.
*Rag bin caught on fire.
*Too many on elevator - stalled and they burned.
*60 jumped out of the window on the 8th floor.
Term
What was the result of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire?
Definition
Popular outrage was so great that lawmakers soon passed protective legislation to help workers.
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Rose Schneiderman
Definition
A Woman's Trade Union organizer who argued that only a strong working class movement could bring real change to the workplace.
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Freedom of Contract
Definition
The freedom to negotiate the terms of their employment.
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Muller v. Oregon
Definition
An employer challenged the 10-hour workday.
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Lewis D. Brandeis
Definition
The "Brandeis Brief"contained examples of the harm from working long hours when arguing the case Muller v. Oregon.
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Closed Shop
Definition
All employees must belong to a Union.
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Socialism
Definition
The system where the government or workers cooperatives own most factories, utilities, transportation, and communication systems.
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Samuel Gompers
Definition
Led the AFL(American Federation of Labor) which made it grow substantially.
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The AFL excluded unskilled workers, and in 1902 only about _____ of African American workers were Union members.
Definition
3%
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International Ladies Garment Worker's Union
Definition
Established in 1900 in New York City: It sought to unionize workers.
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Clara Lemlich
Definition
A young Jewish immigrant who started a strike.
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Open Shop
Definition
A non-union workplace.
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Industrial Workers of the World(IWW)
Definition
Opposed Capitalism.
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William "Big Bill" Haywood
Definition
Leader of the IWW, who made claims for the working class.
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1912: the year that _____ workers went on strike against textile mills in Lawrence Massachusetts.(two months: owner gives in)
Definition
10,000
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Lawrence Veiller
Definition
A settlement house worker who attacked irresponsible tenement owner - fought to improve housing.
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Daniel Burnham
Definition
A city planner who redesigned Chicago, Cleveland, San Fransisco, and Washington D.C.
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Prohibition
Definition
The banning of the manufacturing, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages.
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Women's Christian Temperance Society(WTCU)
Definition
Helped lead the prohibition movement with the Anti-Saloon League(ASL).
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Billy Sunday
Definition
Stated that saloons were "the parent of crimes, and the mother of sin."
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Francis Willard
Definition
Led the WTCU, and turned it into a powerful force of temperance, purity, and women's rights.
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Eighteenth Amendment
Definition
Prohibited alcohol.
*Ratified - 1919
*Repealed - 1933
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In 1903 this movie was the first with a storyline:
Definition
The Great Train Robbery
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What year did the movie industry begin to censor itself?
Definition
1909
Term
W.E.B Du Bois
Definition
He was one of the most influential Aftican American Leaders, who wrote the book The Souls of Black Folk, which expressed his dual identity as both an African and American.
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP)
Definition
An association of colored people that started after the lynching of two Africans. It had a monthly magazine called The Crisis, which was edited by Du Bois.
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National Urban League
Definition
Was founded in 1911 by white reformers who wanted change. It called for racial equality.
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Dawes Act of 1887
Definition
Caused Indians to lose property.
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Society of American Indians
Definition
A group of 50 American Indians who discussed ways to improve civil rights, education, health, and local government.
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Americanization
Definition
A process of preparing foreign- born residents for full U.S. citizenship.
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