presenting today. gotta put a few finishing touches on our powerpoint. hope we're ready in time.
also, while im waiting for my stuff to load, i have to take notes.
so. workers had terrible conditions, what witht he hygene, the dangerous equipment, and the lack of minimum wage and age.
unions eventually got workers compensation, minimum wage laws, child labor laws, more 'fair' working hours, etc.
government reform....no more public voting, which took away a lot of power from bosses, since they could no longer know who voted for who.
initiative and referendum was important because it allowed common people to start a bill by petition. this helped take some power away from the rich white men at the top.
recalls allowed people to vote on whether or not to get someone out of office at the state level.
direct primary made sure voters elected candidates rather than party bosses. 17th amendment (1913) gave the people ability to vote for senators, rather than having the senate pick the senators from each state.
*direct election will be on the test!!!!
segregation- roosevelt was against black rights. NAACP is still around today. was founded after a conference in niagra falls. did not get much progressive support, since progressives were more interested in white rights.
naacp supported wilson, since he said he would support them, but when he was elected president he segregated washington DC (it had not previously been segregated). when asked to desegregate, he refused. partially due to blackmail- if you help the blacks, whites wont support progressivism. and thus, blacks were pushed aside.
meat inspection act. cuz conditions were really, really, really gross.
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