Posted by 5ashton :) on October 10, 2011 at 12:18pm
Ch. 9.11. Define the Progressive Era and why it started(goals).-protecting social welfare, promoting moral inprovment, creating economic reform, fostering efficiency2. What is prohibition? Why did people want prohibition to come about? What tactics were used to bring about prohibition?-prohibition-the abanding of alcohol-prohibitionish feared that alcohol was undermining the American morals3. Describe the impact aid organizations had on our country.-YMCA-Young Men's Christiam Association4. What did the 18th Amendment do and why did people want it?-banned the manufacture, sale, and transportaion of alcohol5. What is socialism? How was it started in the United States?-economic system which the government owns and controls capital and sets prices and production levels6. What/who were muckrakers and what impact did they have on our country?-magazine journalists who exposed the corrupt side of business and publoc life-changed elections-reports corrupted city and state levels7. What did local government do to reform itself during the Progressive Era?-natural disaster-hurricane-city councils-huge relief-5members took charge8. What did businesses do to bring better efficiency to their business?-businessis-breaking it down into small parts, assembly lines, increased pay, and reduced hours9. What did the progressives do to make the workplace safer?10. What did the progressives do to help end or reduce child labor?-prohibited child labor and to limeit womens working hours-they banned child labor11. What did progressives do to help workers reduce the number of hours they had to work?12. What did progressives do to bring about better wages for workers?13. What did progressives do to make our country more democratic?14. What did the 17th Amendment do?
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