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Muckrakers
African Americans & Immigrants
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What is a muckraker?
Someone who uncovers corruption in businesses and the government.
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These were laws that were meant to segregate people based on their race?
Jim Crow laws
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Why did Americans not want Chinese immigrants to come to the United States?
They competed with them for jobs.
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What did Samuel Gompers do?
He created the American Federation of Labor (a labor union)
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Why did the United States want to build the Panama Canal?
To shorten the time needed to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
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What business did Ida Tarbell expose the corruption of?
Standard Oil Company
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What type of facilities were ruled legal under Plessy v. Ferguson?
"separate but equal"
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This is what happens when you decide to remove an elected official from office with a vote.
Recall
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What was the goal of the AFL?
To make working conditions better (fewer hours, more pay)
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What did the Roosevelt Corollary say?
That European countries could not use debt as a reason to "mess" with Latin American countries.
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What book did Upton Sinclair write that exposed the horrible conditions of the Chicago packinghouses?
The Jungle
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This organization was created in response to violence towards African Americans.
NAACP
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This is the process by which you would get people to sign a petition to force a vote on a particular issue.
Initiative
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How did President Roosevelt help with the Conservation movement?
He helped to create national parks and forests.
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Why did the Pullman strike occur?
Because the Pullman workers had their pay decreased, but still had to pay the same amount of rent
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What was a major effect of The Jungle?
Laws were passed to make sure the food we eat would be safe.
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Why did Jame Addams create the Hull House?
To help poor urban immigrants
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This Amendment allowed people to directly vote for their U.S. Senators.
17th Amendment
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Why did the United States go to war with Spain?
The U.S. blamed the sinking of the USS Maine on Spain.
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What were some of the labor laws that were created to help protect women and children?
Maximum hours, denying certain jobs to children, a minimum working age, a minimum wage for women
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Who were two famous muckrakers of the Progressive Era?
Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair
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What law denied many Chinese immigrants entry into the United States?
Chinese Exclusion Act
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This is the vote on an issue by the people (the next step after an initiative)
Referendum
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Why did the United States want to expand and acquire territories?
They were looking for more resources and a market to sell their goods at.
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What did the U.S. gain after the Spanish-American War?
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines