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The Progressive Era

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The practice of letting voters accept or reject measures proposed by the legislature.
Photographed conditions of the urban poor in "How the Other Half Lives." His book examined the conditions of the poor in America.
In his novel "The Jungle," he described the unsanitary practices of the meat packing industry.
Children often worked long hours in dangerous factory conditions for very little money. Children were useful as laborers because their size allowed them to move in small spaces in factories or mines where adults couldn’t fit, children were easier to manage and control and perhaps most importantly, children could be paid less than adults.
Journalists and novelists of the Progressive Era who sought to expose corruption in big business and government.
Used the Sherman Anti-Trust Act to sue companies to break down Monopolies and trusts.
They were mainly educated members of the middle class. Sought to correct the abuses of big business and reform the corrupt practices of the government.
This person was a Nebraska congressman in 1890. He starred at the 1896 Democratic convention with his Cross of Gold speech that favored free silver, but was defeated in his bid to become U.S. president by William McKinley. In his later years, he campaigned for peace, prohibition and suffrage, and increasingly criticized the teaching of evolution.
To make changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it.
In her "History of the Standard Oil Company," she showed how John D. Rockefeller's rise was based on ruthless business practices.
This person created the American Federation of Labor, a strong labor union, to press for better wages and working conditions for skilled labor.
The right of citizens to place a measure or issue before the voters or the legislature for approval.
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A political movement founded in the 1890's representing mainly farmers that favored free coinage of silver and government control of railroads and other large industries.
The right that enables voters to remove unsatisfactory elected officials from office.
This person is known for her strong criticism of lynching.
A policy that allowed each foreign nation in China to trade freely with in the other nations' spheres of influence.
Laws banning the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages.
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, or shipment of impure or falsely labeled food and drugs.
This person wanted to stop the sale and consumption of alcohol leading to the 18th Amendment.
This person wanted women to be able to have the right to vote.
The right to vote.
This person wanted to fix problems facing African Americans, creating the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to help fight for equal rights.