Ch. 9.1-Define the Progressive Era and why it started(goals).The period of time where our country made a lot of progress. Reform the government, correct social problems by taking power away from the rich and giving it to the common people. Protect social welfare. Improve working conditions and decrease the amount of work hours.-What is prohibition? Why did people want prohibition to come about? What tactics were used to bring about prohibition?Getting rid of alcohol. It was giving the U.S. men bad morals. Carrie Nation-Describe the impact aid organizations had on our country.YMCA, Salvation Army.-What did the 18th Amendment do and why did people want it?-What is socialism? How was it started in the United States?Government owns and runs businesses. Make things more equal for everyone. Opposite of Capitalism.-What/who were muckrakers and what impact did they have on our country?Upton Sinclair. The Jungle book. Let people know about the problems in the nation and hopefully get them fixed.-What did local government do to reform itself during the Progressive Era?Moved away from the political machine.-What did businesses do to bring better efficiency to their business?Assembly lines - made everything more efficient and affordable.-What did the progressives do to make the workplace safer?Got rid of child labor.-What did the progressives do to help end or reduce child labor?Workers compensation.-What did progressives do to help workers reduce the number of hours they had to work?Fought to pass laws.-What did progressives do to bring about better wages for workers?-What did progressives do to make our country more democratic?The white rich males no longer chose who your senator is, the people of the state get to choose.-What did the 17th Amendment do?Allowed the people of the state to choose their representatives instead of the legislature (White rich males).
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