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Reform Movement
Letter A. Through H. Notes
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History
9th Grade
10/17/2010

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The Progressive Movement wanted to restore control to the U.S and make it more?

 

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Democratic

 

Term
The progressive movement wanted farmers to have the same what as urban dwellers?
Definition
opportunities
Term
The National Consumer's league was interested in mainly what?
Definition
Labor problems
Term
What is the W.C.T.U?
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Women's Christian Temperance Union
Term
What did the W.C.T.U urged people not to do?
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Use intoxicating beverages
Term
What amendment was passed in 1919 and repealed in 1933?
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The 18th amendment
Term
What amendment allowed women to vote and what was it called?
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The 19th Amendment and Women's Suffrage
Term
The 17th ammendment gave voters what ability?
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To vote for Senators
Term
Which idea allowed voters to introduce legislation?
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Initiative
Term
What allowed voters to request certain proposed laws be voted on for their approval?
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Referendum
Term
What provided a nominating election to select political candidates?
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Direct Primary
Term
Who managed to get an 8-hour working day for federal employees?
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National Labor Union
Term
What was the strongest of the earlier unions that was a universal union of labor?
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Knights of Labor
Term
The Knights of Labor lost much of their strength to what?
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Haymarket Square Riot
Term
What is the A. F. of L.?
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American Federation of Labor
Term
An 8-hour working day, 6-day working week, higher wages, better working conditions, and compensation for injury and death were goals of who?
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American Federation of Labor
Term
The Congress of Industrial Organizations formed with the American Foundation of Labor to make what?
Definition
AFL-CIO
Term
What were the result of tarrifs being cut?
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Income Tax
Term
What was created to prevent the making of monopolies?
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Federal Trade Comission
Term
What was formed to help organize farmers on a national level?
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National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry
Term
What party did the farmers form in their concern of politics?
Definition
Populist Party
Term
What was passed to attempt to regulate railroads?
Definition
Interstate Commerce Act
Term
Congress passed what act to break up large companies that were restraining trade?
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Sherman Antitrust Act
Term
What company did Roosevelt "attack" first?
Definition
Northern Securities Company
Term
What act required government approval of all MEAT shipped across state lines?
Definition
Meat Inspection Act
Term
Congress passed what act that forbid the sale or use of poisonous medicines and foods?
Definition
Pure Food and Drug Act
Term
What important law opened desert land to farming through the building of dams and irrigation projects?
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Newlands Reclamation Act
Term
In 1908 Roosevelt held what to set up new study developments?
Definition
White House Conservation Conference
Term
When President Roosevelt ran again with President Taff and Woodrow Wilson, what was the group nicknamed?
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Bull Moose Party
Term
Process in which a neutral umpire hears both sides of the dispute and dictates a settlement
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Arbiration
Term
Refusal to do business with a specific company, product ect.
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Boycott
Term
organization made up of only skilled workers
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craft union
Term
No government or order
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anarchy
Term
Person hired to work in factories shut down because regular workers are out on strike
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Strike Breaker
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Those who work for wages
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Laborer
Term
Organization of workers
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Union
Term
Names of "undesirable" workers passed among factory owners so that it is almost impossible for those workers to find a job
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Blacklist
Term
Court order to stop or do something
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Injuction
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Agreement by workers to not join a union or forfeit their job if they did
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Yellow-Dog Contract
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The refusal to work to propose a purpose to employees
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Strike
Term
Complete ownership by the government over land and property
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Communism
Term
A political philosophy that favors public or social instead of private control of property and income
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Socialism
Term
When an employer locks out his emplyees
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Lockout
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