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Progressive Era |
(1901 -1917)began with the swearing in of TR and lasted until the beginning of American involvement in WWI |
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muckrakers |
journalists and authors who sought to expose the corruption of American society |
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Ida Tarbell |
wrote THE HISTORY OF THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY; exposed Rockefeller's dirty business tactics |
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Lincoln Steffens |
THE SHAME OF THE CITIES; exposed corruption/greed of political machines |
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Jacob Riis |
HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES; exposed the poor conditions of the poor tenements in NYC and Hell's Kitchen |
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Robert LaFollette |
Governor of Wisconsin, wanted hsi state to be a model Progressive for the rest of the country. Started the Wisconsin Experiment |
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initiative |
allowed voters to propose a law without the legislature |
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referendum |
method by which voter-proposed laws were put on the ballot |
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recall |
allowed voters to remove an elector official from office through the ballot |
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17th Amendment |
added initiative, referendum, and recall to the Constitution |
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Square Deal |
Name of TD's programs of reform. Focused on busting trusts, gov't regulation of big biz, fair chance for labor, and environmental conservation |
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Elkins Act |
(1903) gave the Interstate Commerce Commission more power to control railroads from giving preferences to certain customers |
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Hepburn Act |
(1906) allowed ICC to regulate shipping prices of railroads [pro farmer] |
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"The Jungle" |
by Sinclair; exposed horrible conditions of the meat packing industry; in response, TR passed the Pure Food and Drug Act an the Meat Inspection Act in 1906 |
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TR and conservation |
created national parks and the National Conservation Commission |
